San Francisco Giants vs. Oakland Athletics: Giants Playing at Home

San Francisco Giants would be taking on Oakland Athletics at the Oracle Park. The Athletics are coming off a competitive weekend series against the Rangers, where they were defeated 2-1. In the set, the A's dropped two of three games. The Giants had a one-off game against Milwaukee on Monday. San Francisco won by two runs in the game. 

San Francisco Giants- Have 4 Consecutive Wins (WWWWL)

It would be a dream run for the San Francisco Giants if they can extend their winning streak and win in front of their home crowd. At the moment, San Francisco has an 11-5 win to loss record, which is quite acceptable at this stage of the league. The Giants have a 2.51 ERA against opposing hitters, with 141 strikeouts. Joc Pederson would be their key player for the upcoming fixture as he has hit 16 base hits so far and has a slash line of .364/.383/.750.

Expected Opening Lineup for Giants

• Carlos Rodon, SP;
• Joc Pederson, RF;
• Brandon Belt, 1B;
• Darin Ruf, LF;
• Brandon Crawford, SS;
• Wilmer Flores, DH;
• Luis Gonzalez, CF;
• Thairo Estrada, 2B;
• Jason Vosler, 3B;
• Joey Bart, C.

Oakland Athletics- Recovering from the Defeat against Rangers (WLLWL)

This season, the Athletics have shocked everyone thus far. They presently have a 9-8 winning record. That's not bad for a team that recently lost two All-Stars, Matt Olson and Matt Chapman, in a firesale. It will be difficult for Athletics to defeat the suffocating San Francisco Giants rotation and bullpen at this time, but in a rivalry, anything can happen. We believe the A's will make it difficult for the Giants to win this game.

Expected Opening Lineup for Athletics

• Daulton Jefferies, SP;
• Tony Kemp, LF;
• Sheldon Neuse, 3B;
• Sean Murphy, C;
• Seth Brown, 1B;
• Christian Bethancour, DH;
• Billy McKinney, RF;
• Elvis Andrus, SS;
• Cristian Pache, CF;
• Nick Allen, 2B.

Expert Betting Tips

These two Bay area rivals would be taking on each other in the best of the spirits to win. For me, the home team would have a slight edge over the visitors. The winner would be decided, depending on the batting performance of both teams. Hence, it could be a low-scoring game if pitchers come into the game early.

• Total Under 7 for 1.83
• Handiсap San Francisco Giants (-1.5) for 1.98
• Individual Total 1 Over 4.5 for 2.30

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