The San Diego Padres are traveling west to take on their divisional rival San Francisco Giants at AT&T Park. The game gets underway 10:15 p.m. ET and Fox Sports San Diego is in line to showcase the matchup.
San Diego Padres at San Francisco Giants Odds
Bryan Mitchell is getting the nod for San Diego. The right-handed Mitchell (1-4, 6.16 ERA) has recorded 31 strikeouts in 64.1 innings so far. He’s 0-2 with six strikeouts and a 7.88 ERA against San Francisco this year (two starts).
The Giants are putting the ball in the hands of lefty Derek Holland (7-8, 3.57 ERA), who has 165 strikeouts and 63 walks, as well as a WHIP of 1.26. Holland is 1-0 with 19 strikeouts and a 5.49 ERA over four starts against San Diego this year.
As a unit, San Francisco’s pitchers have given up 4.2 runs per game overall in 2018. The team’s starters have an ERA of 3.97, a WHIP of 1.30 and a strikeouts-per-nine of 7.2. The bullpen has a 3.70 ERA, 1.28 WHIP and 8.9 K/9. In 70 divisional games, Giants starters have an ERA of 3.75 and the bullpen’s ERA is 3.13.
San Francisco’s offense is putting up 3.8 runs per outing, including 3.7 per game against divisional foes and 3.6 per game over its last five. The team has slashed .229/.281/.324 over its last five matchups and is 1-4 SU during that stretch.
Shortstop Brandon Crawford and outfielder Andrew McCutchen have led the Giants’ batters this year. Crawford is slashing .256/.322/.397 with 14 home runs, 54 RBIs and 61 runs scored, and McCutchen’s line is .255/.357/.415 with 15 homers, 55 RBIs, 65 runs and 13 steals.
For the visiting squad, San Diego’s pitching staff allowed 4.8 runs per game and its starters own a 5.24 ERA, 1.47 WHIP and 7.39 K/9. The bullpen has an ERA of 3.58, along with a K-per-9 of 10.21.
Padres hitters have slashed .235/.298/.379 on their way to 3.8 runs scored per game in 2018, including 3.6 runs per game against divisional foes and 3.8 per game over the team’s last five outings (2-3 SU).
First baseman Eric Hosmer and shortstop Freddy Galvis continue to lead San Diego’s offense. Hosmer is hitting .250/.315/.395 with 17 home runs, 65 RBIs and 71 runs scored. Galvis (.241/.293/.372) is up to 13 homers, 66 RBIs and 59 runs scored.
San Diego Padres at San Francisco Giants Free Prediction
Predictions: SU Winner – Giants, ATS Winner – Padres, O/U – OVER
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Notes
Betting Notes
San Diego has tallied 13 extra-base hits over its last five outings. San Francisco has 11 XBH over its last five.
San Francisco has posted 19.6 Runs + Hits + Errors per game over its last 10 outings and 20.0 over its last five.
The Padres have hit 12 home runs in their last 10 games. The Giants have hit five over their last 10.
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