SEATTLE vs SAN FRANCISCO
When: 1/3/2021 4:25 PM
Where:

TV: 4:25 PM
LINE: 6
PREDICTION: SAN FRANCISCO , SEATTLE

Oddsmakers currently have the SAN FRANCISCO listed as 6 point favorites versus the SEATTLE, while the game’s total is sitting at 46.

The Seattle Seahawks have already clinched their first NFC West title since 2016.

But they still have something to play for in Week 17 when they meet the coronavirus-displaced San Francisco 49ers (6-9) on Sunday afternoon in Glendale, Ariz.

The Seahawks (11-4) can still earn the NFC’s top seed and a first-round bye with a victory and a loss by Green Bay (12-3) at Chicago (8-7) and a loss or tie by New Orleans (11-4) tie at Carolina (5-10).

Of course, the odds of all those scenarios happening are slim — FiveThirtyEight.com puts the Seahawks chances of getting the No. 1 seed at 4 percent — but there’s still a possibility.

Which is all Seahawks coach Pete Carroll needs to hear.

“We’re going for it, and we would love to have that break (the bye in the wild-card round) for players if we can get it,” Carroll said.

The Seahawks captured the division title with a 20-9 victory against the Los Angeles Rams last weekend, as Russell Wilson threw for one touchdown, rushed for another and the defense limited the visitors to three field goals.

“I don’t want to break that mentality at all,” Carroll said. “We want to stay right with it and keep pushing and trying to get better. … This is a championship opportunity to put ourselves in the best situation going into the playoffs.”

Through the first half of the season, Wilson carried the Seahawks and the defense was on pace to shatter the NFL record for most yards allowed in a season.

But over the past seven games, the Seahawks are allowing an average of just 15 points, best in the league, are tied for first in sacks (24) and are third in total defense.

“We figured it out,” Seahawks linebacker K.J. Wright said. “Guys are just starting to be accountable, we’re communicating like no other. To hear the other guys’ voices each and every play is truly special.”

Added safety Jamal Adams: “For everybody out there, they got to start putting respect on this defense’s name, because this defense is playing lights out.”

The injury-plagued 49ers, the defending NFC champions, have shown a willingness to play the role of spoiler. Behind third-string quarterback C.J. Beathard, the 49ers dealt Arizona’s playoff chances a blow with a 20-12 victory last weekend.

Beathard completed 13 of 22 passes for 182 yards and three touchdowns and Jeff Wilson rushed for a career-high 183 yards and made a 21-yard touchdown reception.

“That’s why I’ve been real proud of the players and the way they’ve handled themselves,” 49ers coach Kyle Shanahan said. “That’s why I’m truly not going to count this year as a negative. It wasn’t fun. It’s not what we or our fans wanted. But I believe the way we went through it, if you go through things the right way, I think it hardens you and makes you stronger and makes you better.”

The Seahawks beat San Francisco 37-27 on Nov. 1 in Seattle. Nick Mullens replaced an injured Jimmy Garoppolo and guided the 49ers to three touchdowns in the final five minutes.

Shanahan said he doesn’t expect Garoppolo (ankle) to return this week. Wide receivers Brandon Aiyuk (ankle) and Deebo Samuel (hamstring), left tackle Trent Williams (elbow), defensive end Jordan Willis (ankle) and cornerback Richard Sherman (calf) have already been ruled out. Kicker Robbie Gould was placed on the reserve/COVID-19 list.

The Seahawks are relatively healthy, with cornerback Tre Flowers (hamstring) expected to return from the injured reserve list and right tackle Brandon Shell (ankle) is likely to play.

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SAN FRANCISCO vs ARIZONA
When: 12/26/2020 4:30 PM
Where:

TV: 4:30 PM
LINE: -5
PREDICTION: ARIZONA , SAN FRANCISCO

Oddsmakers currently have the ARIZONA listed as -5 point favorites versus the SAN FRANCISCO, while the game’s total is sitting at 49.

The San Francisco 49ers and Arizona Cardinals meet up at a familiar setting when the NFC West rivals duel on Saturday afternoon in Glendale, Ariz.

