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Michael Harris II hit a Braves grand slam into McCovey Cove with his first at-bat off the injured list

Hitting a grand slam into McCovey Cove? Check.

Atlanta Braves center fielder Michael Harris II wasted no time making his presence known in his team’s batting rotation after coming off the injured list on Wednesday night against the hosting San Francisco Giants.

With his very first at-bat back in the Braves lineup, Harris knocked a grand slam right out of Oracle Park and into the water at McCovey Cove. 

This is the kind of electric highlight that Atlanta has been craving since Harris went on the injured list, as the Braves try to take advantage of a sinking Philadelphia Phillies in the NL East.

You don’t often get the chance to hit a gland slam into McCovey Cove, but Harris took full advantage of it with his Atlanta return.

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San Diego Padres at San Francisco Giants odds, picks and best bets

Previewing Tuesday’s San Diego Padres at San Francisco Giants sports betting odds and lines, with MLB betting picks, tips and best bets.

The San Francisco Giants (2-2) host the San Diego Padres (3-1) in their home opener at 9:45 p.m. ET in Oracle Park. We analyze the Padres-Giants betting odds and lines, with MLB picks and best bets.

Padres at Giants: Projected starting pitchers

RHP Zach Davies vs. RHP Jeff Samardzija

Davies in 2019: 10-7 with a 3.55 ERA in 31 games started.

  • 2019 vs. Giants: 0-1 with a 2.45 ERA in two starts (3 ER, 11 IP).
  • Career vs. Giants: 0-2 with a 2.05 ERA in four starts (5 ER, 22 IP).

Samardzija in 2019: 11-12 with a 3.52 ERA in 32 games started.

  • 2019 vs. Padres: 1-1 with a 3.33 ERA in four starts (10 ER, 24 1/3 IP).
  • Career vs. Padres: 9-4 with a 3.58 ERA in 19 starts and 21 appearances (49 ER, 123 1/3 IP).

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Padres at Giants: Key injuries

Current listed MLB injuries include:

Padres

  • 1B Eric Hosmer (illness) questionable

Giants

  • 1B Brandon Belt (heel) out
  • 3B Evan Longoria (oblique) out
  • C Buster Posey (personal) out
  • RP Reyes Moronta (shoulder) out
  • LF Austin Slater (hip) questionable
  • OF Billy Hamilton (undisclosed) questionable

Padres at Giants: Odds, lines, picks and betting tips

MLB odds courtesy of BetMGM; access USA TODAY Sports for a full list. Odds last updated at 1:30 p.m. ET.

Prediction

Padres 5, Giants 1

Moneyline (ML)

The Padres (-143) have looked good through four games after winning the series against the Arizona Diamondbacks, three games to one. The Giants (+130) surprisingly split their opening series against the defending National League West champion Los Angeles Dodgers. San Diego was projected to win more games than San Francisco and has looked more impressive in its victories than the Giants, so I lean to them in this game.

But I do not like the Padres (-143) pricepoint and I am PASSING on this moneyline.

Run line/Against the spread (ATS)

I leaned toward San Diego (-1.5, +105) in the moneyline handicap, but that doesn’t mean I like San Francisco (+1.5, -129). There’s a lot of reasons to like the Padres here, and on the moneyline, so call me a nit, but I’m PASSING on the run line, too.

Over/Under (O/U)

Both starting pitchers have pitched well in recent outings against their respective opponents. Davies is 0-2 in his four career starts against the Giants but has a low 2.05 ERA in those games. Samardzija has a 3.38 ERA and is 1-1 in his last five starts against the Padres.

The injury report is crucial here. The absences of Posey (out for the year), Belt, and Longoria don’t bode well for a lineup that scored the third-fewest runs per game in the majors last season. Also, the Padres could be without Hosmer, who drove in seven runs in his two games.

Take the UNDER 8.5 (-110). 

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How many games will the San Francisco Giants win in 2020?

Analyzing San Francisco Giants projected wins for the 2020 MLB season.

The once perennially contending San Francisco Giants are coming into 2020 finishing below .500 for their third consecutive season. They were third in the National League West division and are looking to make the postseason for the first time since 2016. Today, we focus on the Giants’ 2020 regular season win totals and World Series odds. Does the Giants have what it takes? Let’s analyze:

San Francisco Giants 2019 wins

San Francisco’s 77-85 record in 2019 was a four-game improvement from their 2018 performance. But 2019 was still a departure from the reputation the Giants nucleus built in the 2010s where the Giants won an MLB-high three World Series titles.

The Giants did make a slight push for a Wild Card berth—going two games above .500 on August 17—but were never contenders for the NL West crown, finishing 29 games back of the Los Angeles Dodgers.

San Francisco Giants offseason

The 2019 offseason served as the beginning of the end of an era for the Giants. Four-time All-Star and three-time World Series Champion, Madison Bumgarner, signed with the Arizona Diamondbacks and Bruce Bochy retired after a 13-year Giants managerial stint. San Francisco’s big offseason moves were replacing Bochy with Gabe Kapler and welcoming back Hunter Pence, who was an All-Star and two-time champion with the Giants.

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San Francisco Giants odds to win NL West division

Odds via BetMGM; access USA TODAY Sports for a full list.
Lines last updated at Friday at 3:45 p.m. ET.

It’s hard to fathom the Giants (+10000) contending in an NL West featuring a rich Dodgers team that got richer this offseason and three other rosters that are more talented than the Giants. 10,000-1 is juicy but not juicy enough to gamble on the Giants taking the NL West from the Dodgers, who have won the previous seven division titles.

San Francisco Giants World Series odds

You can never say impossible in professional sports, but the Giants winning the 2020 World Series is the next closest thing to impossible. The last team to win the World Series after finishing below .500 the year before was the 2014 Giants. But that core had already proven itself—winning two World Series titles in 2012 and 2010—and should the 2020 Giants prevail, there wouldn’t be a more Cinderella Story in the MLB since who knows when.

How many games will San Francisco Giants win in 2020?

BET UNDER GIANTS 68.5 (-110) REGULAR SEASON WINS. There isn’t a single Giants starting pitcher in the projected rotation that finished above .500 in 2019 and no hitter finished above a .275 batting average. BaseballAmerica.com ranked the Giants’ farm system 14th, which is to say the Giants probably can’t bank on call-ups making a difference in 2020. 

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