In the second of a three-game series between the San Diego Padres (70-81) and the San Francisco Giants (79-71) at Petco Park, Andrew Cashner (6-15, 4.25 ERA) and Jake Peavy (7-6, 4.08 ERA) take the mound. The Giants won the last game 4-2 and San Francisco leads the series 1-0. The game starts at 10:10 p.m. ET on Wednesday, Sep. 23 and will air on CSBy and FSSD.
In his last start, Cashner pitched 7.0 innings, giving up three runs, striking out six and walking two in a 4-3 victory over the Diamondbacks. The Giants were also victorious the last time Peavy pitched. He had a good outing, pitching 6.0 innings, allowing two runs, striking out eight and walking one in a 5-3 victory over the Reds. Buster Posey (.327, 71 Rs, 19 HRs, 93 RBIs, 2 SBs) went 1 for 4 yesterday with one run, one home run, and three RBIs.
The odds are even for this game and the Over/Under (O/U) is seven runs. The Padres have an SU record of 32-35 against teams in their division. San Diego’s pitching staff will be looking to pick it up in this one after recent struggles. The Padres have given up an average of 6.4 runs to opponents in their last 10 games, above their season average of 4.6 runs per game.
Against divisional foes, the Giants are 34-32 SU. They sport the fifth-ranked offense in the NL, averaging 4.3 runs per game. Switching gears to San Francisco’s pitching staff, they average just 8.3 hits allowed per game, third-best in the NL.
The Giants have mostly come out on top against the Padres in their previous 17 games this season, earning an 11-6 record. This game will feature Peavy (RHP) on the mound against the Padres, who have a 54-61 record when they take on a right-handed starter. Taking the hill against the Giants will be the right-hander Cashner. They sport a 60-51 record against righties.
Predictions: SU Winner – SF, O/U – Over
Notes
For the 18th time this season, the Padres registered at least two errors in a game.
The Padres managed to give up four walks in their last game. They’ll have to pick it up against the Giants who are coming in with a 31-16 record against opponents who give up that many walks or more.
When they are outhit, the Giants are 5-47. The Padres have a 10-58 record when opponents outhit them.
Ranking 27th in home runs, San Francisco has hit 124 this season. San Diego ranks 17th with 144 home runs.
Ranking 15th, San Diego is in the top half of the league in hits, notching 8.30 per game. San Francisco ranks in the top five at second with 9.20.
Ranking 27th, San Diego is near the bottom of the league for its on-base plus slugging percentage (.692). San Francisco ranks in the top half at 12th with an OPS of .735.
When the Giants allow at least one home run, they are 37-52. When the Padres allow one or more homers, they have a 38-58 record.
