The Philadelphia Phillies and San Diego Padres meet on Wednesday in MLB action at Petco Park. Here’s a Padres vs Phillies Prediction. This article will include a Padres vs Phillies Pick.
Philadelphia Phillies Betting Preview
The Philadelphia Phillies are 28-27 on the year and play the Dodgers and Padres next. The Philadelphia Phillies are batting .228 on the season, with a .298 OBP and a .387 slugging percentage. The Philadelphia Phillies pitching staff has a 4.04 ERA and a 1.31 WHIP. Brandon Marsh leads the Philadelphia Phillies with 59 hits and 24 RBI, while Trea Turner and Bryce Harper have combined for 103 hits and 50 RBI.
Cristopher Sanchez gets the ball for the Philadelphia Phillies, and he is 5-2 with a 1.62 ERA and 86 strikeouts this season. Sanchez is 3-1 with a 2.05 ERA and 21 strikeouts in his career against the San Diego Padres.
San Diego Padres Betting Preview
The San Diego Padres are 31-23 on the year and play the Nationals and Phillies next. The San Diego Padres are batting. 218 on the season, have a .292 OBP, and have a .363 slugging percentage. The San Diego Padres’ pitching staff has a 3.85 ERA and a 1.26 WHIP. Fernando Tatis Jr. leads the San Diego Padres with 50 hits and 16 RBI, while Miguel Andujar and Xander Bogaerts have combined for 89 hits and 41 RBI.
Walker Buehler gets the ball for the San Diego Padres, and he is 3-2 with a 5.05 ERA and 41 strikeouts this season. Buehler is 1-1 with a 4.94 ERA and 21 strikeouts in his career against the Philadelphia Phillies.
Why the San Diego Padres will win
- The underdogs have won three of the Padres’ last four games.
- The Phillies have lost three of their last four games as favorites against NL West opponents following a road win.
- The Phillies have failed to cover the run line in each of their last four games as favorites against NL West opponents following a road win.
- The Padres have covered the run line in 18 of their last 21 day games against National League opponents following a loss.
- The Padres have led after 5 innings in six of their last eight games as underdogs.
- The Padres have led after 3 innings in six of their last eight home games against NL East opponents that held a winning record.
Why the Philadelphia Phillies will win
- The Phillies have won each of their last seven road games against National League opponents.
- The Padres have lost each of their last five home games against the Phillies following a loss.
- The Phillies have covered the run line in each of their last seven road games against National League opponents.
- The Padres have failed to cover the run line in each of their last five home games against the Phillies following a loss.
- The Phillies have led after 5 innings in each of their last six day games against the Padres at Petco Park.
- The Phillies have won the first inning in each of their last four games as road favorites.
- The Phillies have led after 3 innings in each of their last four games as road favorites.
Total Runs Facts
- Each of the Phillies’ last seven day games against NL West opponents has gone UNDER the total runs line.
- Twelve of the Padres’ last 13 home games after playing the previous day have gone UNDER the total runs line.
- The ‘Inning 1 OVER 0.5 runs’ market has hit in each of the Padres’ last six games against National League opponents.
- The ‘Inning 1 OVER 0.5 runs’ market has hit in each of the Phillies’ last five games as road favorites.
San Diego Padres Player Prop Facts
- Fernando Tatis Jr. ranks T7th in the league in Steals (13) this season.
Philadelphia Phillies Player Prop Facts
- Kyle Schwarber ranks 1st in the league in Home Runs (21) this season.
Matchup/League Facts
- The Padres rank 30th in the league for hits this season (377).
- The Padres rank 30th in the league for batting average this season (.219).
- The Phillies rank 2nd in the league for strikeouts this season (508).
- The Phillies rank 2nd in the league for walks allowed this season (150).
Padres vs Phillies Prediction
I’m not stepping in front of the Phillies with Sanchez on the mound, as he looks like a CY Young candidate. Through 72.1 innings, Sanchez has a 1.62 ERA and 1.15 WHIP with 86 strikeouts. In 32 innings this month, Sanchez has allowed 19 hits and 0 runs. Not that it matters, but Buehler has been awful with a 5.05 ERA and 1.40 WHIP through 46.1 innings. complete pitching mismatch on this Wednesday afternoon. Give me the Phillies and the reasonable price.