free mlb picks Diamondbacks vs. Giants 9-28-10

The Arizona Diamondbacks and the San Francisco Giants will both be trying to pick up a win on Tuesday when they battle at AT&T Park.

Rodrigo Lopez will be the starting pitcher for the Diamondbacks on this day. Righthander Lopez is 7-14 this season with a 5.04 ERA.

The Giants will counter Lopez with Jonathan Sanchez. Lefthander Sanchez has a 3.16 ERA to go along with a 11-9 record this season.

Oddsmakers currently have the Giants listed as 230-moneyline favorites versus the Diamondbacks, while the game’s total is sitting at 8.

The Diamondbacks defeated the Dodgers 5-4 as a -105 favorite on Sunday. The nine runs scored caused the game to be a PUSH on the posted over/under total (9).

Tony Abreu and Chris Young connected on two-run home runs for Arizona in the win.

The Giants defeated Colorado 4-2 as a +105 underdog on Sunday. The six runs scored fell UNDER the posted over/under total (8.5).

Matt Cain pitched a complete-game three-hitter with eight strikeouts for San Francisco and Freddy Sanchez hit a two-run home run in the win.

Current streak:
Arizona has won 2 straight games.

Team records:
Arizona: 64-92 SU
San Francisco: 88-68 SU

Arizona most recently:
When playing on Tuesday are 4-6
Before playing San Francisco are 4-6
After playing LA Dodgers are 3-7
After a win are 5-5

San Francisco most recently:
When playing on Tuesday are 6-4
Before playing Arizona are 6-4
After playing Colorado are 5-5
After a win are 4-6

A few trends to consider:
Arizona is 5-1 SU in its last 6 games
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Arizona’s last 5 games when playing on the road against San Francisco
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Arizona’s last 6 games on the road
Arizona is 3-10 SU in its last 13 games when playing San Francisco
The total has gone OVER in 4 of San Francisco’s last 5 games when playing at home against Arizona
The total has gone UNDER in 7 of San Francisco’s last 9 games at home
San Francisco is 7-2 SU in its last 9 games when playing at home against Arizona
San Francisco is 10-3 SU in its last 13 games when playing Arizona

Next up:
San Francisco home to Arizona, Wednesday, September 29

Free MLB Picks: Giants -1.5  Runs -110