Posted on 5/17/2007 5:36:35 PM

Baseball Betting - San Francisco Giants (19-20) vs. Houston Astros (20-19)

By Robby Maddux

Tonight, Roy Oswalt goes for his fourth straight win and Barry Bonds searches for his 746th home run as the Houston Astros host the San Francisco Giants.

Houston's Oswalt (6-2, 3.14 ERA) could conclude a sweep of the Giants in the three-game series finale when he takes the mound. The right-hander is 3-0 with a 2.57 ERA this month.

In his last outing he allowed three runs and a season-high eight hits in six innings, but still got the win in Houston's 10-4 victory over Arizona on Saturday.

Oswalt is 2-4 with a 4.53 ERA in eight starts against San Francisco, which joins Oakland (0-1) and Atlanta (0-2) as the three teams he has a losing record against.

 

Giants slugger Bonds hasn't homered since May 8 and remains ten away from tying Hank Aaron's career record of 755. His drought at Minute Maid Park stretches to opening day of 2004.

Bonds has had just four at bats against Oswalt in his career, but all four have been hits - two doubles, a triple and a homer - manufacturing four RBI's.

Rookie pitcher Tim Lincecum (1-0, 5.56 ERA) will make his third start for the Giants. The right-hander allowed two earned runs and seven hits while striking out six and walking one in seven innings of the Giants' 8-3 win at Colorado on Friday for his first major league victory in his last appearance.

San Francisco will look to avoid a third straight loss. The Giants are 2-4 on their ten-game road trip and 3-7 in their last ten contests.

Houston (-183) takes the field as the favorites. The Astros are 21-5 in Oswalt's last 26 starts as a home favorite of -151 to -200. Meanwhile, the Giants are 0-4 in their last four games as an underdog. However, the Giants are 21-7 in the last 28 meetings in Houston.

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