The rematch of a 24-20 Arizona win in Week 1 has far more significance for the Cardinals (8-6), who remain in the running for an NFC playoff spot, than the 49ers (5-9), whose bid to repeat as conference champs officially ended with last week’s loss at Dallas.

Both teams will be playing on the State Farm Stadium field for the third time in the last four weeks, with the 49ers having been forced to relocate from Levi’s Stadium in Santa Clara, Calif., because of COVID-19 restrictions in the region.

The 49ers have lost their first two neutral-site games in Arizona, beaten in Week 13 by Buffalo 34-24 and then a week later by Washington 23-15.

The 49ers were thumped 41-33 at Dallas last week, and lost far more than just a game that eliminated them from playoff contention. Top running back Raheem Mostert has been ruled out for the season after aggravating a high ankle sprain in the loss, while quarterback Nick Mullens suffered an elbow injury that the 49ers fear could require Tommy John surgery.

Regular starter Jimmy Garoppolo has returned to practice after suffering an ankle injury against Seattle in Week 8, but San Francisco coach Kyle Shanahan noted that he’s unlikely to get medical clearance to return to game action either this week or in the finale against Seattle, another game that will be played in Arizona.

“(He will play) only if the doctors told me it’s 100 percent safe and he feels good, and I’d be very surprised if that happens,” Shanahan reported. “Right now, he’s safe to go out to practice. It’ll be fun for him to throw the ball around a little bit, but we’re going to be very safe with him this week and we’ll see next week. But I’d be very surprised if that changes.”

Shanahan wouldn’t name a starter for the Arizona game as the practice week began, but by process of elimination, the last man standing appears to be C.J. Beathard, who came on in mop-up duty in Dallas and threw a 49-yard touchdown pass to Kendrick Bourne on the final play of the game.

The 49ers have since gone out and plucked veteran Josh Rosen off the Tampa Bay practice squad to serve as Beathard’s backup.

The Cardinals, meanwhile, will take the field in third place in the NFC West, two games behind Seattle (10-4) and one back of the Los Angeles Rams (9-5). Arizona visits the Rams next week.

The Cardinals can clinch a wild card this weekend with a win over the 49ers and a Chicago (7-7) loss to Jacksonville (1-13).

Kyler Murray kept Arizona in a favorable position when he threw for a season-best 406 yards and three touchdowns in last week’s 33-26 home win over Philadelphia.

But like the 49ers, the Cardinals didn’t escape the game unscathed. Veteran wideout Larry Fitzgerald strained his groin and star linebacker Haason Reddick injured his shoulder in the win, leaving both a bit iffy for the San Francisco game.

Murray, who rushed for 91 yards but threw for just 230 in the earlier loss to the 49ers, warned not to overlook a prideful opponent.

“Good team,” he insisted. “They’ll be ready to go, obviously. It’s a divisional game. It’s going to be very competitive.”

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ARIZONA vs SAN FRANCISCO
When: 9/13/2020 4:25 PM
Where:

TV: 4:25 PM
LINE: -8
PREDICTION: SAN FRANCISCO , ARIZONA

Oddsmakers currently have the SAN FRANCISCO listed as -8 point favorites versus the ARIZONA, while the game’s total is sitting at 46.5.

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SEATTLE vs SAN FRANCISCO
When: 8:15 PM ET, Monday, November 11, 2019
Where: Levi’s Stadium, Santa Clara, California

TV: 8:15 p.m. ET, ESPN. LINE: 49ers -6 O/U: 47
LINE: -6
PREDICTION: Seahawks 24, 49ers 21

Oddsmakers currently have the SAN FRANCISCO listed as -6 point favorites versus the SEATTLE, while the game’s total is sitting at 47.5.

The San Francisco 49ers find themselves as the NFL’s lone remaining undefeated team, but that lofty standing will be put to the test on Monday night against potential league Most Valuable Player candidate Russell Wilson and the visiting Seattle Seahawks. The Seahawks are also undefeated in one respect, as they have won all four games away from the Emerald City.

