The Florida Marlins and the San Francisco Giants will both be gunning for a victory on Tuesday when they meet at AT&T Park.The Marlins will give the ball to starter Josh Johnson in this one. Righthander Johnson is 7-1 this season with a 2.76 ERA.
The Giants will counter Johnson with Barry Zito. Lefthander Zito has a 4.82 ERA to go along with a 4-8 record this season.
Oddsmakers currently have the Marlins listed as 135-moneyline favorites versus the Giants, while the game's total is sitting at 8.
Pablo Sandoval hit a grand slam to lead the Giants over the Marlins 5-4 on Monday night.
San Francisco won as -175 home favorites as the game played OVER the 7.5-run total posted by sportsbooks.
Nate Schierholtz drove in a run for the Giants, while Matt Cain picked up the win after allowing one earned run over 6 2-3 innings for San Francisco.
Cody Ross went 3-for-4 for Florida, as Sean West gave up five runs over six innings to take the loss for the Marlins.
A few trends to consider:
Florida is 5-2 SU in its last 7 games
Florida is 2-5 SU in its last 7 games when playing on the road against San Francisco
Florida is 2-5 SU in its last 7 games when playing San Francisco
Florida is 1-6 SU in its last 7 games on the road
San Francisco is 6-1 SU in its last 7 games at home
San Francisco is 5-2 SU in its last 7 games when playing at home against Florida
San Francisco is 5-2 SU in its last 7 games when playing Florida
San Francisco is 6-3 SU in its last 9 games
Next up:
San Francisco home to Florida, Wednesday, July 8
