San Francisco at Texas

This is a tough situational spot across the board for the visitors. It's the second straight road game for the defending champs on a 10-game trip. They are in Texas, a tough place to pitch, and go up against an excited home crowd and team as Texas unveils its new ace starter lefty Cole Hamels. The Giants are 8-21 in interleague road games, including 3-9 vs. a left-handed starter. San Fran starter Chris Heston has a 2.57 ERA at home, but 3.81 away. The Giants lost yesterday when Texas prevailed 6-3 in Friday's series opener behind homers from Elvis Andrus and Adrian Beltre. The Giants are 10-28 in interleague away games against a team with a losing record. Texas has a strong offense, #7 in baseball in runs scored. Cole Hamels (3.86 ERA) joins a team in a pennant race with Texas on a 7-3 run. The Rangers are 10-1 in interleague games vs. a team with a winning record, as well as 7-0 in interleague home games against a team with a winning record. Play the Texas Rangers.