Jimmy Garoppolo threw for a personal-best four touchdowns and eclipsed 300 yards for the third time in his career as San Francisco improved to 8-0 for the time since 1990 with a 28-25 victory over Arizona on Oct. 31. The 28-year-old will get his first look at the Seahawks since completing both of his passes — including one for a touchdown — in mop-up duty in his first appearance with the 49ers on Nov. 26, 2017. Seattle won that contest as part of a series-high nine-game winning streak before dropping a 26-23 overtime decision to San Francisco on the road on Dec. 16, 2018. Wilson, who had two touchdowns in that contest, threw for a career-high-tying five scores in the Seahawks’ 40-34 overtime win over Tampa Bay last week — although he’ll face San Francisco’s top-ranked pass defense on Monday.

TV: 8:15 p.m. ET, ESPN. LINE: 49ers -6 O/U: 47

ABOUT THE SEAHAWKS (7-2): Tyler Lockett erupted for a career-high 13 receptions for 152 yards and two touchdowns and fellow wideout DK Metcalf had personal bests in catches (six) and receiving yards (123) and a score versus the Buccaneers. Seattle added to its passing game with the addition of Josh Gordon off waivers from New England, although the wideout’s debut with the Seahawks could be delayed as he works his way past an ankle injury. “(We will) take it all the way to Monday and we’ll figure out what’s best, but it’s a really good first impression,” Seattle coach Pete Carroll said after Gordon’s first practice on Thursday. Chris Carson aims to follow up his 10th career game of eclipsing 100 yards on the ground versus the 49ers’ 14th-ranked rush defense.

ABOUT THE 49ERS (8-0): Tight end George Kittle’s availability for Monday’s game is in jeopardy after an MRI exam revealed damage to both his knee and ankle after he was hit awkwardly on the first play of the contest against Arizona. While Kittle did not practice on Friday, San Francisco is trending toward seeing the returns of fullback Kyle Juszczyk (knee), left tackle Joe Staley (fractured leg) and right tackle Mike McGlinchey (knee). Those additions likely are music to the ears of Tevin Coleman, who has found the end zone in back-to-back games and in four straight contests on Monday Night Football. Fellow running back Matt Breida has also excelled on Mondays, erupting for 322 scrimmage yards and five touchdowns (three rushings, two receiving) in three such contests.

EXTRA POINTS

1. San Francisco CB Richard Sherman registered three tackles in his lone meeting against Seattle, with which he played from 2011-17.

2. Seahawks LB Bobby Wagner, who had a team-high 11 tackles last week, has four interceptions and three sacks in his past six games versus the 49ers.

3. San Francisco signed Chase McLaughlin as a potential replacement for fellow K Robbie Gould, who is nursing a strained quadriceps.

PREDICTION: Seahawks 24, 49ers 21

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SAN FRANCISCO vs CINCINNATI
When: 1:00 PM ET, Sunday, September 15, 2019
Where: Paul Brown Stadium, Cincinnati, Ohio

TV: 1 p.m. ET, FOX. 
LINE: Bengals -1.5. 
O/U: 45.5.
PREDICTION: Bengals 31, 49ers 28

Oddsmakers currently have the CINCINNATI listed as 1.5 point favorites versus the SAN FRANCISCO, while the game’s total is sitting at 45.5.

Forcing turnovers was a big problem for the San Francisco 49ers while going 4-12 last season, but one game into 2019 it appears the problem is resolved. The 49ers will try to keep the interceptions coming when they visit Andy Dalton and the Cincinnati Bengals on Sunday.

San Francisco was last in the NFL – by a wide margin – with just two interceptions last season but recorded three in a 31-17 victory over Tampa Bay in Week 1 while totaling four turnovers, and the defense believes it can play better. “You know, we played sloppy today, but it’s the first game, we’ve got to knock out some of the wrinkles,” veteran cornerback Richard Sherman told reporters. “… We’ve gotta find a way to play a more mistake-free football game, myself included. I had a couple penalties that I shouldn’t have had. Just ticky-tack, I’ve got to put myself in better position and we’ve got to hold ourselves to a standard. It was a decent game for us, but we have to get better.” That defense will be going up against a new-look Cincinnati offense under first-year head coach Zac Taylor that stalled in the red zone in a 21-20 loss at Seattle to open the season. “We know what the errors were,” Taylor told reporters. “We missed a field goal, had a turnover and they stopped us on fourth-and-one. We feel like those were self-inflicted plays to be exact. … Those are all things we felt like we could have done a better job controlling.”

