The Houston Astros and San Diego Padres meet Friday in MLB action at Petco Park. Here’s a Padres vs Astros Prediction. This article will include a Padres vs Astros Pick.
Houston Astros Betting Preview
The Houston Astros are 59-57 on the year and play the Giants and Mariners next. The Houston Astros are batting .246 on the season, have a .322 OBP, and have a .416 slugging percentage. The Houston Astros’ pitching staff has a 4.60 ERA and a 1.36 WHIP. Yordan Alvarez leads the Houston Astros with 136 hits and 85 RBI, while Isaac Paredes and Christian Walker have combined for 199 hits and 125 RBI.
Ronel Blanco gets the ball for the Houston Astros, and he is 0-1 with a 7.36 ERA and 16 strikeouts this season. This will be Blanco’s first career game against the San Diego Padres.
San Diego Padres Betting Preview
The San Diego Padres are 60-56 on the year and play the Guardians and Brewers next. The San Diego Padres are batting .236 on the season, have a .313 OBP, and have a .383 slugging percentage. The San Diego Padres’ pitching staff has a 4.18 ERA and a 1.33 WHIP. Fernando Tatis Jr. leads the San Diego Padres with 125 hits and 50 RBI, while Jackson Merrill and Manny Machado have combined for 194 hits and 125 RBI.
Robbie Ray gets the ball for the San Diego Padres, and he is 10-6 with a 3.08 ERA and 107 strikeouts this season. Ray is 3-3 with a 6.86 ERA and 43 strikeouts in his career against the Houston Astros.
Why the San Diego Padres will win
- The Padres have won seven of their last eight home games.
- The Astros have lost four of their last five games at Petco Park.
- The Padres have covered the run line each of their last five games against AL West opponents that held a winning record.
- The Astros have failed to cover the run line in eight of their last 10 games against NL West opponents.
- The Astros have trailed after 3 innings in four of their last five games as road underdogs.
- The Astros have lost the first inning in three of their last four road games.
- The Astros have trailed after 5 innings in each of their last five road games against NL West opponents.
Why the Houston Astros will win
- The Astros have won each of their last six games as road underdogs following a loss.
- The Padres have lost four of their last five games as favorites against American League opponents.
- The Astros have covered the run line in each of their last 10 games as road underdogs following a loss.
- The Padres have failed to cover the run line in each of their last six games as favorites against American League opponents following a road win.
- The Astros have won the first inning in four of their last five games against NL West opponents.
- The Astros have led after 5 innings in five of their last six games.
- The Astros have led after 3 innings in four of their last five night games against NL West opponents.
Total Runs Facts
- Seven of the Astros’ last eight road games following an extra innings loss have gone OVER the total runs line.
- Each of the last four games between the Astros and Padres at Petco Park have gone UNDER the total runs line.
- There has been no run scored during the first inning in each of the Astros’ last six games.
- There has been no run scored during the first inning in seven of Robbie Ray’s last eight home appearances as a starter.
San Diego Padres Player Prop Facts
- Robbie Ray has recorded a win in four of his last five appearances against opponents that held a winning record.
- Robbie Ray has recorded six or more strikeouts in each of his last four appearances at Petco Park.
- Manny Machado has hit at least one home run in four of the Padres’ last five games as home favorites against the Astros.
- Manny Machado has recorded at least one hit in each of his last 11 home appearances against the Astros.
Houston Astros Player Prop Facts
- Jeremy Pena has hit a home run in each of the Astros’ last three games against NL opponents.
- Christian Walker has recorded at least one hit in each of his last 19 road appearances against NL West opponents.
- Ronel Blanco has recorded six or more strikeouts in five of his last six appearances against NL West opponents.
- Yordan Alvarez ranks 1st in the league in Home Runs (35) this season.
Matchup/League Facts
- The Padres rank 3rd in the league for steals this season (117).
- The Padres rank 25th in the league for hits this season (903).
- The Astros rank 29th in the league for steals this season (38).
- The Astros rank 29th in the league for walks allowed this season (484).
Padres vs Astros Prediction
The Astros still have issues stringing wins together, and Blanco has struggled finding his footing through 14.2 innings, where he has a 7.36 ERA and 1.30 WHIP. Ray looks like his All-Star self again, allowing 6 earned runs in his last 49.1 innings. Ray has a 2.22 ERA and .192 batting average allowed in 65 innings at home. There’s a huge gap between the arms on the mound, and it makes you wonder why the Padres aren’t larger favorites. I’m not asking questions though. Give me the Padres and the low price.