Six times since 1999, a pitcher threw a perfect game. Five times since 1999, that pitcher's team lost his next start.
Matt Cain tries to break that streak for the Giants tonight as they face Jerome Williams and the Los Angeles Angels. Early betting action sided with the Angels at about 54%, who were small home underdogs.
But Cain brings a 8-2 mark to the game and was dominant in no-hitting the Astros last week. Meanwhile Williams is 6-4 to date on the season for the Angels.
If this speech sounds familiar, it was repeated in April when Philip Humber threw a perfect game. The White Sox lost his next six starts.
View San Francisco vs LA Angels Odds and Stats.
Betting Line:
The Angels were listed as +110 moneyline underdogs at most sportsbooks tracked by Odds Shark, including Sportsbook, while oddsmakers set the Sportsbook total around 7 earlier on Monday.
Power Rankings:
The Odds Shark MLB Power Rankings have the Angels at No. 5 in the American League and the Giants at No. 6 in the National League heading into this contest.
How They Match Up:
When it comes to getting on base, the visiting Giants rank No. 4 in the National League at 8.9 hits per game. That compares with Los Angeles’s No. 8 ranking in that category.
Defensively, San Francisco features the National League's No. 11-rated defense on the road, allowing 4.8 runs per game. Los Angeles, meanwhile, comes in at No. 10 in the American League at home, scoring 3.8 runs per game.
San Francisco was a 2-1 loser in its last match on the road against the Mariners. They lost as -102 underdogs, while the total score of 3 made Sportsbooks of UNDER bettors. The Giants were saddled with a loss last time out in Madison Bumgarner's start, as they lost 2-1 against Seattle on Sunday at Safeco Field.
Last time out for Los Angeles, they were a 2-0 Sportsbook as they battled the Diamondbacks at home. Moneyline bettors who got the Angels at -117 were rewarded, while the 2 combined runs moved the game UNDER for totals bettors. Los Angeles threw a shutout at Arizona in their last outing, using a shutdown performance by Garrett Richards to defeat Arizona 2-0 on Sunday.
San Francisco Giants Trends:
When playing on Monday are 6-4
Before playing LA Angels are 5-5
After playing Seattle are 4-6
After a loss are 8-2
Los Angeles Angels Trends:
When playing on Monday are 3-7
Before playing San Francisco are 5-5
After playing Arizona are 7-3
After a win are 5-5
A few Giants at Angels trends to consider:
The total has gone OVER in 9 of San Francisco's last 12 games on the road
The total has gone OVER in 4 of San Francisco's last 6 games
San Francisco is 1-4 SU in their last 5 games when playing LA Angels
San Francisco is 1-5 SU in their last 6 games when playing on the road against LA Angels
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of LA Angels' last 5 games
LA Angels are 5-1 SU in their last 6 games when playing at home against San Francisco
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of LA Angels' last 5 games at home
LA Angels are 4-1 SU in their last 5 games when playing San Francisco
Next up:
San Francisco at LA Angels, Tuesday, June 19
