In the first of a two-game series between the San Diego Padres (32-33) and the Oakland Athletics (32-33) at Petco Park, Tyson Ross (3-6, 3.81 ERA) and Jesse Hahn (3-5, 3.84 ERA) take the mound. The game starts at 10:10 p.m. ET on Monday, Jun. 15 and will air on CSN-CA and FSN-SD.
In his last start, Ross pitched 6.0 innings, allowing three runs, striking out five and walking two in a 4-1 loss to the Braves. Justin Upton (.286, 40 Rs, 13 HRs, 41 RBIs, 13 SBs) went 1 for 6 yesterday with two RBIs. The Athletics were unsuccessful the last time Hahn pitched. He did not do well, pitching, going 3.2 innings, allowing four runs and walking two in a 5-4 loss to the Rangers. Josh Reddick (.310, 29 Rs, 10 HRs, 39 RBIs, 3 SBs) has been doing well offensively for the Athletics, going 2 for 5 yesterday with one run and one RBI.
San Diego, a -130 favorite, will look to capitalize at home against Oakland. The Over/Under (O/U) for the matchup is seven runs. The Padres perform well as a favorite with a 19-11 record, but haven’t fared as well with the overall money line (-15). They haven’t performed up to expectations against the American League, with a 0-3 record as the favorite. San Diego has averaged 3.6 runs per game during interleague play, lower than its season average of 4.3. San Diego’s pitchers struggle against teams that play in the American League. The Padres have given up an average of 6.4 runs to opponents from the AL, well over their defense’s season average of 4.4.
On the other side, the Athletics have a subpar record of 9-17 when they are the underdog and are -2,042 overall with the money line. Over the past 10 matchups, they are 4-6 SU and have played poorly as the underdog with a 1-5 record. Oakland is one of the top hitting teams in the AL with an average of 8.8 hits per contest.
The Padres will take on a right-hander (Hahn) in this game and have a 24-26 record against right-handed starting pitchers this season. Taking the hill against the Athletics will be the right-hander Ross. They sport a 22-26 record against righties.
Predictions: SU Winner – OAK, O/U – Over
Notes
Oakland has won 33% (11-22) of its games when leading after 7 innings. However, San Diego has won 56% (19-15) of its games when taking a late lead.
The Padres managed to give up seven walks in their last game. They’ll have to pick it up against the Athletics who are coming in with a 1-1 record against opponents who give up that many walks or more.
When they are outhit, the Athletics are 4-25. The Padres have a 7-26 record when opponents outhit them.
San Diego and Oakland both rank in the bottom half of the league in home runs. San Diego sits at 20th with 52 home runs this season and Oakland ranks 18th with 55.
Ranking ninth, San Diego is in the top 10 of the league in hits, notching 8.45 per game. Oakland ranks in the top five at fourth with 8.75.
Ranking 27th, San Diego is near the bottom of the league for its on-base plus slugging percentage (.674). Oakland ranks in the bottom half at 17th with an OPS of .706.
When the Athletics allow at least one home run, they are 5-26. When the Padres allow one or more homers, they have an 18-24 record.
