NY Mets at San Francisco: San Francisco-149....
Jeff Samardzija toes the rubber for the Giants tonight making it his 20th start of the season looking for his fourth straight victory. Samardzija was stellar in his previous start, limiting the tough Rockies lineup to only two runs in 6.2 innings in a 19-2 win. The veteran right-hander features a terrific 1.66 ERA in his three starts this month, and he has lowered his ERA to 3.93 to go with a 1.18 WHIP.... The Mets will toe Walker Lockett to the mound to make his third start of the season. Lockett last pitched for the Mets on June 25th and he was hit hard, squandering four runs including two home runs in 5.1 innings against the Phillies, although he was bailed out by the Mets offense and finished with the no-decision. The rookie right-hander was lit up for six runs in 2.1 innings against the Cubs in his only other start this season.
Jeff Samardzija toes the rubber for the Giants tonight making it his 20th start of the season looking for his fourth straight victory. Samardzija was stellar in his previous start, limiting the tough Rockies lineup to only two runs in 6.2 innings in a 19-2 win. The veteran right-hander features a terrific 1.66 ERA in his three starts this month, and he has lowered his ERA to 3.93 to go with a 1.18 WHIP.... The Mets will toe Walker Lockett to the mound to make his third start of the season. Lockett last pitched for the Mets on June 25th and he was hit hard, squandering four runs including two home runs in 5.1 innings against the Phillies, although he was bailed out by the Mets offense and finished with the no-decision. The rookie right-hander was lit up for six runs in 2.1 innings against the Cubs in his only other start this season.
[*=center]Giants are 4-1 in Samardzija’s last 5 starts....
[*=center]Mets are 3-9 in their last 12 road games vs. a team with a losing record....
Simply put, the Giants are the better overall team. The Giants have been on fire lately and have already won the first two games of this series. The Giants also have the significantly better starting pitcher and I can see Samardzija shutting down the Mets having a problem in this one. The Mets have also been bad on the road so far this season so I can't see SF losing this one!
GL, the Assassin....
GL, the Assassin....