ABOUT THE 49ERS (1-0): San Francisco recorded three sacks in the opener – including one each from first-round pick Joey Bosa and trade acquisition Dee Ford – and the upgraded defensive unit is hyping up offense as well. “I mean watching (Nick) Bosa get sacks, and watching the Dee Ford strip and get fumbles, it gets the offense going,” tight end George Kittle told the team’s website. “When your defense is playing like that, and (Richard) Sherman gets a pick-six, and Akhello (Witherspoon) with the pick-six. It just gets you fired up. … When your defense makes those big plays, it just gets everyone excited. It gets the offense moving, it’s just good vibes really, it just gets you going.” Kittle’s eight catches for 54 yards led the receiving corps as quarterback Jimmy Garoppolo (18-of-27, 166 yards, one TD, one INT) had an uneven season debut in his return from an ACL tear in his left knee.

ABOUT THE BENGALS (0-1): Cincinnati quarterback Andy Dalton threw the ball 51 times and finished with a career-best 418 yards to go with two touchdowns in his first game running Taylor’s offense, and he feels good about where the offense is going. “We know what we’re capable of, and then to go out and be productive in a game, especially our first one, it’s big,” Dalton told reporters. “It’s big for confidence. What we’re going to do here is going to work. Guys were pleased with the production; obviously we weren’t pleased with the result. With all the things we were able to do, I thought guys were happy with a lot of the stuff we did. It definitely gave us confidence.” Wide receiver John Ross was Dalton’s main target in Week 1 and established career bests of 158 yards and a pair of TDs on seven catches.

EXTRA POINTS

1. The Bengals waived backup QB Jeff Driskel on Wednesday.

2. San Francisco RB Tevin Coleman (high ankle sprain) was ruled out for Sunday.

3. Cincinnati WR A.J. Green (ankle) is continuing his rehab from surgery and is not expected to play in Week 2.

PREDICTION: Bengals 31, 49ers 28

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SAN FRANCISCO vs TAMPA BAY
When: 4:25 PM ET, Sunday, September 8, 2019
Where: Raymond James Stadium, Tampa, Florida

TV: 4:25 p.m. ET, FOX.
 LINE: Bucanners -1.
O/U: 50.5
PREDICTION: Buccaneers 31, 49ers 27

Oddsmakers currently have the TAMPA BAY listed as -1 point favorites versus the SAN FRANCISCO, while the game’s total is sitting at 49.5.

Back from a knee injury that derailed most of his 2018 season, Jimmy Garoppolo enters a crucial year under center for the San Francisco 49ers, who open play at the Tampa Bay Buccaneers on Sunday. After going 5-0 as a starter with the Niners in 2017 and then signing a $137.5 million deal prior to last season, Garoppolo played in just three games before tearing the ACL on his left knee, crushing San Francisco’s hopes for a rise up the NFC West standings.

“That is what it is, and now he’s done the work to be healthy, but Jimmy hasn’t played a lot of football,” coach Kyle Shanahan told reporters. “Everyone knows he’s a good player and knows he’s talented, but we’ve got to go through some situations and go through playing the position. I’m just so pumped that he’s healthy again.” The Niners went 3-10 without Garoppolo to finish out of the playoffs for the fifth consecutive year but hope that a full season of health for the 27-year-old signal-caller can turn things around. Tampa Bay’s playoff drought is much longer at 12 years and it has turned to new head coach Bruce Arians to help end it. Jameis Winston enters his fifth season as the team’s starting quarterback and will be surrounded by a handful of weapons, including Pro Bowler Mike Evans, who was third in the NFL with 1,524 yards in 2018.

ABOUT THE 49ERS (2018: 4-12, 3RD IN NFC WEST): While Garoppolo’s comeback is drawing plenty of attention, San Francisco also hopes to put opposing quarterbacks under severe pressure with a revamped defensive unit featuring newly signed edge rusher Dee Ford and No. 2 overall pick Nick Bosa. Ford had 13 sacks with Kansas City a year ago before signing with the Niners while Bosa, who is battling an ankle injury, was a standout at Ohio State. Fourth-year defensive end DeForest Buckner had a team-high 12 sacks a year ago.

