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In Short

6:55 PM ET	W/L	Units	Home	Away	O/U	RL W/L	RL Units
San Francisco	101-73	21.58	54-34	47-39	80-86-8	87-87	-0.46
Texas	97-78	0.15	53-33	44-45	81-85-9	80-95	-19.52

Logans.com Betting Trends

	SF	TEX
Moneyline	37%	63%
Runline	19%	81%
Total (O/U)	58%	42%

San Francisco	329-1046	23.93%
Texas	1046-329	76.07%

Team Expert picks for this game | In Depth
Picks for San Francisco	3
Picks for Texas	5
Picks for the Over	6
Picks for the Under	2

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Recent Trends | In Depth

San Francisco:	SF are 8-2 in their last 10 games as an underdog. SF are 10-3 in Sanchezs last 13 road starts.
Texas:	Over is 6-1-1 in TEX last 8 on grass. Over is 6-1-1 in TEX last 8 overall. Over is 6-1-1 in TEX last 8 playoff games.
Head to Head:	SF are 13-3 in the last 16 meetings.

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Starters

Overall	W-L	Tm W-L	IP	H	WHIP	ERA	AF	AA	OU
Jonathan Sanchez (L) Colby Lewis (R)	13-10 14-13	23-13 16-19	208.2 219.2	152 185	1.22 1.19	3.06 3.52	4.9 4.2	3.2 4.0	17-17 11-21
Last 3	W-L	Tm W-L	IP	H	WHIP	ERA	AF	AA	OU
Jonathan Sanchez (L) Colby Lewis (R)	0-1 2-0	2-1 2-1	15.1 18.2	10 11	1.04 1.18	2.93 1.45	2.3 5.3	3.3 3.0	0-2 1-1

Game Results

Recent Meetings
Date	Home/Away	M/L	O/U	Home Starter	IP	Away Starter	IP
10/28/10	SF 9 - TEX 0	SF -115	O 7	Matt Cain	7.2	C.J. Wilson	6.0
10/27/10	SF 11 - TEX 7	SF 116	O 5.5	Tim Lincecum	5.2	Cliff Lee	4.2
2009 Season
06/21/09	SF 3 - TEX 2	SF 131	U 8	Barry Zito	7.0	Kevin Millwood	7.0
06/20/09	SF 2 - TEX 1 x	SF -138	U 8	Matt Cain	8.0	Derek Holland	7.0
06/19/09	SF 6 - TEX 4	SF -101	O 8	Randy Johnson	5.2	Scott Feldman	6.0
2006 Season
06/29/06	SF 2 - TEX 1	SF -160	U 8	Jason Schmidt	7.0	John Koronka	6.0
06/28/06	SF 5 - TEX 1	SF -115	U 9	Noah Lowry	7.2	John Rheinecker	4.0
06/27/06	SF 5 - TEX 3	SF 128	U 8.5	Matt Morris	8.0	Kevin Millwood	6.0
2001 Season
07/17/01	TEX 2 - SF 10	SF -110	O 11	Kenny Rogers	5.0	Kirk Rueter	6.2
07/16/01	TEX 2 - SF 0	TEX -105	U 12	Rob Bell	8.2	Ryan Jensen	4.1
07/15/01	TEX 6 - SF 7	SF -105	O 11.5	Darren Oliver	5.1	Livan Hernandez	7.0
2000 Season
07/18/00	SF 5 - TEX 3	SF -110	U 10.5	Russ Ortiz	6.1	Rick Helling	7.1
07/17/00	SF 10 - TEX 8	SF -145	O 10.5	Livan Hernandez	7.0	Ryan Glynn	5.2
07/16/00	SF 6 - TEX 4	SF -150	U 10.5	Shawn Estes	6.1	Esteban Loaiza	5.0
1999 Season
07/20/99	TEX 6 - SF 3	TEX -165	U 11.5	Rick Helling	6.2	Shawn Estes	5.2
07/19/99	TEX 14 - SF 7	TEX -110	O 12	Ryan Glynn	4.1	C. Brock	1.1
07/18/99	TEX 5 - SF 4	TEX -120	U 12	M. Morgan	6.1	M. Gardner	6.0

