San Francisco at Detroit

The Tigers are favored because they are at home and they HAVE to win! Well, they had to win the last two games as well, but lost both to go down 3-0 in the World Series. Now, the Giants have no pressure on them and have their ace going in Matt Cain. San Francisco won more games than the Tigers this season at 94 wins, and have a winning record both home and away (unlike Detroit). The Giants have great balance, pitching depth but also an offense that ranked 12th in runs scored, fifth in batting average and eighth in on base percentage. They are not the flukes some may think. The Giants are 12-4 in their last 16 games as a road underdog, 7-2 in their last nine playoff road games and 10-1 in their last 11 against the American League Central. San Fran is also on a 38-18 run! Matt Cain is 8-2 on the road and comes off a 9-0 win over St. Louis, throwing for more than five innings. The Tigers have been outscored 12-3 and they haven't hit much in the clutch all postseason. The Tigers are hitting .165 overall against the Giants, 1-for-11 with runners in scoring position. The Giants are 10-4 in Cains last 14 starts while the Tigers are 2-6 in Max Scherzer's last eight interleague starts. In addition, 23 previous teams have taken a 3-0 World Series lead and all 23 went on to win the title. That won't change tonight. Play the Giants in Game four.