Rangers-Giants Lines Preview

The Texas Rangers and the San Francisco Giants will both be gunning for a victory on Saturday when they meet at AT&T Park in an interleague contest.
Derek Holland will be the starting pitcher for the Rangers on this day. Lefthander Holland is 0-3 this season with a 7.08 ERA.
Holland‘s opponent in this one will be Matt Cain. The Giants righthander has a 2.39 ERA to go along with a 9-1 record this season.
Oddsmakers currently have the Giants listed as 155-moneyline favorites versus the Rangers, while the game’s total has not yet been posted.
The Giants grabbed the opener of a three-game series by defeating the Rangers 6-4 on Friday, as -120 favorites. That game’s 10 runs made it OVER the posted over/under (8).
Fred Lewis went deep for a two-run shot for the Giants. Sergio Romo earned his first win of the season in relief, and Brian Wilson collected his 18th save.
Marlon Byrd collected two RBIs for the Rangers, who were +100 underdogs. Scott Feldman gave up eight hits and five runs over six innings in the loss.
Current streak:
Texas has lost 2 straight games.
Team records:
Texas: 37-29 SU
San Francisco: 35-31 SU
Texas most recently:
When playing on Saturday are 3-7
Before playing San Francisco are 2-8
After playing San Francisco are 5-5
After a loss are 6-4

San Francisco most recently:
When playing on Saturday are 6-4
Before playing Texas are 5-5
After playing Texas are 7-3
After a win are 5-5

A few trends to consider:
Texas is 2-4 SU in its last 6 games
Texas is 0-5 SU in its last 5 games when playing on the road against San Francisco
Texas is 0-5 SU in its last 5 games when playing San Francisco
San Francisco is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games when playing at home against Texas
San Francisco is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games when playing Texas
San Francisco is 10-4 SU in its last 14 games at home
San Francisco is 15-8 SU in its last 23 games
Next up:
San Francisco home to Texas, Sunday, June 21

 

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