The Los Angeles Angels and the San Francisco Giants will both be gunning for a victory on Monday when they meet at AT&TPark.
Ace JohnLackey will be the starting pitcher for the Angels on this day. Righthander Lackey is 1-2 this season with a 6.61 ERA.
Starting this game for the Giants will be BarryZito. The lefthander has a 4.09 ERA to go along with a 3-6 record this season.
Oddsmakers currently have the Angels listed as 120-moneyline favorites versus the Giants, while the game’s total has not yet been posted.
The Angels defeated San Diego 6-0 as a -185 favorite on Sunday. The six runs scored fell UNDER the posted over/under total (8.5).
JeredWeaver pitched a complete-game shutout, allowing only five hits while striking out five for the Angels and JuanRivera hit a pair of solo home runs in the win.
The Giants defeated Oakland 7-1 as a -140 favorite on Sunday. The eight runs scored fell UNDER the posted over/under total (7.5).
Matt Cain pitched a complete-game four-hitter, allowing only one run with nine strikeouts for San Francisco and Nate Schierholtz hit a three-run home run in the win.
Current streak: Los Angeles has won 3 straight games. San Francisco has won 3 straight games.
Team records: Los Angeles: 32-29 SU San Francisco: 34-28 SU
Los Angeles most recently: When playing on Monday are 3-7 Before playing San Francisco are 4-6 After playing San Diego are 7-3 After a win are 4-6
San Francisco most recently: When playing on Monday are 1-9 Before playing LA Angels are 6-4 After playing Oakland are 6-4 After a win are 5-5
A few trends to consider: The total has gone OVER in 4 of LA Angels’s last 5 games LA Angels are 4-2 SU in their last 6 games The total has gone UNDER in 8 of LA Angels’s last 12 games when playing on the road against San Francisco LA Angels are 1-4 SU in their last 5 games when playing on the road against San Francisco San Francisco is 9-1 SU in its last 10 games at home San Francisco is 5-1 SU in its last 6 games San Francisco is 4-1 SU in their last 5 games when playing at home against LA Angels The total has gone UNDER in 8 of San Francisco’s last 12 games when playing at home against LA Angels
Next up: San Francisco home to LA Angels, Tuesday, June 16
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