Giants at Athletics 8/24/19 - MLB Betting Picks & Odds
San Francisco Giants vs. Oakland Athletics
MLB: 9:07 PM EST
Aug. 24, 2019
TV: DTV
Latest Odds : OAK -142 O/U 8.5
The San Francisco Giants open a two-game Battle of the Bay series on the road Saturday against the Oakland Athletics. The Giants lost to the Chicago Cubs on Thursday 1-0 for their fourth straight loss and were swept in the three-game series at Wrigley Field. Jeff Samardzija allowed just two hits and one run against the Cubs, but could not get any run support from Giants’ hitters.
Oakland defeated the New York Yankees on Thursday 5-3 to sweep the three-game series against the American League East leaders. Tanner Roark pitched six-plus solid innings while striking out seven with no walks to earn the win. Oakland with the win remained seven games behind first place Houston in the AL West.
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Kevin Pillar is leading San Francisco with a .266 batting average, in home runs with 19, in RBIs with 69, and hits with 123. The Giants are averaging .239 at the plate, while opponents are averaging .252. On Saturday, the Giants will send Madison Bumgarner to the mound. The lefthander is 8-8 with an ERA of 3.72, 163 Ks and 33 BBs.
Ramon Laureano leads Oakland with a .284 batting average. Matt Chapman leads in home runs with 29 and in RBIs with 71. Marcus Semien leads in hits with 141. The A’s are averaging .246 at the plate while opposing hitters are averaging .243. On Saturday, the A’s will send Chris Bassitt to the mound. The right-hander is 9-5 with an ERA of 3.61, 112 Ks and 43 BBs.
Recent Betting Trends:
San Francisco is 0-4 in its last 4
The UNDER has cashed in 3 of the Giants last 4
Oakland is 7-1 in its last 8
The UNDER has cashed in 4 of the A’s last 6
Free Betting Pick: San Francisco Giants +132
The two Bay Area interleague rivals split two games just 10 days ago. San Francisco won the opening game of that series thanks to a fine performance by lefthander Madison Bumgarner. The Giants’ veteran hurler will start Saturday and defeated the A’s 3-2 on August 13. The southpaw allowed just one earned run on six hits over 7.0 innings to earn the victory. Final Score Prediction, San Francisco Giants win 4-1