MLB Baseball Wagering Action – Houston at San Francisco
by Eric Williams
The Houston Astros, (22-18, 26-14 RL) on Tuesday.
Houston however, has still managed to win eight of their last ten games and suffered their first loss in almost a week after winning four consecutive online betting games prior to last night’s loss.
"We kind of fell all over the place tonight," Astros manager Cecil Cooper said. "We didn't have an error, but we didn't make the plays we should have."
The Astros will try to bounce back tonight by turning to young starter Brian Moehler (1-0, 4.26 ERA), who is coming off his best performance of the season as he shut out the Los Angeles Dodgers on Friday, tossing five scoreless innings and allowing just five hits in Houston’s 7-1 win.
"I wasn't concerned about my pitch count. I just wanted to see how deep I could get into the game because I didn't want to tax our bullpen," Moehler said. "I was just trying to keep the ball down, pitch to contact and let our defense make the plays behind me. Obviously I'm getting a little stiff, but I felt fine physically."
San Francisco will counter with left-hander Patrick Misch (0-0, 5.63), who is still winless in the majors despite making 22 big league appearances, including six starts.
Misch allowed four runs six hits in six innings of San Francisco's 7-4 loss to the Philadelphia Phillies on Friday night and is making his first career appearance against the Astros.
Here is a look at tonight’s key trends, followed by my analysis and MLB Betting Picks.
The Astros are 4-0 in Moehler’s last four starts.
The Astros are 4-0 in Moehler’s last four starts on grass.
The Giants are 0-4 in Misch’s last four starts as an underdog.
The Giants are 0-6 in Misch’s last six starts.
The Under is 9-3 in Astros last 12 road games vs. a team with a winning home record.
The Over is 4-0 in Misch’s last four starts overall.
The Astros are 17-41 in the last 58 meetings.
The Astros are 1-5 in the last six meetings in San Francisco.
Analysis: The Astros are the better team and have the better starter going tonight and are the right pick to win this matchup. Take the Astros to win a close one.
MLB Free Picks: Houston 5 San Francisco 3
10:15 PM EST MLB Odds
Houston Astros
Brian Moehler - R -1½ +140
San Francisco Giants
Pat Misch - L +1½ -160
Over 9 +105
Under 9 -125
National League
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