Astros-Giants Lines Preview

The Houston Astros and the San Francisco Giants will both be gunning for a victory on Friday when they meet at AT&T Park. Righthander Felipe Paulino will take the mound for the Astros to start this game. Paulino is 1-4 this season with a 4.53 ERA. Starting this game for the Giants will be Ryan Sadowski. The righthander has a 0.00 ERA to go along with a 1-0 record this season. Oddsmakers currently have the Giants listed as 125-moneyline favorites versus the Astros, while the game's total has not yet been posted. The Astros downed the Padres with a series-clinching 7-2 win on Thursday, as a -105 pick'em. The game's nine runs made it OVER the posted over/under (7.5). Geoff Blum led the way with a three-run homer and four RBIs for the Astros. Wandy Rodriguez threw seven innings for the victory, allowing seven hits and one run. The Giants fell 5-2 to the Cardinals last time out, as +125 underdogs. That game's seven runs went UNDER the posted over/under (9). Aaron Rowand smacked a two-run homer for the Giants, while Barry Zito gave up all five runs in 4 1-3 innings of work. Current streak: Houston has won 2 straight games. San Francisco has lost 2 straight games. Team records: Houston: 38-39 SU San Francisco: 42-36 SU Houston most recently: When playing on Friday are 8-2 Before playing San Francisco are 7-3 After playing San Diego are 7-3 After a win are 5-5 San Francisco most recently: When playing on Friday are 4-6 Before playing Houston are 5-5 After playing St. Louis are 5-5 After a loss are 6-4 A few trends to consider: Houston is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games when playing San Francisco Houston is 5-1 SU in its last 6 games on the road Houston is 6-2 SU in its last 8 games Houston is 7-15 SU in its last 22 games when playing on the road against San Francisco San Francisco is 12-4 SU in its last 16 games at home San Francisco is 15-7 SU in its last 22 games when playing at home against Houston San Francisco is 0-5 SU in its last 5 games when playing Houston Next up: San Francisco home to Houston, Saturday, July 4