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San Francisco Giants vs Texas Rangers: Can the Giants sweep the defending champions?

The San Francisco Giants and the Texas Rangers are ending their three-game series today at Globe Life Field.

The Giants have won the last three games

The San Francisco Giants are third in the NL West with a 32-33 record. They have won the last three games as they closed out the series against the Arizona Diamondbacks with a win and won the first two games against Texas. The Giants have a 4.43 ERA, a .255 batting average, a .325 on-base percentage, and 1.34 walks plus hits per inning pitched. Matt Chapman leads the team with 59 hits, 41 runs, and 8 home runs for the season.

The Rangers are struggling lately

The Texas Rangers are second in the AL West with a 30-34 record. They have lost 4 of the last 5 games including the last two against the Giants. Texas has a 3.93 ERA, a .227 batting average, a .310 on-base percentage, and 1.27 walks plus hits per inning pitched. Marcus Semien leads the team with 68 hits and 46 runs while Adolis Garcia and Corey Seager are on top with 13 homeruns each.

Betting Trends

Texas is 1-4 SU in the last 5 games overall, 4-9 SU in the last 13 games against teams from the NL, and 2-5 SU in the last 7 games against teams from the NL West. They have played under the total run line in 6 of their last 7 games overall, 5 of the last 6 games against the Giants, 8 of the last 9 home games, and 4 of the last 5 home games against the Giants. San Francisco is 3-6 SU in their last nine games, 10-4 SU in the last 14 games against the Rangers, 7-3 SU in the last 10 games on the road, and 4-8 SU in the last 12 games played on Sunday.

Prediction and Conclusion

The Giants came into this series after a tough week but managed to win the first two games 5-2 and 3-1. This will be the second consecutive losing series for the Rangers, but the defending champions will not allow a sweep. Texas will have Nathan Eovaldi on the mound, who is 2-2 for the season with a 2.70 ERA, 53 K, 20 IP, and 1.12 WHIP. On the other side, the Giants will have Keaton Winn, who is in his second season in the league. Winn is 3-6 for the season with a 6.17 ERA, 33 K, 42.1 IP, and 1.30 WHIP. There is a huge gap between the pitchers, which is the main reason why we went with the Rangers to win today.