Ryan Vogelsong (5-5, 4.38 ERA) and Ian Kennedy (4-5, 5.43 ERA) are on the hill in the second of a three-game series between the San Francisco Giants (38-34) and the San Diego Padres (35-38) at AT&T Park. The Padres won the last game 3-2 and San Diego leads the series 1-0. Action begins at 10:15 p.m. ET on Wednesday, Jun. 24 and can be seen on FSN-SD and CSN-BAY.
Vogelsong is 5-6 with a 5.14 ERA, 1.54 WHIP, and 64 strikeouts against the Padres. Kennedy is 10-4 with a 2.42 ERA against the Giants in his career. He is up against a good San Francisco offense that’s batting .266. Justin Upton (.270, 42 Rs, 13 HRs, 43 RBIs, 14 SBs) went 1 for 5 yesterday.
San Francisco is a -134 favorite against San Diego and the Over/Under (O/U) for this game is sitting at seven runs. The Giants have an overall money line of +236 and a record as the favorite of 16-20. San Francisco has gone winless in its last 10 as the favorite. 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.
Over in the other dugout, San Diego is coming in with an overall money line of -431 and a disappointing record of 15-23 as the underdog. They are 8-13 as the underdog against teams in their division, and 18-18 SU. 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, 5-3. The Giants have a 28-27 record against right-handed starting pitchers on the year, which is what they’ll be facing when Kennedy takes the mound. Vogelsong (RHP) will be on the hill against the Padres, who have a 26-31 record against right-handed starting pitchers.
Predictions: SU Winner – SF, O/U – Over
Notes
San Francisco is 4-7-1 SU in its last 12 games,.
San Francisco is 1-9-1 SU in its last 11 games, at home.
San Francisco is 2-4-1 SU in its last 7 games, when playing San Diego.
The Giants hold an 18-21 record this season against teams in the NL West Division. The Padres’ record in these matchups is 19-18.
San Francisco has won 55% (11-9) of its games when leading after 7 innings. However, San Diego has won 56% (20-16) of its games when taking a late lead.
The Giants are coming into this game after allowing two walks during their last outing. The Padres have a 17-25 record when opponents give up that many walks or fewer.
When they are outhit, the Giants are 3-21. The Padres have a 6-29 record when opponents outhit them.
Ranking 24th in home runs, San Francisco has hit 56 this season. San Diego ranks 19th with 60 home runs.
Ranking 12th, San Diego is in the top half of the league in hits, notching 8.36 per game. San Francisco ranks in the top five at second with 9.23.
Ranking 25th, San Diego is near the bottom of the league for its on-base plus slugging percentage (.670). San Francisco ranks in the top half at 11th with an OPS of .723.
When the Padres allow at least one home run, they are 19-27, well-matched with the Giants who are 19-21 when allowing at least one homer.
