Jeff Samardzija (6-2, 2.66 ERA) is on the hill for the San Francisco Giants (28-19) as they square off against Andrew Cashner (2-3, 4.93 ERA) and the San Diego Padres (19-27) in the second of a three-game series at AT&T Park. The Giants won the last game 1-0, and San Francisco leads the series 1-0. Action begins at 10:15 p.m. ET on Tuesday, May. 24 and can be seen on CSBA, FSSD and ESPN.
Samardzija pitched 8.0 innings in his last outing, surrendering one run and striking out eight in a 3-1 win over the Padres. Hunter Pence (.294, 24 Rs, 7 HRs, 33 RBIs) went 1 for 1 yesterday with one RBI. Cashner went 5.0 innings, surrendering three runs, striking out one and walking one in a 4-3 defeat to the Mets in his most recent start.
The odds for San Francisco and San Diego are even, while the Over/Under (O/U) is currently unavailable. Within its division, San Francisco has a record of 9-15 SU. The Giants have seen an uptick in scoring as of late, averaging 0.0 runs during the last 10 games compared to their season average of 0.0 runs per game. San Francisco is one of the best in the NL in terms of walks, earning an average of 3.9 per game. San Francisco’s pitching staff has been doing better against opposing offenses during the last 10 games, only allowing an average of 0.0 runs per game, well under their season average of 0.0. The Giants are the third-best team in the NL at limiting walks to their opponents, allowing only 2.5 walks per game so far this season.
The Padres are 17-11 against teams in their division. Offensively, the Padres have really picked up the pace in the last 10 games. They have exceeded their season average of 0.0 runs per game by averaging 0.0 during that stretch. The Padres are an excellent base stealing team with 31 stolen bases, ranking fourth in the MLB. The Padres allow 0.0 runs per game, but have improved upon those numbers in the past 10 games, allowing 0.0 runs per game during that span.
The Giants have dominated the season series, 7-0.
Predictions: SU Winner – SF
Notes
In their last game, the Padres lost by a margin of one run. The Giants are 11-5 in one-run games. The Padres have a 7-11 record in close games.
San Diego has won 45% (10-12) of its games when leading after seven innings. However, San Francisco has won 57% (8-6) of its games when taking a late lead.
The Padres didn’t score any runs in their last game. The Giants have a 3-0 record when they don’t allow any runs.
When they are outhit, the Padres are 6-20. The Giants have a 7-18 record when opponents outhit them.
Tied at 24th for total home runs, San Francisco and San Diego have each hit 39 homers this season.
Ranking 30th, San Diego is at the bottom of the league in hits, notching 7.51 per game. San Francisco ranks in the top 10 with 8.70.
Ranking 29th, San Diego is near the bottom of the league for its on-base plus slugging percentage (.626). San Francisco ranks in the top half at 13th with an OPS of .727.
When the Padres allow at least one home run, the team is 9-16. San Francisco has the same record when it allows one or more homers.
