The Baltimore Orioles and San Diego Padres meet Wednesday in MLB action at Petco Park. Here’s a Padres vs Orioles Prediction. This article will include a Padres vs Orioles Pick.
Baltimore Orioles Betting Preview
The Baltimore Orioles are 63-76 on the year and play the Dodgers, Pirates, and Blue Jays next. The Baltimore Orioles are batting .242 on the season, have a .308 OBP, and a .405 slugging percentage. The Baltimore Orioles pitching staff has a 4.69 ERA and a 1.38 WHIP. Gunnar Henderson leads the Baltimore Orioles with 138 hits and 61 RBI, while Jackson Holliday and Jordan Westburg have combined for 205 hits and 85 RBI.
Cade Povich gets the ball for the Baltimore Orioles, and he is 2-7 with a 5.04 ERA and 100 strikeouts this season. This will be Povich’s first career game against the San Diego Padres.
San Diego Padres Betting Preview
The San Diego Padres are 76-63 on the year and play the Rockies, Reds, and Rockies next. The San Diego Padres are batting .251 on the season, have a .322 OBP, and a .385 slugging percentage. The San Diego Padres pitching staff has a 3.64 ERA and a 1.21 WHIP. Luis Arraez leads the San Diego Padres with 154 hits and 52 RBI while Manny Machado and Fernando Tatis Jr. have combined for 287 hits and 136 RBI.
Nestor Cortes gets the ball for the San Diego Padres, and he is 2-3 with a 5.06 ERA and 27 strikeouts this season. Cortes is 5-1 with a 2.20 ERA and 72 strikeouts in his career against the Baltimore Orioles.
Why the San Diego Padres will win
- The Padres have won 11 of their last 12 home games following a home loss.
- The Orioles have lost six of their last seven games against NL West opponents following a road win.
- The Orioles have failed to cover the run line in six of their last seven games against NL West opponents following a road win.
- The Padres have covered the run line in six of their last seven day games against AL East opponents following a home loss.
- The Orioles have lost the first inning in three of their last four day games.
- The Padres have led after 5 innings in five of their last six home day games.
Why the Baltimore Orioles will win
- The Padres have lost each of their last seven games against AL East opponents that held a losing record.
- The underdogs have won four of the Padres’ last five games at Petco Park.
- The Padres have failed to cover the run line each of their last nine games against AL East opponents that held a losing record.
- The Orioles have covered the run line each of their last eight road games against teams that held a winning record.
- The Padres have lost the first inning in three of their last four home games against American League opponents that held a losing record.
- The Padres have trailed after 5 innings in seven of their last eight games.
- The Padres have trailed after 3 innings in three of their last four games.
San Diego Padres Player Prop Facts
- Luis Arraez has hit a home run in two of his last three home appearances against AL East opponents that held a losing record.
- Nestor Cortes Jr. has recorded a win in three of his last four home appearances against former teams.
- Nestor Cortes Jr. has recorded six or more strikeouts in four of his last five home appearances against former teams.
- Xander Bogaerts has recorded at least one hit in each of his last 10 Wednesday appearances.
- Luis Arraez ranks 4th in the league in Hits (154) this season.
Baltimore Orioles Player Prop Facts
- Dylan Carlson has recorded a Double in four of his last five appearances with the Orioles as underdogs.
- Ryan Mountcastle has recorded at least one hit in each of his last nine appearances with the Orioles as road underdogs.
- Tyler O’Neill has hit a home run in each of his last three appearances against NL West opponents.
Padres vs Orioles Prediction
The Orioles are playing spoiler in this series so they’re worth a look here. However, Povich isn’t a pitcher I’m excited to back with his 5.04 ERA and 1.43 WHIP, and he’s allowed 14 earned runs in his last 26.1 innings. Cortes is a shell of himself, but he has owned the Orioles in his career, which includes holding current batters to a .191 batting average and .267 on base percentage with 27 strikeouts in 68 at bats. The Padres can’t get swept if they’re serious about making a push for the NL West crown. Give me the Padres and the RL for max betting value.