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Join us at Cappers Info, as we make our World Series picks for Game 3 of the Fall Classic between the San Francisco Giants and the Texas Rangers.

Matchup: San Francisco Giants @ Texas Rangers Game 3
Date: Saturday, October 30th, 6:57 ET
Location: Ballpark in Arlington, Arlington, TX
Game Line: Texas -145
Over/Under 8.5 (o-110)

Giants Notes: After scoring just 30 runs in the first two rounds of the postseason, the Giants have suddenly watched their bats come alive. They have plated a whopping 20 runs over the first two games of the World Series, and they have picked up runs in bunches, scoring at least three runs in three different innings over the first two games. Both 1B Aubrey Huff and SS Edgar Renteria are batting .429 to lead the G-Men in batting for this series, but 3B Juan Uribe leads the team with five RBIs. The bullpen got over a very shaky ninth inning against the Rangers on Wednesday night by coming out and throwing 1.1 of perfect baseball to shut the door on Texas in Game 2. LHP Jonathan Sanchez is going to be the man tabbed with the job of essentially putting this series away on Saturday night in the Lone Star State. The lefty will be facing Texas for the second time in his career, but his only appearance came out of the bullpen. In 2009, he got two outs without allowing a base runner and picked up the win in doing so here in Arlington. So far in the playoffs, things are going from good to bad to worse for Sanchez. He allowed just one run in 7.1 innings of work in Game 3 of the NLDS against the Atlanta Braves, but turned around and gave up eight hits and five runs in just eight innings in two starts against the Philadelphia Phillies in the NLCS. Sanchez will once again be making a start on the road, where he hasn't won since September 5th and is just 0-2 in five starts since then. The good news for this lefty is that he does have 19 strikeouts in the postseason, but he had 11 of those in his first start.

Rangers Notes: The rookies to the Fall Classic, the Rangers are in a heck of a lot of trouble right now. They are in a spot where they have absolutely imploded in two straight games, and they have to come back home knowing that they probably have to win all three games just to essentially give themselves a chance of coming back to Arlington with the World Series trophy in hand in another week or so. One thing is for certain, and that's that the bullpen is absolutely going to have to get better. This unit was bad in Game 1, giving up four runs in just 3.1 innings of work, but on Thursday, things got significantly worse. A good start by LHP CJ Wilson ended with him coming out with a blister, and that's when the fun really got started for the Giants. After LHP Darren Oliver pitched a scoreless inning, the eighth was a total calamity. After getting the first two outs via strikeout, a hit, four straight walks, a single, and two extra base hits plated seven runs to cripple any chance of making a comeback. Texas has already left 25 men on base in this series and is coming off of a game in which it batted 0-for-8 as a team with runners in scoring position. Only 1B Mitch Moreland is batting better than .250 in the regular lineup in this series, and SS Elvis Andrus, 3B Michael Young, OF Josh Hamilton, OF Vladimir Guerrero, and OF Nelson Cruz combined to go just 5-for-35, a .143 batting average in San Fran. Now, RHP Colby Lewis takes the bump on Saturday night, hoping to continue his good fortunate from the ALCS. Lewis won the clinching game of the series, going eight strong innings against the best lineup in baseball, that of the New York Yankees. He allowed just one run on three hits and struck out seven, the most he has K'd in a game since September 21st.

The Final Word: The Rangers just look like a defeated team right now. The Giants have mojo and swagger, while Texas just looks like a team that has been through the mill. You know what they say about beating the defending champs… It takes everything out of you. The Tampa Bay Rays looked that way after beating the Boston Red Sox in 2008. Now the Rangers look the part after beating the Yankees this year. The heart and hustle from this squad is gone. All that's left is a beaten down team with very little confidence. Back the Giants to effectively end the World Series on Saturday.

Free World Series Picks: San Francisco Giants +135
Prediction: San Francisco 8 – Texas 2

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Join us at Cappers Info, as we make our World Series picks for Game 1 of the Fall Classic between the San Francisco Giants and the Texas Rangers.

Matchup: Texas Rangers @ San Francisco Giants Game 1
Date: Wednesday, October 27th, 7:57 ET
Location: Candlestick Park, San Francisco, CA
Game Line: San Francisco +105
Over/Under 5.5 (o-110)

Rangers Notes: The Rangers must think that they are in the driver's seat in this game, as they think that LHP Cliff Lee is going to be the man to get the job done in at least Game 1, if not also in Game 4 and possibly Game 7 of this series. And why not? Lee pitched a great game in Game 1 of the ALDS against the Tampa Bay Rays, a phenomenal game in Game 5 to close them out, and a virtually perfect performance on the hallowed ground of Yankee Stadium in a backbreaking Game 3 of the ALCS. This southpaw just keeps getting better and better as well. Lee has thrown 24 innings in these playoffs, and he has only allowed 13 hits, two runs, and one walk, and he has 34 strikeouts to boot. Opposing batters are only hitting .151 against him in these playoffs, and his ERA has dropped to a miniscule 0.75. The hitters really haven't let this team down either in the postseason. The Rangers are getting great play from OF Nelson Cruz. He is batting .375 to lead the team, and he is also tops on the team in runs (11) and home runs (5). 2B Ian Kinsler has three dingers and five total extra base hits, and he leads the team in run production with nine RBIs. Only one regular batter, OF Josh Hamilton, is batting under .250 for the playoffs, and he has eight RBIs as well. Stealing bases has been key for the Rangers as well. This team built on hustle and hard play, and SS Elvis Andrus has stolen seven of the 15 bases for them in 11 postseason tussles. Texas has only been caught stealing twice. If it comes down to the bullpen, the Rangers have been very, very iffy. This unit has allowed 13 runs in 28.2 innings of work for just a 4.08 ERA.

