The San Diego Padres and Baltimore Orioles meet Friday in MLB action at Oriole Park. Here’s an Orioles vs Padres Prediction. This article will include an Orioles vs Padres Pick.
San Diego Padres Betting Preview
The San Diego Padres are 35-32 on the year and play the Cardinals and Rangers next. The San Diego Padres are batting. 218 on the season, have a .291 OBP, and have a .360 slugging percentage. The San Diego Padres’ pitching staff has a 3.90 ERA and a 1.28 WHIP. Fernando Tatis Jr. leads the San Diego Padres with 71 hits and 21 RBI, while Jackson Merrill and Xander Bogaerts have combined for 102 hits and 52 RBI.
Griffin Canning gets the ball for the San Diego Padres, and he is 0-4 with a 6.34 ERA and 33 strikeouts this season. Canning is 1-4 with a 9.49 ERA and 18 strikeouts in his career against the Baltimore Orioles.
Baltimore Orioles Betting Preview
The Baltimore Orioles are 33-37 on the year and play the Mariners and Dodgers next. The Baltimore Orioles are batting .241 on the season and have a .322 OBP and a .401 slugging percentage. The Baltimore Orioles pitching staff has a 4.57 ERA and a 1.40 WHIP. Taylor Ward leads the Baltimore Orioles with 66 hits and 20 RBI, while Gunnar Henderson and Pete Alonso have combined for 128 hits and 76 RBI.
Shane Baz gets the ball for the Baltimore Orioles, and he is 3-6 with a 4.09 ERA and 66 strikeouts this season. Baz is 2-0 with a 1.50 ERA and 11 strikeouts in his career against the San Diego Padres.
Why the Baltimore Orioles will win
- The Padres have lost each of their last six road games following a home win.
- The Orioles have won each of their last four games against the Padres.
- The Padres have failed to cover the run line in each of their last six road games following a home win.
- The Orioles have covered the run line in seven of their last eight home games against teams that held a winning record.
- The Padres have trailed after 5 innings in each of their last five night games against AL East opponents that held a losing record.
- The Orioles have led after 3 innings in six of their last seven home games.
Why the San Diego Padres will win
- The Padres have won eight of their last nine games as underdogs against American League opponents.
- The Orioles have lost eight of their last 10 games as home favorites after playing the previous day.
- The Orioles have failed to cover the run line in nine of their last 10 games as home favorites after playing the previous day.
- The Padres have covered the run line in eight of their last nine games as underdogs against American League opponents.
- The Padres have led after 3 innings in each of their last three games as underdogs against American League opponents.
- The Padres have led after 5 innings in eight of their last nine games as underdogs against American League opponents.
Total Runs Facts
- Each of the Padres’ last four games has gone OVER the total runs line.
- Each of the last four games between the Padres and Orioles at Oriole Park at Camden Yards has gone OVER the total runs line.
- The ‘Inning 1 UNDER 0.5 runs’ market has hit in each of the Padres’ last eight games as underdogs against AL East opponents.
- The ‘Inning 1 UNDER 0.5 runs’ market has hit in five of the Orioles’ last six night games against NL West opponents.
Baltimore Orioles Player Prop Facts
- Pete Alonso has hit a home run in each of his last four home appearances against the Padres.
- Adley Rutschman has recorded at least one hit in each of his last seven appearances against NL opponents that held a winning record.
- Taylor Ward ranks 4th amongst qualified players for On Base Percentage (.410) this season.
San Diego Padres Player Prop Facts
- Gavin Sheets has hit at least one home run in three of the Padres’ last four road games against opponents that held a losing record.
- Griffin Canning has recorded five or more strikeouts in four of his last five appearances with his team as an underdog.
- Gavin Sheets has recorded at least one hit in each of his last 10 appearances with the Padres as road underdogs against AL opponents.
- Fernando Tatis Jr. ranks T8th in the league in Steals (15) this season.
Matchup/League Facts
- The Orioles rank 29th in the league for opponent batting average this season (.261).
- The Orioles rank 29th in the league for hits allowed this season (627).
- The Padres rank 30th in the league for runs scored this season (255).
- The Padres rank 30th in the league for hits this season (475).
Orioles vs Padres Prediction
The Padres have been dreadful over the last month, and Canning isn’t moving the needle with his 6.34 ERA and 1.47 WHIP. To make matters worse, Canning has allowed 11 hits and 9 runs in 6.2 road innings. The Orioles have played their best ball at home, and Baz has been strong lately, allowing 5 earned runs in his last 25.2 innings. Baz has allowed 3 or fewer earned runs in each of his last 5 starts. I’m going to roll with the Orioles at home with the pitcher in far better form.