A divisional battle will take place tonight at 8:00pm EST as the San Francisco Giants
will try to win the final of a three game set vs the Los Angeles Dodgers in a game that can be seen on ESPN. Online sportsbooks have the Dodgers -137 favorites in MLB picks vs the Giants +127 while the over/under baseball betting total is set at 6.5 OVER (-125). Los Angeles will try to win tonight's home game by sending righthander Hiroki Kuroda who has gone 10-11 this season with a 3.39 ERA while San Francisco will counter with lefthander Jonathan Sanchez who carries a 9-8 record with a 3.55 ERA this year. Sportsbooks also favor the Dodgers -1.5 (+170) in MLB predictions for the run line vs the Giants +1.5 (-200).
San Francisco lost 4-2 on Friday before battling back on Saturday night to defeat Los Angeles 5-4 as +110 underdogs in MLB odds while the over/under betting total made it OVER the 7.5 posted at online sportsbooks. The hero of the night was Giants shortstop Juan Uribe who rocked a go-ahead, two-run 425-ft homer over center field in the ninth inning to win and finish the game 1-4 with two RBI's. San Francisco had the bats swinging throughout the game with Pat Burrell, Edgar Renteria and Buster Posey all hitting one into the stands. Pitcher Javier Lopez was given the win to go 4-2 in MLB picks for the season while Jonathon Brozton was given the loss as he allowed two runs on three hits over one inning worth of work for the Dodgers.
Heading into tonight's game on ESPN, San Francisco has gone 75-61 in MLB picks on the season, 7-3 when playing on Sunday and 4-6 after a win. The Giants are 4-1 in their last 5 games when playing the Dodgers, 4-2 in their last 6 games overall and 3-7 in their last 10 games on the road. Los Angeles has gone 69-67 in MLB betting odds for the season, 4-6 when playing on Sunday and 7-3 after a loss. The Dodgers are 2-4 in their last 6 games at home, 2-5 in their last 7 games overall and 1-4 in their last 5 games when playing San Francisco.