Brandon Morrow (1-3, 5.67 ERA) and Tim Lincecum (12-9, 4.74 ERA) take the hill in the second of a four-game series between the San Diego Padres (1-3) and the San Francisco Giants (3-1) at Petco Park. The Giants won the last game 1-0 and San Francisco leads the series 1-0. Action begins at 10:10 p.m. ET on Friday, Apr. 10 and can be seen on CSN-BAY and FSN-SD.
Morrow will take the hill after recording 33.1 innings last year, closing out the season with a 1-3 record, 5.67 ERA, 1.65 WHIP, and 30 strikeouts. Yonder Alonso (.467 ) went 1 for 3 yesterday. When pitching against the Padres, Lincecum is 18-6 with a 2.27 ERA, 1.10 WHIP, and 218 strikeouts. Norichika Aoki (.412 ) went 1 for 3 yesterday.
San Diego is a -120 favorite against San Francisco and the Over/Under (O/U) for this game is sitting at seven runs.
In games where it is the underdog, San Francisco has a 1-1 record and an overall money line of +96. Offensively, they average 5.3 runs per game, which is good for second in the NL. The Giants are tough outs for opponents, ranking second in the NL with 12.3 hits per game.
The Giants have the edge in the season series, 1-0.
Predictions: SU Winner – SF, O/U – Over
Notes
In their last game, the Giants won by a margin of one run. The Padres are 0-1 in one-run games. The Giants have a 2-1 record in close games.
For the first time this season, the Giants registered at least two errors.
The Padres are coming off of a weak pitching game where they recorded five strikeouts. The Giants have a record of 2-0 when opponents’ pitchers have that many strikeouts or fewer.
When they are outhit, the Padres are 0-1. The Giants have a 1-0 record when opponents outhit them.
San Diego ranks in the bottom half of the league at 16th when it comes to home runs, hitting two this season. San Francisco ranks in the top 10 at ninth with three.
San Diego and San Francisco both rank in the top five of the league in hits. San Diego sits at third with 9.67 hits per game and San Francisco ranks second with 12.33.
Ranking 12th, San Diego is in the top half of the league for its on-base plus slugging percentage (.650). San Francisco ranks in the top five at fifth with an OPS of .770.
The Giants are 0-1 in games where they allow one or more home runs. The Padres are 1-2 when they allow at least one homer.
