The San Francisco Giants welcome in the Pittsburgh Pirates in Major League Baseball action today. The game is is scheduled for a 3:45 p.m. start time and it will be televised live on MLB.tv as well as locally in both markets. Currently the odds for the game have the Giants listed as a decent favorite to pick up the win at home.
San Francisco is six games over the .500 mark so far this season, but they find themselves a couple of games back of the Los Angeles Dodgers in the National League West. San Francisco, the reigning World Series champions (again) are owners of the third best record in the National League, but there's no doubt the division is going to continue to be tough the rest of the year.
Pittsburgh is still on fire, winning eight of their last 10 games overall. The Pirates also own two straight victories over the Giants in this series, winning 4-3 and 7-4 each of the last two nights. Pittsburgh is still sitting in third place for the National League Central, though.
Tim Hudson will throw today for the Giants. He's 3-4 with a 4.62 ERA this season, current Pirates own a .238 average against him in 122 at bats. Both Pedo Alvarez and Josh Harrison have homered off him in their careers, Andrew McCutchen has just three hits in 18 career at bats against the veteran.
The Pirates will send Francisco Liriano to the mound, winner of two straight starts. Liriano is still under .500 for the season at 2-4, but he has a very solid ERA of just 3.47 as he continues to be a strong starter for the Pirates. San Fransisco owns a .304 average against him in 69 plate appearances with Buster Posey having the most success in five hits in nine appearances.
Will Pittsburgh really go into San Francisco and sweep the Giants? That seems like a very tough task, but they have already won the first two. Hudson isn't the stopgap the Giants would ideally want in this spot, but he'll get the job done.
Free Pick: San Francisco
Free MLB Betting Pick: Oakland As at Detroit Tigers
Yes, the Oakland A's started out the 2015 MLB season terribly, but pro bettor Teddy Covers thinks the As are starting to turn things around, especially when Sonny Gray is on the mound. Meanwhile, the Detroit Tigers batting line-up is struggling to hit the ball, rarely scoring more than three runs. With that in mind, Teddy likes the As in this match up.
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