Saturday, June 6, 2015

Great American Ball Park

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Probable Pitchers: Odrisamer Despaigne (3-3) vs. Michael Lorenzen (1-1)

The San Diego Padres head to Great American Ball Park on Saturday to take on the Cincinnati Reds. The probable starters are Odrisamer Despaigne for the Padres and Michael Lorenzen for the Reds. The opening line for this matchup has San Diego at +111 and Cincinnati at -121. The over/under was set at 8. The Padres, with a 26-29 run line record, cover the spread 47% of the time. They also have a 33-20 over/under record. The Reds are 24-28 against the run line and have a 26-22 over/under record. They cover the spread 46% of the time.

The Padres come into this game with a 27-28 record, and they are 12-13 away from home. Odrisamer Despaigne has an earned run average of 4.56 and is 3-3 so far on the season while having a 1.26 WHIP. In his starts, the Padres are 4-3 over his 49.1 innings pitched this season while giving up 50 hits during those innings. The Padres are also 4-3 against the over/under in his starts. He is getting 4.3 runs from the team when he takes the mound. The bullpen has an earned run average of 3.98 and they have given up 150 base hits on the year. The bullpen has struck out 154 and walked 60 batters this season while opposing teams hit .239 against them. San Diego has a team average of 8.88 hits allowed per game and are averaging 8.77 strikeouts per nine innings. With a team earned run average of 4.02, they are 19th in the league.

As a team, San Diego is batting .248, good for 18th in the league while putting together a .254 average away from home. The Padres hold a .375 team slugging percentage and an on-base percentage of .301 which is good for 25th in baseball. With 60 hits, Justin Upton leads the team while his team ranks 14th in hits per game with 8.51.

With a 23-29 overall record, Cincinnati will come into this game 13-11 at home. Michael Lorenzen is starting this game 1-1 for the season with an earned run average of 3.06 and a WHIP of 1.36. In his starts, the Reds are 3-2 and he has allowed 25 hits over 32.1 innings pitched this season. The Reds are also 3-2 against the over/under in his starts. He is getting 4.6 runs from the team when he takes the mound. The bullpen has an earned run average of 4.53 and they have given up 132 base hits on the year. The Reds bullpen has struck out 141 batters and walked 67 this season while opposing teams have hit .238 against them. Cincinnati has a team average of 8.4 hits per game and are averaging 7.23 strikeouts per nine innings. With a team earned run average of 4.22, they are 24th in the league.

As a team, they are batting .240, good for 25th in the league while putting together a .240 average at Safeco Field. The Reds hold a .394 team slugging percentage and an on-base percentage of .313 which is good for 16th in baseball. With 56 hits, Brandon Phillips leads the team while his team ranks 25th in hits per game with 8.04.

San Diego has a team fielding percentage of .983 after having committed 34 errors with 514 assists and 1,477 put outs for the season. Over the course of this season, the Reds have accumlated 25 errors while having 534 assists and 1,382 put outs leading to a .987 fielding percentage.

San Diego Padres Betting Trends

The San Diego Padres are 33-20 against the over/under so far this season

The San Diego Padres are 26-29 against the run line so far this season

Cincinnati Reds Betting Trends

The Cincinnati Reds are 26-22 against the over/under so far this season

The Cincinnati Reds are 24-28 against the run line so far this season

Injuries to Watch

San Diego Padres

05/20/15 CF Wil Myers Wrist Injury is on the 15 day disabled list (5/11)
05/06/15 P Brandon Morrow Shoulder Injury is on the 15 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 CF Melvin Upton Jr. Foot Injury is on the 15 day disabled list (3/27)
04/04/15 C Tim Federowicz Knee Injury is on the 60 day disabled list (3/26)

Cincinnati Reds

06/03/15 RF Marlon Byrd Wrist Injury is on the 15 day disabled list (6/3)
05/25/15 C Devin Mesoraco Hip Injury is on the 15 day disabled list (5/23)
04/28/15 P Homer Bailey Elbow Injury is on the 60 day disabled list (4/26); out for season
04/04/15 CF Jason Bourgeois Shoulder Injury is on the 60 day disabled list (4/5)
04/04/15 P Sean Marshall Shoulder Injury is on the 60 day disabled list (4/5)

Tony's Pick: Take the Padres

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