Baseball Betting: Marlins vs. Giants Odds & Predictions: July 8th 2009

Florida Marlins vs. San Francisco Giants - July 8th 2009
MLB Predictions: Under
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Ryan Sadowski has yet to give up a run in the majors. In 13 innings spanning two starts, Sadowski has allowed just seven hits. The rookie right-hander pitches to contact and has a solid sinking two-seam fastball. This serves him especially well in a pitcher-friendly stadium like AT & T Park is. The Marlins will be facing Sadowski for the first time and Florida, through Monday’s games, is hitting just .244 in road games. Like Florida, San Francisco will also be forced to deal with a tough right-hander in this match-up. Chris Volstad gets the start for the Marlins and he’s in his second MLB season. So far in his career Volstad is holding hitters to a .249 batting average. Also, even though Volstad is coming off of a tough start, he had previously produced five quality starts in his last seven outings. One of those quality outings came against the Giants as Volstad was very effective against San Francisco in his only career appearance against them. The biggest problem for Volstad this season has been the home run ball but AT & T Park isn’t conducive to home run hitting. The Giants had 28 homers at home through Monday’s games and that’s among the least in the majors. Note also that Florida has hit just 32 homers (through Monday’s games) on the road. This is among the lowest rankings in the league. Heading into Tuesday’s game, the Giants were 18-13 to the under when the total is an 8.5 or an 8. The Marlins have gone over the total just twice in Volstad’s eight road starts this season.