The San Francisco Giants have not looked very impressive in their attempt to defend their World Series win from a year ago. They are fortunately in a division where no team has dominated, and despite a record which stands at seven games below .500, they are now just five games out in the loss column with their win last night vs. Arizona. Matt Cain has had a frustrating season at 5-6, but owns impressive numbers vs. the D-Backs at 13-6 for his career backed by a 3.39 ERA, so there is a good chance he holds them in check here. Wade Miley has pitched very well of late and has done a good job vs. San Francisco at 1-2, but backed by an ERA of 3.32. Both pitchers have experienced success vs. their opponent in their career, and I expect this one to be low scoring. Arizona has been 6-1 to the UNDER in their last seven vs. a right hander, and Cain has come back from an outing that lasted less than four innings to post an 8-1 mark to the UNDER for the Giants. The Giants have flourished in this role behind Cain, where they are 26-10 in their last 36 at home to a total of 7-8.5. Make the play on San Francisco and the UNDER.
Arizona at San Francisco
July 20, 2013
1 unit on Game Total UNDER 7 -106 (risk 1 to return 1)
Result:
PUSH
PUSH
1 unit on San Francisco -130 (moneyline) (risk 1 to return 1)
Result:
WIN
WIN
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