Madison Bumgarner (7-4, 3.09 ERA) and Odrisamer Despaigne (3-5, 4.92 ERA) are on the hill in the first of a three-game series between the San Francisco Giants (38-33) and the San Diego Padres (34-38) at AT&T Park. Action begins at 10:15 p.m. ET on Tuesday, Jun. 23 and can be seen on FSN-SD and CSN-BAY.
Bumgarner is 7-5 with a 3.56 ERA, 1.20 WHIP, and 110 strikeouts against the Padres. Despaigne is 2-0 with a 0.36 ERA against the Giants in his career. He is up against a good San Francisco offense that’s batting .268. Justin Upton (.271, 42 Rs, 13 HRs, 43 RBIs, 14 SBs) went 1 for 4 Sunday.
The odds for San Francisco and San Diego are even, while the Over/Under (O/U) is unavailable as of now. Within its division, San Francisco has a record of 18-20 SU. The Giants have seen a decline in scoring against teams inside their division, averaging 3.4 runs per game. They average 4.1 runs per game on the season.
The Padres are 18-18 against teams in their division. Offensively, the Padres have really sputtered in the last 10 games. They have decreased their season average of 4.2 runs per game by averaging 3.0 during that stretch. The Padres average 4.6 runs allowed per game, but does better whenever another team from the NL West is on the schedule. They bring that runs allowed average down to 3.8 against division foes.
The Padres lead the season series, 4-3. The Giants have a 28-27 record against right-handed starting pitchers on the year, which is what they’ll be facing when Despaigne takes the mound. Bumgarner (LHP) will be on the hill against the Padres, who have an 8-7 record against left-handed starting pitchers.
Predictions: SU Winner – SF
Notes
San Diego recorded at least two errors for the ninth time this season.
The Giants are 3-1 in games that go into extra innings. Meanwhile, the Padres are 4-3 in such matchups.
The Padres are coming into this game after allowing two walks during their last outing. The Giants have a 15-14 record when opponents give up that many walks or fewer.
When they outhit their opponents, the Padres are 24-7. The Giants have a 33-5 record when outhitting opponents.
San Francisco and San Diego both rank in the top half of the league in runs. San Francisco sits at 15th with 289 runs this season and San Diego ranks 11th with 301.
Ranking 21st, San Diego is near the bottom of the league in walks, notching 187 this season. San Francisco ranks in the bottom half at 16th with 204.
The Giants are 26-11 when they hit at least one home run. The Padres perform similarly when they hit one or more homers with a 23-12 record.