ABOUT THE BUCCANEERS (2018: 5-11, 4TH IN NFC SOUTH): Tampa Bay may need a good start to stay relevant later in the year, as the schedule-makers handed the team a brutal stretch from late September through early November in which it goes without a home game for nearly 50 days. It starts with back-to-back road games at the Los Angeles Rams and New Orleans Saints, followed by a “home” game with the Carolina Panthers in London, a bye week and then road games at Tennessee and Seattle. The Buccaneers were 1-7 on the road each of the last two years.

EXTRA POINTS

1. San Francisco TE George Kittle led all players at his position with 1,377 yards last year.

2. The Buccaneers allowed an NFC-high 29 points per game in 2018.

3. Tampa Bay won the last two meetings, including a 27-9 triumph last Nov. 25 in which Winston threw for 312 yards and two TDs.

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SAN FRANCISCO vs MIAMI
GAME: San Francisco Giants (21-31) at Miami Marlins (17-34)
DATE/TIME: Tuesday, May 28 – 7:10 PM EST
WHERE: Marlins Park, Miami, Florida

TV: 7:10 p.m. ET, NBCS Bay Arena (San Francisco), FS Florida (Miami)
LINE: 105
PREDICTION: Marlins 3, Giants 2

Oddsmakers currently have the MIAMI listed as 105 point favorites versus the SAN FRANCISCO, while the game’s total is sitting at 7.5.

The San Francisco Giants are trading in the Bay Area for the East Coast at an opportune time, as the club has lost five in a row to drop a season-worst 10 games under .500. The Giants hope the change of scenery alters their fortunes on Tuesday when they begin an 11-day, nine-game swing with the opener of a three-game series versus the Miami Marlins.

“We’ve got to huddle up here,” manager Bruce Bochy said on the heels of Sunday’s 6-2 setback to Arizona. “(Monday’s day off) will give them a chance to wash this one off. This road trip I’m hoping brings them together and gets us back to playing the kind of ball we need to play.” Mike Yastrzemski, the 28-year-old grandson of Hall of Famer Carl Yastrzemski, collected the first three hits of his career while playing in his second game since being called up from Triple-A Sacramento on Saturday. Miami thwarted Washington’s bid for a four-game sweep on Sunday, with Neil Walker highlighting his three-hit performance with an RBI single. Harold Ramirez also drove in a run and has reached base safely in 11 of 12 contests since making his major league debut on May 11.

PITCHING MATCHUP: Giants RH Jeff Samardzija (2-3, 3.27 ERA) vs. Marlins RH Trevor Richards (1-5, 4.14)

Samardzija lost his second straight start after allowing six runs (none earned) on four hits in six innings of a 9-2 setback to Atlanta on Wednesday. The 34-year-old was taken deep on two occasions by the Braves and has surrendered seven homers in his last four games. Samardzija owns a 5-2 mark with a 3.62 ERA in 18 career appearances (nine starts) against the Marlins, with Walker (6-for-34, 10 strikeouts) and Martin Prado (2-for-23, five strikeouts) struggling mightily versus him.

Richards answered his first win of the season with a strong showing on Thursday, yielding one run in 5 2/3 innings before exiting with a no-decision at Detroit. The 26-year-old kept the ball in the park and issued just one walk versus the Tigers after surrendering two homers in four of the previous five outings and granting multiple free passes in each of his other nine starts this season. Richards recorded the win in his lone career start against San Francisco, allowing one run on two hits in six innings of a 3-1 victory on June 12, 2018.

WALK-OFFS

1. Miami F Garrett Cooper has seven hits — including two homers — with five RBIs and six runs scored in his last six games.

2. San Francisco 3B Evan Longoria is batting .310 on the road, as opposed to .157 at home.

3. Marlins C Jorge Alfaro has five hits with one homer, three RBIs and two runs scored in his last four games.

PREDICTION: Marlins 3, Giants 2

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ATLANTA vs SAN FRANCISCO
GAME: Atlanta Braves (26-23) at San Francisco Giants (21-26)
DATE/TIME: Wednesday, May 22 – 9:45 PM EST
WHERE: Oracle Park, San Francisco, California

TV: 9:45 p.m. ET, FS Southeast (Atlanta), NBCS Bay Area (San Francisco)
LINE: 145
PREDICTION: Braves 4, Giants 2

Oddsmakers currently have the SAN FRANCISCO listed as 145 point favorites versus the ATLANTA, while the game’s total is sitting at 7.5.

