Houston Astros vs. San Francisco Giants MLB Picks, Odds, Predictions 7/30/2021
Houston Astros (63-40) vs. San Francisco Giants (64-38)
July 30, 2021 9:45 pm EDT
The Line: San Francisco Giants -109 / Houston Astros -101; Over/Under: -7.5
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The Houston Astros and San Francisco Giants meet Friday in MLB action at Oracle Park. The Astros look for a win after winning five of their last six games. The Giants look for a win after splitting their last six games.
The Houston Astros have scored 27 runs in their last three games and four or more runs in eight of their last nine games. The Astros have won seven of their last nine games when scoring four or more runs. Yuli Gurriel leads the Astros with 110 hits and 62 RBI while Michael Brantley and Jose Altuve have combined for 206 hits and 95 RBI. Framber Valdez gets the ball, and he is 6-2 with a 2.97 ERA and 60 strikeouts this season. This will be Valdez’s first career game against the Giants.
The San Francisco Giants have scored seven runs in their last three games and four or more runs in six of their last nine games. The Giants have won six of their last eight games when scoring four or more runs. Brandon Crawford leads the Giants with 79 hits and 60 RBI while Buster Posey and Mike Yastrzemski have combined for 142 hits and 73 RBI. Kevin Gausman gets the ball, and he is 9-4 with a 2.21 ERA and 140 strikeouts this season. Gausman is 1-2 with a 4.91 ERA and 17 strikeouts in his career against the Astros.
The Astros are 47-18 in their last 65 games following an off day and 13-5 in their last 18 road games. The Giants are 8-1 in their last 9 Friday games and 41-20 in their last 61 home games. The over is 6-2 in Astros last 8 overall. The over is 24-11-1 in Giants last 36 interleague games. The Astros are 7-1 in the last 8 meetings.
You can make a case for either team here and Valdez has pitched better on the road this season where he has a 2.94 ERA. Gausman has seen his numbers dip this month, allowing 18 hits and 11 runs in his last 20.1 innings. With all that said, we’re getting the Giants at home and a cheap price. Gausman is allowing a .173 batting average on the season and averaging 10.3 strikeouts per nine innings. Give me the Giants.
