The Oakland Athletics will look to grab an inter-league road victory when they take on the Giants in San Francisco at AT&T Park on Wednesday in baseball action.

For the Giants, Tim Lincecum gets the ball, charged with keeping the Athletics hitters off the base paths. He'll face Tom Milone, 4-5 on the year.



View Oakland vs San Francisco Odds and Stats.

Betting Line:
Those going with the Giants in this one found them listed as moneyline favorites of -132 at Sportsbook for Monday's contest. The total was hovering near 7.5 at Sportsbook.

Power Rankings:
According to new MLB Power Rankings here, it's the National League No. 3-ranked Giants and the American League No. 8-rated Athletics in this matchup.



How They Match Up:
Scoring stats point to some edges in this matchup. The game features San Francisco's National League No. 5-ranked scoring average of 4.5 runs per game, against a Athletics offense rated No. 6 and scoring 4.7 runs per game in the league. The Giants have averaged 9.2 hits per game to date this season, more than the Athletics hitters have managed (8.4 per nine innings).

Comparing defensive stats, Oakland owns the American League's No. 4-rated road mark, allowing 4 runs per game on the highway. San Francisco, on the other hand, rates No. 5 in scoring at home.



Last time out for San Francisco, they were a 6-3 loser as they battled the Athletics on the road. Moneyline bettors who got the Athletics at -140 were rewarded, while the 9 combined runs moved the game OVER for totals bettors. San Francisco looks to rebound from a loss to the Athletics, who beat them 6-3 on Tuesday behind a start from Jarrod Parker at O.co Coliseum.


Oakland Athletics Trends:
When playing on Wednesday are 4-6
Before playing San Francisco are 6-4
After playing San Francisco are 8-2
After a win are 8-2

San Francisco Giants Trends:
When playing on Wednesday are 4-6
Before playing Oakland are 6-4
After playing Oakland are 4-6
After a loss are 5-5

A few Athletics at Giants trends to consider:
Oakland is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games
Oakland is 5-1 SU in its last 6 games on the road
The total has gone UNDER in 11 of Oakland's last 16 games
Oakland is 4-2 SU in its last 6 games when playing San Francisco
San Francisco is 11-1 SU in its last 12 games when playing at home against Oakland
San Francisco is 7-2 SU in its last 9 games at home
The total has gone OVER in 4 of San Francisco's last 6 games when playing Oakland
San Francisco is 2-4 SU in its last 6 games


Next up:
Oakland at San Francisco, Thursday, May 30