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Pick Details

Sport / league:: MLB
Event / fixture:: San Francisco at Tampa Bay
Event date: Sat, 3 Aug 2013 at 9:10 AM
Market:: Head-to-head
Tip:: Tampa Bay Rays @ 1.75 (Centrebet)
Tip Result:: Loss

The 48-59 San Francisco Giants are 3-8 in their last 11 games, although they are 6-2 in their last 8 on the road. Starting pitcher Madison Bumgarner is having an excellent season, with a 2.76 ERA, however he is going up against an even hotter pitcher for the home side.

The 64-44 Tampa Bay Rays are 19-4 in their last 23 and 12-2 in their last 14 at home. Starting pitcher Chris Archer is in top form. He has an impressive 2.39 ERA for the season but has been even better this month, with a 0.29 ERA in his last four starts. In two of those starts he pitched for complete games.

Given Archer's dominant form and Tampa Bay's recent consistency, I like the home side at 1.75 odds.

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