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Aug 11, 2015; San Francisco, CA, USA; San Francisco Giants starting pitcher Madison Bumgarner (40) pitches the ball against the Houston Astros during the first inning at AT&T Park. Mandatory Credit: Kelley L Cox-USA TODAY Sports
Overview:
On Thursday, August 18th, the (59-59) New York Mets will be on the road to take on the (66-52) San Francisco Giants. “The Crowd” projects a final score of Giants 4.8 –Mets 3.6 with an over/under of 8.4.
The Giants are (33-24) at home this season whereas the Mets are (28-29) on the road. The Mets are (3-7) in their last ten games while the Giants are (4-6).
Starting Pitchers:
NYM- DeGrom (7-5, 2.30) vs SF- Bumgarner (11-7, 2.11)
Batting Stats:
Runs Scored: Giants 525 (17th) Mets 438 (29th)
Batting Average: Giants .258 (11th) Mets 236 (30th)
On Base Percentage: Giants .333 (4th) Mets .306 (27th)
Total Bases: Giants 1617 (19th) Mets 1573 (26th)
Baserunning Stats:
Stolen Bases: Giants 61 (14th) Mets 28 (28th)
Pitching Stats:
Team Earned Run Average: Mets 3.48 (3rd) Giants 3.71 (5th)
Batting Average Against: Giants .245 (6th) Mets .251 (10th)
Walks/Hits Per Innings Pitched: Giants 1.23 (5th) Mets 1.24 (6th)
Strikeouts: Mets 1014 (7th) Giants 937 (16th)
Saves: Mets 40 (4th) Giants 33 (15th)
Fielding Stats:
Errors: Giants 65 (11th) Mets 69 (17th)
Summary:
This is one of the best pitching match-ups you will see all season so I expect this to be a low scoring game. Giants starter Madison Bumgarner has held Mets hitters to a combined .250 average against. Mets starter Jacob Degrom has held Giants hitters to a .140 average against but in a very limited sample size.
The Mets are (2-1) against the Giants so far this season. Both Jacob DeGrom and Madison Bumgarner have a win against the opposing team this year. I like the Giants offense to be able to muster just enough to win this one.
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