Giants visit the Athletics to open 3-game series
West Sacramento, California; Friday, 10:05 p.m. EDT
PITCHING PROBABLES: Giants: Justin Verlander (0-5, 4.39 ERA, 1.40 WHIP, 55 strikeouts); Athletics: JP Sears (6-7, 5.09 ERA, 1.30 WHIP, 67 strikeouts)
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BETMGM SPORTSBOOK LINE: Athletics -110, Giants -110; over/under is 10 runs
BOTTOM LINE: The Athletics begin a three-game series at home against the San Francisco Giants on Friday.
The Athletics are 36-53 overall and 15-27 at home. The Athletics have a 17-8 record in games when they did not give up a home run.
San Francisco has a 22-24 record on the road and a 47-41 record overall. The Giants are 23-7 in games when they have more hits than their opponents.
Friday's game is the fourth meeting between these teams this season.
TOP PERFORMERS: Tyler Soderstrom has 11 doubles, a triple, 14 home runs and 48 RBIs for the Athletics. Brent Rooker is 10 for 39 with two doubles and three home runs over the last 10 games.
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Rafael Devers leads the Giants with 17 home runs while slugging .476. Mike Yastrzemski is 9 for 40 with three home runs and three RBIs over the last 10 games.
LAST 10 GAMES: Athletics: 4-6, .218 batting average, 4.60 ERA, outscored by 16 runs
Giants: 3-7, .223 batting average, 4.50 ERA, outscored by 16 runs
INJURIES: Athletics: Jacob Wilson: day-to-day (hamstring), Gunnar Hoglund: 60-Day IL (hip), Grant Holman: 15-Day IL (shoulder), Miguel Andujar: 10-Day IL (oblique), Zack Gelof: 60-Day IL (hand), Jose Leclerc: 60-Day IL (shoulder), Brady Basso: 60-Day IL (shoulder), Ken Waldichuk: 60-Day IL (elbow), Luis Medina: 60-Day IL (elbow)
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Giants: Christian Koss: 10-Day IL (hamstring), Casey Schmitt: 10-Day IL (hand), Jerar Encarnacion: 10-Day IL (oblique), Matt Chapman: 10-Day IL (hand), Tom Murphy: 60-Day IL (back)
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The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.
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