Monday, April 27, 2015

Petco Park in San Diego

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Probable Pitchers: (R) McHugh, C (3-0) vs. (R) Shields, J (2-0)

The Houston Astros take on the San Diego Padres on Monday at Petco Park in San Diego.

The Astros are 4-0 in their last 4 games vs. a right-handed starter and 6-1 in their last 7 overall. They are 6-1 in their last 7 games on grass and 5-2 in their last 7 during game 1 of a series. The over is 4-0 in the Astros last 4 road games vs. a right-handed starter and 3-0-1 in their last 4 during game 1 of a series.

The Padres are 5-1 in their last 6 home games vs. a team with a road winning % of greater than .600 and 22-8 in their last 30 home games vs. a right-handed starter. They are 13-5 in their last 18 home games vs. a team with a winning record and 37-18 in their last 55 home games. The under is 4-0 in the Padres last 4 interleague home games vs. a team with a winning record and 34-13-5 in their last 52 home games vs. a team with a road winning % of greater than .600.

Head-to-head, the under is 17-8-1 in the last 26 meetings in San Diego. The Astros are 1-4 in the last 5 meetings and 1-6 in the last 7 meetings in San Diego.

Houston Astros Betting Trends

The Houston Astros are 0-3-0 against the over/under

The run differential for the Houston Astros is -1.3

San Diego Padres Betting Trends

The San Diego Padres are 3-1-0 against the over/under

The run differential for the San Diego Padres is -0.8

Injuries to Watch

Houston Astros

04/25/15 CF Jake Marisnick Leg "?" Sunday vs. Oakland Athletics
04/17/15 P Brad Peacock Side 15-day DL (4/14)
04/09/15 P Brett Oberholtzer Finger 15-day DL (3/31)

San Diego Padres

04/25/15 P Shawn Kelley Calf 15-day DL (4/23)
04/06/15 P Cory Luebke Elbow 60-day DL (4/4)
04/06/15 P Josh Johnson Elbow 15-day DL (4/4)
04/04/15 CF Melvin Upton Jr. Foot 15-day DL (3/27)
04/04/15 C Tim Federowicz Knee 60-day DL (3/26)

Guy's Pick: Take Houston

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