Athletics at Giants 7/15/18 - MLB Picks & Predictions

The Oakland Athletics visit the San Francisco Giants on Sunday for the third and final game of their interleague series. The A’s lost the opening game of the series on Friday 7-1. A’s second baseman Jed Lowrie collided in the outfield on Friday and left the game with a bruised leg. Lowrie and Stephen Piscotty collided while the two chased a fly ball. His trip to the All-Star Game is now in jeopardy.

San Francisco’s Madison Bumgarner gave up just three hits over six innings and posted consecutive wins for only the first time in 2018. The go-ahead run for the Giants was knocked in by Buster Posey during the sixth inning. Jed Lowrie leads the A’s with a .289 batting average and team highs in hits with 103. Khris Davis has the team lead in home runs with 21 and in RBIs with 63. Oakland has a team batting average of .245 while opposing hitters are averaging the same .243 at the plate against Athletics pitching. On Sunday, the A’s will send Sean Manaea to the mound. The left-hander this season is 8-6 with an ERA of 3.44, 82 Ks and 23 BBs.

Brandon Belt leads San Francisco with a .294 batting average and team highs in home runs with 13 and RBIs with 42. Brandon Crawford leads the Giants in hits with 94. San Francisco has a team batting average of .252 while opposing hitters are averaging the same .252 at the plate against Giants pitching. On Sunday, the Giants will send Andrew Suarez to the mound. The left-hander this season is 3-5 with an ERA of 3.75, 77 Ks and 19 BBs.