This is a 10* GAME OF THE WEEK on the San Francisco Giants.

The Reds are coming off a series victory over the Dodgers, but we think they'll stumble at The Bay. The visitors turn to Sal Romano (2-3, 3.83 ERA) who gave up one run off four hits over six innings in an unfortunate no-decision against the Mets on Wednesday. Romano has looked better after a poor start, but his 5.3 K/9 over 42.1 innings of work clearly leaves something to be desired. The home side hands the ball to Chris Stratton (3-3, 4.60) who enters off an outing to forget against the Phillies on Wednesday, allowing five runs off five hits over 4.2 innings of work. Stratton got off to a solid start to the season, so he'll now be eager to return to form after back-to-back shaky performances. Note though that Stratton has been at his best in all "night" games, going 3-2 with a 3.44 ERA. We like Stratton to get back on track in front of the home town crowd and for the surging Reds to finally have a letdown. Play on the GIANTS.

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