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Play: Over
Rating: 10*

The San Francisco Giants survived yesterday's elimination game through a 6-5 13-inning victory. A pair of depleted bullpens and two inconsistent starters makes me believe we'll see Tuesday's contest fly over the total too.

John Lackey (11-8, 3.35 ERA) was pretty solid down the stretch of the regular season, but he was far better home at Wrigley Field than on the road this season where he posted a 4.37 ERA in 13 starts. Over is 7-2-1 in Giants' last 10 games vs. a right-handed starter.

The Giants turn to left-hander Matt Moore (13-12, 4.08 ERA). Moore has posted a 4.41 ERA through four postseason appearances with the Rays and I don't see him being able to keep the Cubs' powerful bats quiet tonight. Over is 4-1-1 in Cubs' last six Divisional Playoff games and 5-1 in Cubs last six after scoring five runs or more in their previous game.

Over is 6-0 in umpire Marvin Hudson's last six games behind home plate and 4-1 in the last five meetings in San Francisco.