The San Francisco Giants staged an unlikely late rally to even up their four-game set against the visiting Atlanta Braves and look to gain the upper hand when the series continues on Wednesday. San Francisco scored three runs with two outs in the ninth inning on Tuesday, with Joe Panik’s two-run single giving it a 4-3 victory.

Kevin Pillar ignited the rally with an RBI single and Panik finished with two hits for the Giants, who have won three of their last four contests. Panik has been swinging a hot bat, as he has hit safely in seven of his last eight games and 17 of 19. Four of the first five batters in Atlanta’s lineup registered a pair of hits and the top six combined to go 10-for-25 as the club suffered its second loss in three contests following a four-game winning streak. Freddie Freeman delivered an RBI single for the Braves to extend his hitting streak to seven games.

PITCHING MATCHUP: Braves LH Max Fried (6-2, 2.86 ERA) vs. Giants RH Jeff Samardzija (2-2, 3.69)

Fried posted his third win in four starts this month on Friday as he limited Milwaukee to two hits and two walks over six scoreless innings. The 25-year-old Californian also kept the ball in the park, ending his string of five consecutive turns having served up a home run. Fried made his only career appearance against San Francisco in relief on May 4, 2018, when he gave up one hit – a solo blast – in two frames.

Samardzija’s winless streak reached four starts on Friday as he yielded three runs on five hits and three walks over 5 1/3 innings in a loss at Arizona. The 34-year-old native of Indiana, who failed to record a strikeout for the first time this season in the setback, has worked more than 5 1/3 frames on just one occasion in 2019 – a victory over Colorado on April 11 in which he tossed seven scoreless innings. Samardzija owns a 3-2 record and 3.00 ERA in seven starts and six relief appearances against Atlanta in his career.

WALK-OFFS

1. Braves OF Ronald Acuna Jr. is enjoying the seven-game road trip thus far, as he has gone 5-for-8 with a pair of home runs over the first two contests of the trek.

2. Freeman has hit safely in 11 of his last 12 games, registering six multi-hit performances in that span.

3. San Francisco placed LHP Travis Bergen (shoulder) on the 10-day injured list and recalled 2B Donovan Solano from Triple-A Sacramento.

PREDICTION: Braves 4, Giants 2

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ATLANTA vs SAN FRANCISCO
GAME: Atlanta Braves (26-22) at San Francisco Giants (20-26)
DATE/TIME: Tuesday, May 21 – 9:45 PM EST
WHERE: Oracle Park, San Francisco, California

TV: 9:45 p.m. ET, ESPN, FS Southeast (Atlanta), NBCS Bay Area (San Francisco)
LINE: 105
PREDICTION: Braves 6, Giants 2

Oddsmakers currently have the SAN FRANCISCO listed as 105 point favorites versus the ATLANTA, while the game’s total is sitting at 8.

The Atlanta Braves have gotten off to a good start on their seven-game road trip that has followed a 4-2 homestand. Atlanta looks to begin the trek with back-to-back wins when it continues its four-game series against the San Francisco Giants.

Ronald Acuna Jr. was the offensive star for the Braves, going deep twice during a 3-for-4 effort for his second career multi-homer performance. The 21-year-old Venezuelan deposited the first pitch of the game over the left-center field wall for his 10th career leadoff blast and second in two days. Mike Soroka allowed one run and two hits over a career-high eight innings and rookie Austin Riley also went deep for Atlanta, giving him three homers in his first six major-league contests. Brandon Crawford recorded one of the Giants’ two hits, belting a solo shot as the club failed in its attempt for a third three-game winning streak this season.

PITCHING MATCHUP: Braves RH Julio Teheran (3-4, 3.88 ERA) vs. Giants RH Shaun Anderson (0-0, 3.60)

After losing his final three starts of April, Teheran has pitched extremely well this month, allowing a total of one run over 17 innings in three outings. The 28-year-old Colombian has recorded only one victory in that span, however – a triumph over St. Louis on Thursday in which he gave up two hits and four walks over five scoreless frames. Teheran has made six career starts against San Francisco, going 2-3 with a 3.93 ERA.

