Tuesday, June 23, 2015

AT&T Park

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Probable Pitchers: Odrisamer Despaigne (3-5) vs. Madison Bumgarner (7-4)

The San Diego Padres visit AT&T Park on Tuesday to play the San Francisco Giants. The Padres send Odrisamer Despaigne to the mound to face Madison Bumgarner of the Giants. The opening line for this matchup has San Diego at +193 and San Francisco at -209. The over/under was set at 6.5. The Padres have a 44-26 over/under record and a 35-37 run line mark, meaning they cover 49% of the time. The Giants are 38-33 against the run line and have a 34-32 over/under record. They cover the spread 54% of the time.

The Padres head into this matchup with a 34-38 record, including 18-19 on the road. Odrisamer Despaigne has an earned run average of 4.92 and is 3-5 so far on the season while having a 1.30 WHIP. He's pitched 67.2 innings thus far while surrendering 74 hits over that time and when he starts, the Padres are 4-6. Against the over/under, the Padres are 6-4 in his starts. He is getting 3.5 runs from the team when he takes the mound. The bullpen has given up 201 hits on the season and have a earned run average of 3.96. Opposing teams are hitting .242 against the Padres bullpen while walking 82 times and striking out 195 times. San Diego is averaging 8.35 strikeouts per game while getting 8.97 hits per nine innings as a team. They rank 24th in baseball in team earned run average at 4.11.

As a team, San Diego is batting .243, good for 23rd in the league while putting together a .244 average away from home. The Padres on-base percentage sits at .298, which puts them at 26th in the league and they have a team slugging percentage of .375. Justin Upton leads the team in hits with 70 while the team ranks 20th in baseball with 8.36 hits per game.

With a 17-18 home record, San Francisco will hope to improve on their 38-33 overall mark. Madison Bumgarner is starting this game 7-4 for the season with an earned run average of 3.09 and a WHIP of 1.07. He's pitched 93.1 innings thus far while surrendering 83 hits over that time in which the Giants are 8-6. Against the over/under, the Giants are 8-6 when he starts. He is getting 3.9 runs from the team when he takes the mound. The bullpen has given up 191 hits on the season and have a team earned run average of 3.29. Opposing teams are hitting .234 against the Giants bullpen while walking 67 times and striking out 180 times. San Francisco is averaging 7.13 strikeouts per game while getting 8.51 hits per nine innings as a team. They rank 10th in the league in team earned run average at 3.75.

As a team, they are batting .268, good for 5th in the league while putting together a .249 average at Safeco Field. The Giants on-base percentage sits at .329, which puts them at 5th in the league and they have a team slugging percentage of .398. Norichika Aoki leads the team in hits with 83 while the team ranks 3rd in baseball with 9.24 hits a game.

In terms of team defense, the Padres have a fielding percentage of .984 with 44 total errors, 703 assists and 1,939 put outs. The Giants have committed 38 errors on the season with 757 assists and 1,901 put outs leading to a team fielding percentage of .986 on the year.

San Diego Padres Betting Trends

The San Diego Padres are 44-26 against the over/under so far this season

The San Diego Padres are 35-37 against the run line so far this season

San Francisco Giants Betting Trends

The San Francisco Giants are 34-32 against the over/under so far this season

The San Francisco Giants are 38-33 against the run line so far this season

Injuries to Watch

San Diego Padres

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 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 C Tim Federowicz Knee Injury is on the 60 day disabled list (3/26)

San Francisco Giants

06/22/15 LF Norichika Aoki Leg "?" Tuesday vs. San Diego Padres
06/18/15 2B Marco Scutaro Back Injury is on the 60 day disabled list (6/17); out for season
06/12/15 RF Hunter Pence Wrist Injury is on the 15 day disabled list (6/3)
06/06/15 P Jean Machi Groin Injury is on the 15 day disabled list (6/5)
04/18/15 P Jake Peavy Back Injury is on the 15 day disabled list (4/18)
04/08/15 P Matt Cain Elbow Injury is on the 15 day disabled list (4/4)

Guy's Pick: Take the Padres

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