Giants Notes: RHP Tim Lincecum has taken on the best that baseball has to offer in these playoffs, and he has passed almost every single test. If not for the no hitter pitched on the same day by Philadelphia Phillies RHP Roy Halladay, Lincecum's complete game shutout probably would have gone down as the greatest postseason pitching performance that we have seen since Don Larsen's perfect game in the World Series. However, Lincecum didn't stop there. He turned around and outpitched the man that overshadowed him on the first day of the postseason, beating Halladay in Game 1 of the NLCS. Though Lincecum got the loss in the rematch with Halladay in Game 5, he got a hold in the close out game of the series. If the Giants are going to beat the odds to win the World Series, OF Cody Ross is going to be the man to thank. Ross has four home runs in the postseason, and the rest of the team only has one. Ross also has eight RBIs, while the next highest total on the team is OF Pat Burrell's four. C Buster Posey is the only man aside from Ross to be batting over .300 in the postseason. Only four men are batting at least .250. The trick for San Francisco has been the bullpen. Closer Brian Wilson has coined the phrase "Fear the Beard," and he has certainly been a man to fear in these playoffs. Wilson is 1-0 with four saves and a perfect 0.00 ERA in 7.1 innings of work in the playoffs.

The Final Word: An interesting note… This is the lowest 'total' in baseball history, regardless of whether it was a regular season or postseason game. Though common thoughts would suggest that this benefits the team that can make things happen on the base paths, especially with a dominating pitcher on the mound, we tend to disagree. Lincecum has beaten the best there is in the game, and with just one bloop here and there and perhaps a well overdue blast from someone aside from Ross, the Giants can take Game 1.

Free World Series Picks: San Francisco Giants +105
Prediction: San Francisco 3 – Philadelphia 1

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Join us at Cappers Info, as we make our World Series picks for Game 2 of the Fall Classic between the San Francisco Giants and the Texas Rangers.

Matchup: Texas Rangers @ San Francisco Giants Game 2
Date: Wednesday, October 28th, 7:57 ET
Location: Candlestick Park, San Francisco, CA
Game Line: San Francisco -125
Over/Under 7 (o+100)

Rangers Notes: The Rangers have to wonder what hit them after they jumped out of the blocks with a 2-0 lead in the first two innings of the World Series on Wednesday night. RF Vladimir Guerrero, who would normally be the designated hitter when playing at home, had a good day at the plate, as he went 1-for-4 with two RBIs in Game 1. However, he also made two of Texas' four errors on the day. C Bengie Molina, a former member of the Giants, had a pair of hits. The undoing for this team was the fact that LHP Cliff Lee allowed seven runs, six of which proved to be earned in just 4.2 innings of work. It was a shocking result for a team that relied so heavily on its ace en route to its first World Series. If Texas has anything to fall back on, a nice rally that included three runs in the ninth inning might be something worth noting even though it fell well short of the seven necessary to come back and win Game 1. On Thursday night, LHP CJ Wilson will look to shake his rocky ALCS off in his first ever appearance in the Fall Classic. This is also Wilson's first game against the Giants in his career as well. Last week against the Yanks, this southpaw was torched for eight earned runs and nine in total in just 12 innings of work. He was the loser in Game 5 against LHP CC Sabathia, and the team also lost when he was on the bump in Game 1 as well. Perhaps Wilson's problem is that he has thrown so many innings this year. He is already at 222.1 innings of work, and for a man that was a reliever for the majority of the rest of his career, this is culture shock to his arm.

Giants Notes: If you had told Giants bettors that they were going to watch RHP Tim Lincecum allow four runs in 5.2 innings of work on Wednesday night, each and every one of them would be saying that Game 2 would be a must win in this series after a bad Game 1 loss. That just wasn't the case though, as the bats that have been in hibernation finally picked a great time to wake up. Beating up Lee wasn't something that was expected at all for a team that only scored 30 total runs in 11 postseason games. Four hits, three of which were doubles and three RBIs for 2B Freddie Sanchez immediately makes him the leader in the clubhouse for the MVP award in the series. 1B Aubrey Huff had three hits as well. The kill shot though, came in the fifth inning, when 3B Juan Uribe blasted a three run homer to cap off a six run fifth inning that not only chased Lee, but effectively ended the game as well. The big concern for manager Bruce Bochy is that six different arms in his bullpen had to be used to close out a game that was never really that close late on, and that could come back to hurt on Thursday night. Still, RHP Matt Cain is a pitcher to be trusted. He has yet to allow a run in the playoffs, and he is only seeming to get stronger and stronger in spite of the fact that he has thrown 240 innings this year. Cain only has one start against the Rangers in his career, and that was last season. He allowed just one run on three hits and struck out eight in eight innings of work to earned a win.

The Final Word: The Rangers have to start to wonder what in the heck they have to do to win a game here at Candlestick Park. All-time, they are 0-10 here now, including this Game 1 defeat. These are short, short odds for a home team in the postseason. We might not have the better team 1 to 25, but we do have the better arm and home field advantage in this game. Because of that, our World Series free picks are clearly on the G-Men.

Free World Series Picks: San Francisco Giants -125
Prediction: San Francisco 6 – Texas 3