San Francisco Giants vs Oakland Athletics: Giants to beat Athletes again

San Francisco has five wins in a row. Will the Giants be able to win their sixth, beating the Oakland Athletics on their home field? Let's pick a few bets at once.

San Francisco confirm their status as one of the top favorites of the season

The way San Francisco is performing at the start of the 2022 championship allows Gabe Kapler's team to hope that they repeat last year's success and break the 100-win mark this season as well. After beating Oakland in the first game of the series, the Giants moved into first place in the National League West with a 13-5 balance.

Sammy Long will pitch for the Giants in the upcoming game. Out of 5 games in the new season, the pitcher has started only 2 of them and hasn't allowed a hit in 5.2 innings overall.

Oakland prepares to move on

Before the start of the new season, a lot of things changed at the Athletics. The manager and a number of key players have left the team. That, of course, doesn't allow the Athletics to count on any successful results in this league. In addition, the organization itself is about to leave Oakland. With a 9-9 balance, the Athletics are still third in the American League West Division. But by all appearances, they could end up in fourth or even last place in the quintet over the course of the championship.

Paul Blackburn will pitch for Oakland in the upcoming game. In three starts in the new season, the pitcher is 2-0 and has only a 1.80 ERA.

Head-to-head encounters

The score in the season series is 1-0 in favor of San Francisco.

Last season, San Francisco beat Oakland in 4 out of 6 games, including 2 out of 3 on home field.

Expert Betting Tips

There is a clear favorite in the upcoming game. Even despite pitcher Blackburn's excellent work at the start of the championship, Oakland will have a hard time counting on success. The Giants have gained form, confidently outplayed the Athletes in the first game of the series and may well cope with a modest opponent in the second game of the confrontation.

Prediction: a win for San Francisco.

Betting options

• H1 (-1.5) for 2.30;
• W1+TU (9.5) for 2.00;
• H1 (-2.5) for 2.875.

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