Astros vs Giants Pick – MLB Predictions & Odds 5/1/23
San Francisco Giants (11-16) vs. Houston Astros (15-13)
May 1, 2023 8:10 pm EDT
The Line: Houston Astros -182 / San Francisco Giants +140; Over/Under: +9
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The San Francisco Giants and Houston Astros meet Monday in MLB action at Minute Maid Park. Let’s preview this game and give out a pick and prediction.
The San Francisco Giants have scored 15 runs in their last 3 games and 4 or more runs in 7 of their last 8 games. The Giants have split their last 12 games when scoring 4 or more runs. Thairo Estrada leads the Giants with 36 hits and 10 RBI, while Mike Yastrzemski and JD Davis have combined for 52 hits and 31 RBI. Ross Stripling gets the ball, and he is 0-1 with a 6.89 ERA and 14 strikeouts this season. Stripling is 1-1 with a 4.97 ERA and 9 strikeouts in his career against the Astros.
The Houston Astros have scored 6 runs in their last 3 games and 4 or more runs in 6 of their last 10 games. The Astros have won 9 straight games when scoring 4 or more runs. Mauricio Dubon leads the Astros with 29 hits and 4 RBI, while Kyle Tucker and Jose Abreu have combined for 55 hits and 31 RBI. Luis Garcia gets the ball, and he is 2-2 with a 4.00 ERA and 31 strikeouts this season. This will be Garcia’s second career game against the Giants.
The Giants are 1-6 in their last 7 during game 1 of a series and 1-4 in their last 5 interleague games. The Astros are 8-3 in their last 11 interleague games and 50-24 in their last 74 overall. The over is 6-2 in Giants last 8 interleague games. The under is 4-0 in Astros last 4 overall. The Giants are 1-5 in the last 6 meetings in Houston and 3-8 in the last 11 meetings.
The Houston Astros are starting to heat up offensively, and we know how that crowd can get when the offense is cooking. Luis Garcia has also been far more reliable on the mound than Ross Stripling, who has been a bit of a mess through 15.2 innings. Give me the Astros and the RL for max betting value.