Cajun Sports MLB 2* Complimentary Selection- Thursday
Date/Time: Thursday May 14 / 10:15PM EST
Sport/Type: MLB / Side
Game: New York Mets @ San Francisco Giants
Graded Selection: 2* New York Mets -135
Analysis:
AT&T Park will be the site of a four-game set between the host San Francisco Giants and the visiting New York Mets with game one of the series set for Friday night at 10:15PM EST. This is also the first game of a ten-game road trip for the Mets who are coming in off an eight-game home-stand which saw them go 6-2 W/L and 8-2 W/L their last ten overall although they lost last night to the Atlanta Braves in twelve innings 8 to 7. The Mets will send John Maine to the bump with his 3-2 W/L record and ERA of 4.54. Maine has pitched well of late winning three straight and posting an ERA of 2.00 over that span. The Mets will be looking for Maine to give them six or seven strong innings of work after seven relievers were used on Wednesday night versus Atlanta. If recent history holds that shouldn’t be a problem for Maine he has gone six innings in each of his last three trips to the bump. The right-hander has three career starts versus the Giants with a record of 1-0 W/L and an ERA of 3.78 in those games. The Giants starter Jonathan
Sanchez has struggled in his last three starts including his last outing on Saturday which saw him walk four and give up five runs in an 8 to 0 loss to the Dodgers. Sanchez has failed to reach the sixth inning in any of his last three trips to the hill and he is 1-3 W/L with an ERA of 4.78 overall on the year. Those three losses came on the road with his lone win coming at home but his most recent performances could very well be a sign of things to come especially against a Mets team that is playing extremely well despite their loss last night to the Braves. Sanchez has two career starts versus the Mets going 1-1 W/L with an ERA of 4.09. Our TPR (Team Performance Ratings) Index projects a Mets win by 1.1 runs in tonight’s contest. The Math Model Index also signals a play on the Mets with a one-run victory over the Giants on Thursday night. Lay the chalk with the visitor as they bounce back from their extra inning loss to the Braves and get their road trip started with a win.
Graded Selection: 2* New York Mets 2 San Francisco Giants 1