In Thursday night MLB action on ESPN, the San Francisco Giants will travel to Dodger Stadium to battle the Los Angeles Dodgers and is included in our free MLB Picks.'The Giants (48-43) have won three straight games and are 12.5 games off the pace in the NL West Division race. On Sunday, Lamonte Wade Jr. hit a three-run blast and Brandon Belt drove in three runs to power San Francisco to a 9-5 road victory against Milwaukee.
Twenty-nine year old southpaw Carlos Rodon (8-5 2.66 ERA) will head to the hill for the Giants on Thursday. Through 105 innings of work, Rodon has struck out 131 batters and owns a solid 1.11 WHIP.
The Los Angeles Dodgers have won 30 of their first 43 home games and own the best overall record in the National League. On Sunday, All-Star SS Trea Turner homered twice and drove in three runs during a 7-1 road victory against the Los Angeles Angels. SP Julio Urias (8-6) fanned eight batters across seven solid frames to earn the win for the Dodgers, who improved to 60-30 on the season.
Los Angeles manager Dave Roberts has not named a starting pitcher for this contest. The Dodgers have plenty of talented options on a staff that leads baseball with a 2.96 team ERA.
Recent Betting Trends
- Giants are 1-10 in their last 11 Thursday games.
- Dodgers are 49-15 in their last 64 home games.
- Under is 4-1 in Giants last 5 Thursday games.
- Under is 5-1-2 in Dodgers last 8 home games.
- Under is 4-1-1 in the last 6 meetings.
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