MLB - San Francisco Giants v Arizona

The Giants have won their last two games from behind against the Pirates while the D-Backs have just been swept by the Dodgers and have now lost their lead in the West and are now 1.5 games behind the Dodgers,this is a new series that starts today,the D-Backs will want to get the lead back but it won't be easy up against Lincecrum who is taking the mound for the Giants today.

Tim Lincecrum 15-3 with an era of 2.60 takes the mound for the Giants today as they look to stay hot,The Gaints behind Lincecrum have won 3 of his last 4 starts,Lincecrums lone loss in that span of games was his last start in whch he went 5 innings and gave up 5 earned against the Rockies in a 5-6 loss,Lincecrum has numbers in his last 3 starts of 2-0 with an era of 2.61,Career wise and Lincecrum has faced the D-Backs 4 times and this season has faced them twice in which he went 14 innings and gave up 5 earned on 15 hits as well as walking 3,Career and Lincecrum has numbers of 2-0 with an era of 2.25,he has thrown 28 innings and has given up 7 earned on 22 hits with 6 walks.He has won his last 3 home starts and his last loss at home was against the D-Backs 4 starts ago it went over 8 runs.

Petit 3-4 with an era of 3.44 heads to the mound for the D-Backs today as they look to get back to winning ways,the D-Backs behind Petit have won 2 of his last 3 starts but lost his last start 2-8 to the Cards in which Petit gave up 5 earned on 4 hits in 4 innings and in his last 3 starts has numbers of 2-1 with an era of 4.08,Career wise and Petit has not faced the Giants this season but has faced them for 11 innings in which he has given up 10 eanred on 14 hits with 2 walks to leave his with career numbers of 0-1 with an era of 8.18.Also 3 of his last 4 starts have resulted in over 8 runs.

The D-Backs are in need of something special this series if they are to try and catch the Dodgers before the end of the season,1.5 games is'nt much but they have'nt been hitting at all well and their starters that were so great at the beginning of the season have faded badly over the last few weeks,Arizona have a great record against the Giants and have won 7 of the last 10 between the two sides including a 3 Game sweep here earlier in the season all the games ended with 8 or more runs and 7 of the last 10 have ended over on the total market.

The Giants have just finished a series with the Pirates in which they went very well with their bats and in US Sports momentum is something I believe to be looked upon and this series has all the hallmarks of being one to watch for some betting,the D-Backs need to get that winning feeling back while the Giants will just want to keep that winning feeling alive to round off a bad season,all in all I like the look of this series,but I think the total in Game 1 is worth taking even with Lincecrum up for the Giants...Good Luck.



Pick : 8 Runs or more
Odds : 2.00
Stake : 9 / 10
Bookmaker : TAB(NZ)
Match Result : 6-2
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