This is a 5* BIG-CHALK CHOKE-OUT on the San Francisco Giants.

Sometimes a favorite is a favorite for a reason. The visitors hand the ball to ace Madison Bumgarner (10-6, 2.09 ERA) who gave up two runs off five hits over eight innings vs. Cincinnati in his last start. Over his last three outings Bumgarner has 24 K's spanning 21 innings to go along with a highly respectable 3.00 ERA. And note that for the season he's 5-3 with a 2.73 ERA on the road. The home side counters with the erratic Zach Eflin (3-4, 4.23) who was lit up for seven runs off nine hits with four walks while striking out just one over five innings in a setback to Miami on Wednesday. Eflin has shown flashes of brilliance at times this year, but clearly the rookie has a long way to go before being considered a top tier consistent starter. We're banking on Bumgarner to continue his dominant season and to outduel his volatile counterpart. Lay the price with confidence on SAN FRANCISCO.

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