“Clash of the Titans: Giants vs. Phillies in Pitching Showdown of the Season”

We’ve reached another getaway day. There was a tweet from someone last week that was talking about blinding betting teams that were down 0-2 in a series and taking them to win the third game. I’m not sure that is a great strategy to blindly bet, but I also don’t really hate it either. It is at least a good way for you to start a handicap. We’ve got a good getaway day here as we have the Giants taking on the Phillies. 

The Giants are off to a very good start. I mean what is in the water in the NL West? If they don’t have four playoff teams I think I might be a bit surprised. Just kidding. At some point having to face each other constantly will allow other teams to get in the mix, but the Dodgers, Padres, Diamondbacks, and Giants, might be some of the best teams in the league. The team success has been great, but it is founded mostly on the pitching. Their offense has looked good lately, with five or more runs in four of the past five, and eight or more runs in three of those games. The pitching has been great as well with a 3.26 ERA and a 1.23 WHIP. Today, Robbie Ray takes the mound for the Giants. After today, Ray will have made half as many starts this year as he has in his past two years combined. In the first three Ray starts, he has covered 15.1 innings and allowed three or fewer runs in each of them. He has struggled with control in his past two games, issuing nine walks in 10 innings, so that is a bit of a concern. Ray has not been great against some Phillies, but very good against others. He has held JT Realmuto and Trea Turner to just four hits in 27 at-bats. 

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