San Francisco Giants vs Houston Astros 5/1/2023 – The opening game of a three-game series between the San Francisco Giants and the Houston Astros will take place at Minute Maid Park. The San Francisco Giants are an overall 11-16 on the season after their series against the San Diego Padres last time out. The Houston Astros played the Philadelphia 76ers before coming here and are 15-13 on the scoreboard. The Giants are hoping to start this series on the right note. But, the Houston Astros will be winning this matchup according to the best MLB betting model.
San Francisco Giants vs Houston Astros 5/1/2023
| When: | Monday, May 1, 8:10 PM EDT |
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| Where: | Minute Maid Park Houston, Texas |
| TV: | FS1 |
| Stream: | MLB.TV |
San Francisco Giants vs Houston Astros 5/1/2023
| Team | RL | TOTAL | ML | |
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| San Francisco Giants | +1.5 (-130) | 9 o (+110) | +171 |  |
| Houston Astros | -1.5 (+110) | 9 u (-130) | -186 | |
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FINAL: Padres 6, #SFGiants 4
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San Francisco Giants
The San Francisco Giants played the San Diego Padres before coming here and lost both games in that series. The Giants are batting with an average of .245 and have scored 126 runs in total so far. J.D. Davis is leading the San Francisco offense with six homers and a total of 17 ribbies this season. The San Francisco Giants will be handing the ball to Ross Stripling for this game. Stripling is 0-1 with a 6.89 ERA.
Players to watch: Thairo Estrada 2B (GP 26, AB 104, R 19, H 36, 2B 7, 3B 0, HR 4, RBI 10, TB 55, BB 5, SO 23, SB 8, AVG 0.346, OBP 0.393, SLG 0.529, OPS 0.922, WAR 1.5, Mike Yastrzemski CF (GP 25, AB 96, R 16, H 28, 2B 7, 3B 0, HR 5, RBI 14, TB 50, BB 5, SO 24, SB 0, AVG 0.292, OBP 0.333, SLG 0.521, OPS 0.854, WAR 0.8
Houston Astros
The Houston Astros were paired with the Philadelphia 76ers in the last matchup and managed to win only one game. In this MLB season, the Astros are batting with an average of .245 and have scored 128 runs in total. The highest number of home runs for the Astro is by Yordan Alvarez who has knocked six homers out of the park so far. The Astros will be sending Luis Garcia to the hill for this matchup. Garcia is 2-2 this season with a 4.00 ERA.
Players to watch: Jose Abreu 1B (GP 28, AB 115, R 7, H 27, 2B 4, 3B 0, HR 0, RBI 11, TB 31, BB 4, SO 27, SB 0, AVG 0.235, OBP 0.267, SLG 0.27, OPS 0.536, WAR -0.7, Jeremy Pena SS (GP 28, AB 112, R 21, H 27, 2B 7, 3B 0, HR 6, RBI 16, TB 52, BB 5, SO 30, SB 6, AVG 0.241, OBP 0.298, SLG 0.464, OPS 0.762, WAR 1
San Francisco Giants vs Houston Astros Betting Numbers
Trends
San Francisco Giants
Over is 4-0 in Giants last 4 interleague road games vs. a right-handed starter.
Over is 5-0 in Giants last 5 interleague road games.
Under is 4-0 in Giants last 4 games with the total set at 6.5 or lower.
Giants are 1-6 in their last 7 during game 1 of a series.
Over is 5-1 in Giants last 6 interleague games vs. a right-handed starter.
Houston Astros
Under is 4-0 in Astros last 4 overall.
Over is 4-0 in Astros last 4 Monday games.
Under is 3-0-1 in Astros last 4 interleague home games vs. a right-handed starter.
Total Under is 3-0-1 in Astros last 4 interleague home games.
Under is 4-0 in Astros last 4 games vs. a right-handed starter.
San Francisco Giants vs Houston Astros Betting Picks
The San Francisco Giants will not be doing great in this game against such a strong Luis Garcia on the mound. The Houston Astros will be dominating this matchup and winning as expected by the top baseball betting picks.
Score Prediction: Astros 4, Giants 2.
