On this match everything seems to be going on the giants side, better pitching in much better form, better batting, and a big edge on the bullpen – why not bet on a big win tonight?

Yesterday’s match was very even, having the giants snatched a win on extra innings – san diego padres are used to games in extra innings – a week ago the posted a new record on the mlb with a 23 innings match, but they will pay physically for those matches, sooner or later.

Let’s start on the pitching: san Francisco starting pitcher is so much better at the moment – he started this season with a ERA of 1.57! Tim Linecum made 4 starts and made them almost perfect, striking out a lot, and keeping the runs to the minimum. He is making a great start on his second season, a lot better then last year – he is one of the young hopefuls pitchers from this year – I believe he has got what it takes to make a great season.

Cris Young will be at the mound for the padres, he didn’t start this season bad, but in the last two games he simply blew it – in the last 9 innings he allowed 9 runs – he has been striking out a lot les then usual, and although he is a great pitcher and I believe he will also make a great season, this is not the best moment for him. So big advantage of pitching for the giants, increased by the fact that the giants bullpen is better then the padres (yesterday they helped win it on the end).

In terms of batting the gianst are also better, they have a lot more players hitting good lately, and this may be the factor where the tired padres can have some trouble – they will have to rotate a lot more, they have more injuries and the lack confidence at the moment. For me this one will be won by the giants covering the handicap.



Pick : San Francisco Giants (-1.5) handicap
Odds : 2.96
Stake : 8 / 10
Bookmaker : Pinnacle
Date : 2008-04-25
Match Result : 0-1
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