Florida (Dempster) @ San Francisco (Ortiz)
Well the fish travel to the land of the Giants who are off to a very good start this year with a record of 25-15 and they are 13-6 at home, while the Marlins are struggling on the road with a 9-11 record and the Giants are 5-1 in the last 6 meetings in San Francisco.
Florida sends Ryan Dempster to the mound he has a 2-3 record with an ERA of 3.97 and a WHIP of 1.356, he has 4 starts against the Giants and has not fared well at all going 0-4 with an ERA of 4.88 and a very inflated WHIP of 1.988.
The Giants counter with Russ Ortiz who has been very solid this year with a 3-2 record with a 2.77 ERA and a WHIP of 1.231, he has been a good bet against the the Marlins also with with his teams going 4-1 when he takes the hill and he has an ERA of 2.27 and a WHIP of 1.121 in those starts.
The Marlins offense has averaged 4.6 runs a game on the road while batting .260 and an on base percentage of .357 while allowing the other team to score 4.3 runs with a batting average of .265 but allowing an OBP of .393. The bullpen has been sort of a Jekyle and Hyde when they are on they are good but when they aren't they just plain suck, on the road they have an ERA of 4.59 with a WHIP of 1.714.
The Giants offense is averaging 4.6 runs a game against right handed starters while batting .253 with an on base percentage of .373 while the defense has been very solid only allowing the opposition to score an average of 2.8 runs a game while letting them to hit .248 as a team with an on base percentage of .331. The bullpen has been very solid especially at home where they sport an ERA of 2.13 and a very solid WHIP of 0.945.
The Giants have been very solid in the first game of a series going 9-4 so far this year and have been very solid at home where they have gone 7-2 as a favorite of -150 to -170 and I like our chances here with the better pitcher and a much more reliable bullpen.
Playing San Francisco -163