MLB Betting \u2013 Athletics vs Giants Preview & Pick Oakland Athletics (22-21 through May 18) The Oakland A\u2019s seem to be using their buddies from across the Bay as a success model, relying almost entirely on pitching, and it\u2019s sort of working. They lead the majors with an outstanding 2.68 team ERA and 30 quality starts in 43 games.<\/p>\n There\u2019s been no one better for them than Trevor Cahill. Wasn\u2019t his 18-8 season a year ago supposed to be his outlier or at least his peak? He\u2019s allowed one run or fewer in seven of nine starts this season while significantly upping his strikeout rate. The A\u2019s downfall, however, is clearly their hitting. Coco Crisp is the only qualifier on their team hitting above .259.<\/p>\n San Francisco Giants (23-19 through May 18) It\u2019s a strange coincidence to see the cross-Bay rivals approaching the game so similarly. The Giants also depend on their arms to succeed and the breaks have gone the defending champs\u2019 way more or less this season. Unlike the A\u2019s, San Francisco at least has a chance to bounce back offensively. Pablo Sandoval will return from injury eventually and Buster Posey should heat up, too.<\/p>\n It seems like any guy who toes the rubber for San Fran posts sparking numbers. Ryan Vogelsong has excelled as a back-of-the-rotation filler throwing 12 scoreless innings for two victories over his last three starts.<\/p>\n MLB Trends:<\/strong><\/p>\n OAK are 7-2 in their last 9 games following a loss. The pick:<\/strong><\/p>\n Vogelsong might be able to sustain his hot streak a little longer. He hasn\u2019t allowed a run over 9.2 innings at AT&T Park this season and he has just two walks over his last two starts. Cahill is due to allow some runs; he\u2019s allowed seven or more hits in three of his last five starts. Maybe Posey can lead the charge; he bats .307 against righties this season.<\/p>\n Athletics vs Giants prediction: Giants 4, Athletics 3<\/p>\n Shea weighs in with his MLB Interleague Free Pick for tonight. It\u2019s the Oakland Athletics vs. San Francisco Giants matching up at AT&T Park. The Phillies are currently 160-moneyline favorites\u2026<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":195,"featured_media":22411,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[670],"tags":[28750,47733,47618,49252,49253,111,112,458,14439,22527,27271,672,683,49256,49257,49254,49255],"class_list":["post-38430","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-mlb-baseball","tag-28750","tag-2011-mlb-betting","tag-2011-mlb-picks","tag-as-giants-lines","tag-as-giants-odds","tag-baseball-picks","tag-baseball-predictions","tag-free-mlb-pick","tag-interleague-betting","tag-major-league-baseball","tag-major-league-baseball-betting-odds","tag-mlb-baseball-gambling","tag-mlb-handicapping","tag-oakland-as-vs-san-francisco-giants-gambling","tag-oakland-as-vs-san-francisco-giants-pick","tag-oakland-san-francisco-betting","tag-oakland-san-francisco-odds"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/capperspicks.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/38430","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/capperspicks.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/capperspicks.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/capperspicks.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/195"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/capperspicks.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=38430"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/capperspicks.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/38430\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":108285,"href":"https:\/\/capperspicks.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/38430\/revisions\/108285"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/capperspicks.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/22411"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/capperspicks.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=38430"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/capperspicks.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=38430"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/capperspicks.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=38430"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}
\nDate: May 20, 2011
\nVenue: AT&T Park, San Francisco, CA
\nBroadcast: CSCA, KNTV
\nOakland Athletics at San Francisco Giants Betting Lines from BetOnline.com
\nMoney Line: Athletics -103
\nOver\/Under: 6.5 (-110)<\/strong>
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\nTrevor Cahill (6-1, 1.82)<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/a><\/p>\n
\nRyan Vogelsong (3-0, 2.36)<\/strong><\/p>\n
\nOver is 8-3-1 in Cahills last 12 starts on grass.
\nOAK are 25-10 in Cahills last 35 starts.
\nSF are 7-1 in their last 8 vs. American League West.
\nSF are 9-3 in their last 12 overall.
\nSF are 9-3 in their last 12 games on grass.
\nOAK are 4-10 in the last 14 meetings.
\nUnder is 12-5-3 in the last 20 meetings.<\/p>\n**CLICK TO GRAB OUR BEST Expert MLB Picks for 2011 MLB Betting!**<\/strong><\/a><\/h3>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"