The San Francisco Giants and the San Diego Padres meet Friday in MLB action from Petco Park. We will look at this from a betting perspective and determine the best bets for this game. Here’s a San Diego Padres vs San Francisco Giants Prediction.
Starting Pitching Matchup
The San Francisco Giants will send out Mason Black for the start here and Black is 0-2 with a 7.45 ERA and 16 strikeouts this season. Michael King will get the nod for the Padres in this one and is 11-8 with a 3.17 ERA and 177 strikeouts this season.
San Francisco Giants Recap
The San Francisco Giants come into this one looking to build on a 3-2 win from Thursday’s series finale against Arizona, but despite the win, the Giants still lost the series and have another series loss to add to the streak after falling short against the Marlins and Brewers over the last week and a half.
Giants Falling Apart At Worst Time
Thairo Estrada has 79 hits along with 9 home runs and 47 RBIs while also chipping in 15 doubles. Michael Conforto has 87 hits with 15 home runs, 25 doubles, and 55 RBIs while Matt Chapman has 127 hits of his own alongside 34 doubles with 22 homers, 69 RBIs, and 13 stolen bases. Chapman also has the dubious distinction of leading the Giants with 143 strikeouts this season. Heliot Ramos has 20 home runs and 67 RBIs as well this year.
Why the San Francisco Giants will win
- The Giants have won four of their last five games as road underdogs following a home win.
- The Padres have lost four of their last six games as home favorites against NL West opponents following a loss.
- The Giants have covered the run line in each of their last six Friday games as road underdogs.
- The Padres have failed to cover the run line in four of their last five games against teams that held a losing record.
San Diego Padres Recap
The San Diego Padres come into this game looking to bounce back after falling short in completing the sweep of the Tigers, losing Thursday’s finale by a final score of 4-3. Despite the loss, the Padres still won another series, building on their series win over the Tampa Bay Rays from last weekend.
Padres Still Rolling At The Plate
Jurickson Profar has 137 hits along with a .278 batting average and 24 doubles with 22 homers and 82 RBIs. Jake Cronenworth has 78 RBIs while Fernando Tatis Jr. has belted 14 home runs, 86 hits, 71 strikeouts, and 8 stolen bases as well this season, but is out of the lineup because of injury. Manny Machado has 23 home runs and 86 RBIs but also has 103 strikeouts while Ha-Seong Kim has 94 hits with 3 triples, 16 doubles, 11 home runs, 47 RBIs, and a team-high 22 stolen bases. Jackson Merrill has also chipped in 22 home runs, 82 RBIs, and 23 doubles with 6 triples this season.
Why the San Diego Padres will win
- The Padres have won eight of their last nine night games following a loss.
- The Giants have lost each of their last four road games against NL West opponents following a win.
- The Padres have covered the run line in each of their last four games against the Giants.
- The Giants have failed to cover the run line in each of their last four games after playing the previous day.
San Diego Padres vs San Francisco Giants Prediction
I’m sticking with the Padres here. The Giants may have salvaged something from their series with the Tigers, but they were held scoreless for the first 8.2 innings before being bailed out by a grand slam. The Padres are still the hottest team in baseball since the all-star break and I’m really not interested in stepping in front of them right now. Give me San Diego in this one.