Baseball Betting: Pirates vs. Giants Betting Odds & Picks: July 28th 2009

Pittsburgh Pirates vs. San Francisco Giants u8.5 (-120 betting odds)
Tue July 28th 2009 10:15p
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The Under is now 19-7-2 in the last 28 Pittsburgh Pirates games, as they continue to get decent pitching but struggle offensively, and we look for that to continue tonight when they visit the San Francisco Giants.

The Pirates have been poor on the road all year, where they are 17-37 while averaging only 3.85 runs per game and batting just .239 as a team. Most alarming is the fact that they have actually gotten worse as they starting lineup at the beginning of the season keeps getting traded away, and they have scored a grand total of two runs in their last three games.

That said, Pittsburgh starting pitcher Charlie Morton is quite capable of at least keeping the Pirates in this game. He has made seven starts for the Bucs since being acquired from the Atlanta Braves, and he has allowed three earned runs or less in five of them. His best outing as a Pirate came against these Giants when he allowed three hits in seven scoreless innings, marking his second Quality Start in two starts vs. San Francisco in his brief career.

The oft maligned gets the nod for the Giants here, and he appears to have straightened himself out, allowing two runs or less in three of his last four starts. He is also three for three in Quality Starts vs. Pittsburgh since coming into the National League including one outing this season, where he allowed two runs on six hits in 6.2 innings. Given the current state of the Pirates lineup, we see no reason why Zito cannot continue his resurgence here.

Thus, look for both offenses to struggle at AT&T Park tonight.

MLB Free Pick: Pirates, Giants Under 8.5 (-120)