SF's Last 10 | Season				OPS	AVG	Starter	IP	Opp Starter	IP
10/28/10	TEX 9-0	W -115	O 7	.837	.250	Matt Cain	7.2	C.J. Wilson	6.0
10/27/10	TEX 11-7	W 116	O 5.5	1.020	.368	Tim Lincecum	5.2	Cliff Lee	4.2
10/23/10	@ PHI 3-2	W 149	U 7	.886	.351	Jonathan Sanchez	2.0	Roy Oswalt	6.0
10/21/10	PHI 2-4	L 108	O 5.5	.515	.206	Tim Lincecum	7.0	Roy Halladay	6.0
10/20/10	PHI 6-5	W 101	O 7.5	.819	.314	Madison Bumgarner	4.2	Joe Blanton	4.2
10/19/10	PHI 3-0	W 113	U 6.5	.421	.179	Matt Cain	7.0	Cole Hamels	6.0
10/17/10	@ PHI 1-6	L 149	P 7	.454	.129	Jonathan Sanchez	6.0	Roy Oswalt	8.0
10/16/10	@ PHI 4-3	W 153	O 5.5	.734	.250	Tim Lincecum	7.0	Roy Halladay	7.0
10/11/10	@ ATL 3-2	W 123	U 7	.485	.167	Madison Bumgarner	6.0	Derek Lowe	6.1
10/10/10	@ ATL 3-2	W 122	U 7	.595	.222	Jonathan Sanchez	7.1	Tim Hudson	7.0

TEX's Last 10 | Season				OPS	AVG	Starter	IP	Opp Starter	IP
10/28/10	@ SF 0-9	L 108	O 7	.379	.133	C.J. Wilson	6.0	Matt Cain	7.2
10/27/10	@ SF 7-11	L -123	O 5.5	.774	.306	Cliff Lee	4.2	Tim Lincecum	5.2
10/22/10	NYY 6-1	W 101	U 9	.818	.233	Colby Lewis	8.0	Philip Hughes	4.2
10/20/10	@ NYY 2-7	L 162	O 8	.811	.351	C.J. Wilson	5.0	CC Sabathia	6.0
10/19/10	@ NYY 10-3	W 148	O 9.5	1.145	.351	Tommy Hunter	3.1	A.J. Burnett	6.0
10/18/10	@ NYY 8-0	W -110	O 7.5	.729	.289	Cliff Lee	8.0	Andy Pettitte	7.0
10/16/10	NYY 7-2	W 109	P 9	1.128	.364	Colby Lewis	5.2	Philip Hughes	4.0
10/15/10	NYY 5-6	L 125	O 8.5	.686	.219	C.J. Wilson	7.0	CC Sabathia	4.0
10/12/10	@ TB 5-1	W 113	U 6.5	.730	.297	Cliff Lee	9.0	David Price	6.0
10/10/10	TB 2-5	L -107	U 9	.680	.235	Tommy Hunter	4.0	Wade Davis	5.0

Bullpens | In Depth

	Total				Available
	IP	WHIP	ERA		IP	WHIP	ERA
SF	411.1	1.19	2.65		411.1	1.19	2.65
Last 3	17.2	0.96	3.57		17.2	0.96	3.57
	IP	WHIP	ERA		IP	WHIP	ERA
TEX	287.2	1.09	2.63		287.2	1.09	2.63
Last 3	16.0	1.75	6.75		16.0	1.75	6.75

Umpire | Profile | vs. Team/Pitchers

	W/L	O/U	Runs	Str. %	HR	Pit.
Bill Miller	23-12	13-21	8.37	64.3	2.0	281.4

Injuries

San Francisco Giants | In-Depth
				W/L*	O/U*
Fielders		Status/Updated		Current	Current
No injuries to report.
Pitcher		Status/Updated
Tim Lincecum	SP	day-to-day - Hamstring - 10/29/10	notesLincecum said he felt fine after taking a comebacker off his left shin and another on the back of his left hamstring during Game 1 of the World Series against the Rangers. He remains probable for his next start.

Texas Rangers | In Depth
				W/L*	O/U*
Fielders		Status/Updated		Current	Current