Friday, July 24, 2015

Petco Park

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Probable Pitchers: Dan Haren (7-5) vs. Andrew Cashner (3-10)

The San Diego Padres welcome the Miami Marlins to Petco Park on Friday. The probable starters are Dan Haren for the Marlins and Andrew Cashner for the Padres. The opening line for this matchup has Miami at +106 and San Diego at -114. The over/under was set at 8.5. The Marlins have a 43-47 over/under record and a 46-49 run line mark, meaning they cover 48% of the time. The Padres are 48-47 against the run line and have a 52-39 over/under record. They cover the spread 51% of the time.

The Marlins head into this matchup with a 40-55 record, including 16-32 on the road. Dan Haren has an earned run average of 3.46 and is 7-5 so far on the season while having a 1.09 WHIP. In his starts, the Marlins are 10-9 over his 117 innings pitched this season while giving up 104 hits during those innings. Their record against the over/under when he starts is 11-7. He is getting 4.4 runs from the team when he takes the mound. The bullpen has an earned run average of 3.34 and they have given up 266 base hits on the year. Teams are hitting .241 against the bullpen while being struck out 293 times and walking 104 times this season. As a team, Miami has allowed 8.46 hits per nine innings while striking out 7.24 batters per nine. They are 14th in the league in team earned run average at 3.76.

As a team, Miami is batting .256, good for 8th in the league while putting together a .252 average away from home. The Marlins hold a .380 team slugging percentage and an on-base percentage of .307 which is good for 23rd in baseball. They rank 12th in baseball with 8.66 hits per game and Dee Gordon leads the team with 122.

With a 21-24 home record, San Diego will hope to improve on their 44-51 overall mark. Andrew Cashner is starting this game 3-10 for the season with an earned run average of 4.10 and a WHIP of 1.34. In his starts, the Padres are 6-12 and he has allowed 113 hits over 109.2 innings pitched this season. Their record against the over/under when he starts is 10-6. He is getting 3.1 runs from the team when he takes the mound. The bullpen has an earned run average of 3.84 and they have given up 266 base hits on the year. Teams are hitting .239 against the Padres bullpen while being struck out 271 times and walking 101 times this season. As a team, San Diego has allowed 8.63 hits per nine innings while striking out 8.32 batters per nine. They are 21st in the league in team earned run average at 3.98.

As a team, they are batting .237, good for 29th in the league while putting together a .234 average at home. The Padres hold a .370 team slugging percentage and an on-base percentage of .294 which is good for 30th in baseball. They rank 27th in baseball with 8.04 hits per game and Matt Kemp leads the team with 93.

Miami has a team fielding percentage of .987 after having committed 44 errors with 947 assists and 2,503 put outs for the season. For the home team, they hold a .985 team fielding percentage while committing 54 errors, accumulating 927 assists and compiling 2,550 put outs.

Miami Marlins Betting Trends

The Miami Marlins are 43-47 against the over/under so far this season

The Miami Marlins are 46-49 against the run line so far this season

San Diego Padres Betting Trends

The San Diego Padres are 52-39 against the over/under so far this season

The San Diego Padres are 48-47 against the run line so far this season

Injuries to Watch

Miami Marlins

07/12/15 2B Dee Gordon Thumb Injury is on the 15 day disabled list (7/12)
07/10/15 2B Jeff Baker Side Injury is on the 15 day disabled list (7/8)
07/01/15 RF Giancarlo Stanton Hand Injury is on the 15 day disabled list (6/21)
06/04/15 P Henderson Alvarez Shoulder Injury is on the 15 day disabled list (5/22)
04/14/15 3B Don Kelly Finger Injury is on the 15 day disabled list (4/13)
04/08/15 P Aaron Crow Elbow Injury is on the 60 day disabled list (3/29) out for season

San Diego Padres

07/22/15 LF Justin Upton Oblique missed last game, "?" Thursday vs. Miami Marlins
06/30/15 2B Cory Spangenberg Knee Injury is on the 15 day disabled list (6/28)
06/16/15 CF Wil Myers Wrist Injury is on the 15 day disabled list (6/14)
05/06/15 P Brandon Morrow Shoulder Injury is on the 60 day disabled list (5/3)
04/06/15 P Cory Luebke Elbow Injury is on the 60 day disabled list (4/4)
04/06/15 P Josh Johnson Elbow Injury is on the 15 day disabled list (4/4)
04/04/15 C Tim Federowicz Knee Injury is on the 60 day disabled list (3/26)

Josh's Pick: Take the Padres

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