The San Diego Padres (62-73) will host the San Francisco Giants (70-64) in the second of a four-game battle Friday. The Padres will look to even up the series after dropping Thursday’s matchup 7-2.
In their last 10 MLB games, the Giants have gone 5-5. When playing away from home this season, they are just 32-33. San Francisco will look to improve that road record to .500 on Friday.
At 70-64, the Giants sit in second in the NL West; however, there aren’t many San Francisco Giants picks to win the division as they currently sit 13.5 games behind the Dodgers.
In the Wild Card race, though, the Giants sit in a playoff position as they hold the third Wild Card spot.
For the Padres, they had incredibly high expectations coming into the season, but looking at the MLB team stats, the team has been unable to live up to them. At 62-73, they sit in fourth in the NL West, 22 games behind the Dodgers.
The Padres currently sit 35-34 when playing at Petco Park, and they are just 3-7 in their last ten contests.
Heading into this matchup, let’s take a deeper look at this matchup before determining our Giants vs Padres picks.
San Francisco Giants vs. San Diego Padres Odds
Before determining our Giants vs Padres picks, it is important to analyze the MLB odds.
As of late Thursday night, the odds for this contest have not been posted, as the Giants have not announced their starting pitcher.
Especially after their convincing win on Thursday, don’t be surprised if the Giants come into this one as slight favorites despite playing on the road. Still, make sure to check for updated MLB odds prior to making your bets.
San Francisco Giants vs. San Diego Padres Picks & Parlays
Behind Michael Wacha, don’t be surprised if the Padres are able to even up the series Friday.
San Francisco Giants vs. San Diego Padres Pick:
- San Diego Padres ML against the San Francisco Giants
San Francisco Giants vs. San Diego Padres Parlay:
- Padres to win
- Under
Giants vs. Padres Information
San Francisco Giants vs San Diego Padres
Location of the game: Petco Park, San Diego, CA.
Date & Time: Friday, September 1. 9:40 pm ET.
How to watch: MLB.tv
San Francisco Giants vs. San Diego Padres Betting Analysis
As of Thursday night, the Giants had not announced a starter for this contest.
Looking at the MLB teams stats, the Giants rank 11th in scoring defense. They are allowing an average of 4.29 runs per game to opponents (4.56 on the road).
Offensively, the Giants have struggled this year. They rank 22nd in scoring, averaging 4.31 runs per game (4.81 on the road). They also rank just 21st in home runs per game, averaging just 1.08.
Mike Yastrzemski will look to have another big night for the Giants. On Thursday, he went two for three with a home run and two runs batted in.
Pitching Showdown
On the mound Friday, the Padres will counter with 32-year-old righty Michael Wacha. His MLB player stats show that he is 10-2 in 18 games with a 2.84 ERA, and 1.11 WHIP, and he has 90 strikeouts in 101.1 innings.
Wacha is trying to bounce back from a rough outing his last time pitching. In a no-decision against the Brewers, he allowed four earned runs on four hits and five walks over 5.1 innings of work.
Offensively, the San Diego Padres stats have them ranked 16th in the majors in scoring, averaging 4.49 runs per game (4.17 at home).
Over the last two weeks, Manny Machado has been their best power hitter. In his last 48 at bats, he has a team-high four home runs for the Padres.
San Francisco Giants vs. San Diego Padres Betting Picks
The Giants were able to win the opener of this series, but expect the Padres to bounce back Friday. With Michael Wacha on the mound, they should have a clear advantage at home. It also doesn’t help that Wacha has been better at home (7-2, 2.21 ERA) than on the road (3-0, 3.65 ERA).
In terms of the total runs, take the under in this one. Wacha should be able to limit the damage by the Giants, and the Padres’ offense has not been clicking enough to single-handedly cover the total on their own.
- Looking at our Giants vs Padres picks, we are taking San Diego to win and for the total to stay under.
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