<p>The Giants (61-49, 28-25 away) travel to take on the Athletics (30-80, 15-39 home) in game one of this interleague matchup. Ross Stripling is getting the start for the Giants while Paul Blackburn is starting for the Athletics. See who I like to pick up the win in today's San Francisco Giants vs. Oakland Athletics showdown at Oakland Coliseum.</p><h3>SAN FRANCISCO GIANTS VS OAKLAND ATHLETICS BETTING PICK</h3><p>The Pick: Oakland Athletics +1.5 Runs</p><p>This game will be played at Oakland Coliseum at 7:07 ET on Saturday, August 5th.</p><h3>WHY BET THE OAKLAND ATHLETICS:</h3><ul><li>In their five most recent games as the favorite, the Giants have gone just 2-3 against the runline.</li><li>San Francisco have failed to cover the runline in five straight road games.</li><li>The Giants are just 1-3 in Ross Stripling's last four starts.</li></ul><h3>SAN FRANCISCO GIANTS TRYING TO CLOSE GAP IN NL WEST</h3><p>With an overall record of 61-49, the Giants are 2nd in the NL West. When playing at home, they are 33-24 and 28-25. So far, San Francisco has a record of 27-27 against below .500 teams and have played in 35 series, going 17-16-2.</p><p><p>Today marks Ross Stripling's 17th outing of the season, and he is yet to record a win, with an 0-4 record. His ERA stands at 5.52, while his OBP allowed is .316. Stripling has struck out 48 batters so far and holds a WHIP of 1.34. On the road, his ERA is 4.16 compared to 8.07 when playing at home.</p></p><p>In his last outing against the Red Sox, Ross Stripling allowed one run on four hits over 4 1/3 innings, though he did not factor into the decision. Nevertheless, his performance aided the Giants in their 4-3 victory.</p><p>Over their last five games, the Giants are ranked 16th in the league in scoring at 3.2 runs per game. Their season-long scoring average of 4.4 per contest puts them 16th in baseball. In terms of on-base percentage, San Francisco is 14th, with an OBP currently sitting at .316. The team's collective batting average is .241 (13th).</p><p>Over the Giants' last five contests, LaMonte Wade Jr. has been a standout at the plate, leading the team with hits and boasting a .312 average. This season, Wade Jr. is hitting .268 and has 30 RBIs to his name.</p><h3>WILL THE OAKLAND ATHLETICS TAKE CARE OF BUSINESS AT HOME?</h3><p>The Athletics enter today's game with an overall record of 30-80 which includes going 19-67 against teams with above .500 records. As of today, they are 5th in the AL West. Across their 34 series, Oakland is 8-25-1 and have records of 15-41 and 15-39 on the road and at home, respectively.</p><p><p>Paul Blackburn is making his 12th appearance of the 2023 season, with a record of 2-2. His ERA stands at 4.83, and he has allowed a batting average of .302. On the road, he is 1-0 with an ERA of 7.44; at home, he is 1-2 with an ERA of 4.56. Opposing teams have a slugging percentage of .464 against him this season.</p></p><p>The Athletics earned a victory in Paul Blackburn's last outing, defeating the Rockies 11-3. The right-hander logged six innings of work, surrendering nine hits and two earned runs while adding a win to his season tally.</p><p>Having gone deep 8 times in their last five games, the Athletics are 5th in that span. At 3.6 runs per game, Oakland is 27th in the league. This figure has come on a team batting average of .222 while hitting a total of 106 home runs (24th).</p><p>The Oakland Athletics have been dealt a blow with the injury of Esteury Ruiz, who is out for today's game. The young slugger has been a key contributor to the team's offense this season, batting .257 with one home run and 35 runs batted in.</p>

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