Anderson made his major-league debut on Wednesday, when he yielded three runs – two earned – on two hits and three walks in five innings of a no-decision against Toronto. The 24-year-old Floridian made an impression with his bat, however, going 2-for-2 with a double. Anderson made seven starts for Triple-A Sacramento before being recalled, going 2-1 with a 4.11 ERA while registering 37 strikeouts over 35 frames.

WALK-OFFS

1. The Giants recalled LHP Andrew Suarez, who gave up three runs on four hits and four walks over six innings in his season debut on Monday, from Sacramento and optioned 2B Donovan Solano to the River Cats.

2. Atlanta acquired Anthony Swarzak and cash from Seattle on Monday for fellow RHP Arodys Vizcaino and LHP Jesse Biddle while optioning RHP Wes Parsons to Triple-A Gwinnett.

3. San Francisco received RHP Matt Seelinger from Tampa Bay to complete last week’s trade that sent C Erik Kratz to the Rays and assigned him to Single-A Augusta.

PREDICTION: Braves 6, Giants 2

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ATLANTA vs SAN FRANCISCO
GAME: Atlanta Braves (25-22) at San Francisco Giants (20-25)
DATE/TIME: Monday, May 20 – 9:45 PM EST
WHERE: Oracle Park, San Francisco, California

TV: 9:45 p.m. ET, FS Southeast (Atlanta), NBCS Bay Area (San Francisco)
LINE:
PREDICTION: Braves 4, Giants 2

Oddsmakers currently have the SAN FRANCISCO listed as point favorites versus the ATLANTA, while the game’s total is sitting at .

Mike Soroka looks to continue two impressive streaks and the Atlanta Braves hope to continue their strong play of late as a seven-game road trip beings Monday at the San Francisco Giants. Soroka starts the opener after allowing one earned run or fewer in all six starts this season and nine times in 11 career starts, and has not surrendered a homer in 57 innings – the longest current streak in the majors that dates back to his big-league debut last May.

The Braves fell Sunday at home to Milwaukee 3-2 in 10 innings to end a four-game winning streak, but have won four of the past five series and seven of their last nine games overall. San Francisco won 3-2 in 10 innings Sunday and has also played better of late – winning four of its past six after prevailing twice at Arizona over the weekend, getting a pinch-hit homer from Pablo Sandoval for the game winner Sunday. Sandoval brings a seven-game hitting streak into the four-game series, hitting 9-for-20 in that span, and over his past 12 contests has five homers, 10 RBIs, seven runs scored and two doubles. Will Smith struck out the side in the 10th to improve to 12-for-12 in save opportunities for the Giants, and has converted 26 of his past 29 save attempts.

PITCHING MATCHUP: Braves RH Mike Soroka (4-1, 0.98 ERA) vs. Giants LH Andrew Suarez (2018: 7-13, 4.49)

Soroka has given up just four earned runs over 36 2/3 innings this season, and in his 11 career starts is 6-2 with a 2.02 ERA and 1.19 WHIP. The 21-year-old held St. Louis to three hits with three walks and three strikeouts across seven shutout innings Wednesday, and on the season has thrown 64 percent of his pitches for strikes. Soroka faced San Francisco in his second major-league start on May 6, 2018, giving up four runs on seven hits over four innings to take the loss.

Suarez failed to make the Giants out of spring training one season after starting 29 games in the majors, then missed time at Triple-A Sacramento with a hamstring injury. The 26-year-old has allowed seven earned runs on 14 hits over 8 2/3 innings in two starts since returning from the injured list, giving up five runs on nine hits in 5 1/3 innings Monday. Suarez went 1-1 with a 2.38 ERA in two starts against Atlanta in 2018.

WALK-OFFS

1. Atlanta 1B Freddie Freeman homered for the fourth consecutive game Sunday, belting his 200th career longball in the seventh inning.

2. Giants relievers combined to strike out seven with one walk and one hit allowed in 5 1/3 innings Sunday.

3. San Francisco designated OF Aaron Altherr for assignment before Sunday’s game, and will need to make another move Monday to open a spot for Suarez.

PREDICTION: Braves 4, Giants 2

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