The Giants have won 2 straight and are in 2nd place in the NL West and even though the Dodgers are coming off a loss they are 10-2 at home this season and their starter for tonight in Ted Lilly has an ERA below 1.40. MLB lines have the Dodgers as the home favorite tonight. <\/p>\n
Venue\/ Stadium: Dodger Stadium, Los Angeles, California<\/strong> Matchup<\/a>\u00a0|\u00a0Preview<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n San Francisco Giants vs. L.A. Dodgers Preview<\/strong><\/p>\n In their last games the Giants beat the Milwaukee Brewers 4-3 while the Dodgers lost to the Chicago Cubs 4-3.<\/p>\n This season the Giants have an O\/U record of 12-15 with a run-line W\/L record of 15-13 and the Dodgers have an O\/U record of 12-14 with a run-line W\/L record of 16-12.<\/p>\n The Dodgers have beaten the Giants in 5 of their last 7 games.<\/p>\n Barry Zito (1-0, 1.76 ERA) takes the hill for San Fran tonight and in his last outing only gave up 1 run in 3 innings of work in a no decision against the Marlins. Ted Lilly (3-0, 1.38 ERA) goes for the Dodgers and in his last start he was solid going 6 innings giving up 2 earned runs in a win over the Rockies.<\/p>\n Lilly has not given up more than 2 runs in any of his 4 starts this season, but is 0-3 with a 6.86 ERA in 4 starts against the Giants while he has been in L.A.<\/p>\n Zito is off to a good start for the Giants, which he has not done since coming to San Francisco, but he had a career high 7 walks in his last start and is 0-3 with a 3.05 ERA in his last 7 starts facing the Dodgers. [dfads params=’groups=10&limit=1&return_javascript=0′]<\/p>\n One big question in this game is will Matt Kemp play? He has a minor hamstring injury and he may get some rest tonight, which would snap a MLB best streak of 392 consecutive games played. Kemp ranks 3rd in NL in batting average, 2nd in RBI, and 1st in HR. If he cannot go it will be a big blow. However, L.A. still has Andre Either, who leads the NL in RBI.<\/p>\n Even though the Giants’ offense only rank 18th in the Majors in runs scored they are better than they have been in the last few seasons. Angel Pagan is on a 20-game hitting streak and during the streak he is batting .315 with 4 homers, 7 RBI’s and 11 runs.<\/p>\n The Giants may need a good outing from Zito, as their offensive leader in Pablo Sandoval, who leads the team in HR and RBI, is on the 15 day DL with a hand injury.<\/p>\n In some betting trends for this NL West match up the Giants are 5-1 in their last 6 games vs. a left-handed starter, 2-7 in Zito’s last 9 starts vs. a team with a winning record, and they have an Under record of 5-2-1 in their last 8 games.<\/p>\n The Dodgers are 24-7 in their last 31 home games, 7-3 in Lilly’s last 10 home starts, and they have an Under record of 4-1 in their last 5 home games.<\/p>\n
\nTime\/Date: 10:10 PM EST Monday, May 7, 2012<\/strong>
\nNCAA Odds From: Bovada<\/a><\/strong>
\nMoneyline: Giants +125 \/ Dodgers -149 <\/strong>
\nOver\/Under:\u00a0 OFF<\/strong><\/p>\n