The Giants will be trying to slam their rivalsl from the other league on Tuesday, as the Minnesota Twins visit in inter-league play at AT&T Park.

The Giants will rely on Madison Bumgarner to turn in a quality outing on the mound in this one, while Carl Pavano will be his counterpart for the Twins. Madison Bumgarner is 3-8 this season, and Carl Pavano is 4-5.



View Minnesota vs San Francisco Odds and Stats.

Betting Line:
The Giants were listed as -150 moneyline favorites at most sportsbooks tracked by Odds Shark, while oddsmakers set the Sportsbook total around 7 earlier on Monday.

Power Rankings:
The Giants sit at No. 5 in the National League in the current MLB power poll here at Odds Shark, while the Twins sit at an American League No. 14 on the same chart.



How They Match Up:
Offensively, the game matches up San Francisco's No. 15 ranked National League offense (3.4 runs per game) against a Twins defense and pitching staff that sits at No. 12 in the American League at 4.6 runs allowed per game. The Giants have been averaging 8.1 hits per game, less than the Twins have managed so far this season (8.3 hits on average).

Pitching and defensive stats are important baseball handicapping factors and San Francisco has the National League's No. 3-ranked defense. In the other dugout, the Twins own the American League's No. 12 mark in runs allowed.

In their last action, Minnesota was a 5-4 Sportsbook at home against the Padres. Bettors on Minnesota at -145 on the moneyline collected their winnings from that game, while the total score (9) sent OVER bettors home happy as well. Minnesota got the job done in their last match in a 5-4 victory over San Diego on Sunday at Target Field behind starter Francisco Liriano.

Last time out for San Francisco, they were a 2-1 loser as they battled the Athletics on the road. Moneyline bettors who got the Athletics at -109 were rewarded, while the 3 combined runs moved the game UNDER for totals bettors. The Giants were saddled with a loss last time out in Matt Cain's start, as they lost 2-1 against Oakland on Sunday at Overstock.com Coliseum.


Minnesota Twins Trends:
When playing on Tuesday are 8-2
Before playing San Francisco are 2-4
After playing San Diego are 5-5
After a win are 8-2

San Francisco Giants Trends:
When playing on Tuesday are 4-6
Before playing Minnesota are 2-4
After playing Oakland are 6-4
After a loss are 6-4

A few Twins at Giants trends to consider:
Minnesota is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games
Minnesota is 6-1 SU in its last 7 games on the road
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Minnesota's last 6 games
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Minnesota's last 6 games on the road
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of San Francisco's last 6 games at home
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of San Francisco's last 5 games
San Francisco is 15-7 SU in its last 22 games at home
San Francisco is 1-4 SU in its last 5 games


Next up:
Minnesota at San Francisco, Wednesday, June 22