The San Francisco Giants (11-17) and Houston Astros (16-13) play the middle game of a 3-game set at Minute Maid Park Tuesday. First pitch is at 8:10 p.m. ET. Let’s analyze BetMGM Sportsbook’s lines around the Giants vs. Astros odds and make our expert MLB picks and predictions for the best bets.
Season series: Houston leads 1-0
The roof caved in on the Giants’ bullpen Monday as they lost 7-3 after allowing 5 runs in the 7th inning with the game tied 2-2. 1B LaMont Wade Jr. homered for the 3rd straight game. He’s riding a 6-game hitting streak and is hitting .364 with 4 homers during that stretch.
Houston had to navigate 9 innings with its bullpen after RHP Luis Garcia (elbow) left the game after 8 pitches. They allowed just 3 ER on 4 H and struck out 9. However, that may have an effect over the course of the rest of the series.