The San Francisco Giants improved to 3-1 on Monday night, defeating the Houston Astros 7-2 on the road in their series opener. It was a big night for Giants starting pitcher Jordan Hicks, who hails from Houston and got to pitch in his hometown.

The San Francisco Giants opened up a three-game series with the Houston Astros Monday night. On the back of their starter, the Giants were able to win the game 7-2. The starting pitcher for the game was Jordan Hicks. He was the 105th pick in the 2015 MLB draft out of high school in Houston.

Analyzing Monday’s San Francisco Giants at Houston Astros odds and lines, with MLB expert picks, predictions and best bets.

The San Francisco Giants moved out to 3-1 on the young season with a 7-2 victory over the Houston Astros on Monday night in Houston. The Astros are now 2-2 afte

Houston; Tuesday, 8:10 p.m. EDT PITCHING PROBABLES: Giants: Logan Webb (0-0, 5.40 ERA, 1.80 WHIP, five strikeouts); Astros: Hayden Wesneski (0-0) BETMGM SPORTSBOOK LINE: Giants -119, Astros -101; over/under is 8 runs BOTTOM LINE: The San Francisco Giants play the Houston Astros leading the series 1-0.

During the Giants win over the Astros, Duane Kuiper and Mike Krukow talked about how much they like Daikin Park, but also threw shots at the Astrodome.

The Astros and Giants begin a three-game series Monday that includes the debut of Houston's new City Connect uniforms.

Verlander and Jim Crane, the owner of the Houston Astros, each had interest in Verlander returning to Houston for the 2025 season. But when president of baseball operations Buster Posey approached Verlander about joining the Giants, the Astros weren’t in a position to extend Verlander an offer. So, to San Francisco the future Hall of Famer went.

Runners left in scoring position_San Francisco 2 (Yastrzemski, Bailey); Houston 3 (Smith, Diaz, Alvarez). RISP_San Francisco 4 for 9; Houston 2 for 6. Runners moved up_Bailey, Dubón.