Friday, September 11, 2015

AT&T Park

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Probable Pitchers: Andrew Cashner (5-14) vs. Jake Peavy (5-6)

The San Diego Padres visit AT&T Park on Friday to play the San Francisco Giants. Andrew Cashner is the probable starter for the Padres and he'll face Jake Peavy of the Giants. The opening line for this matchup has San Diego at +124 and San Francisco at -134. The over/under was set at 7.5. The Padres, with a 69-71 run line record, cover the spread 49% of the time. They also have a 80-54 over/under record. The Giants have a 65-65 over/under record and a 79-61 run line mark, which means they are covering the spread 56% of the time.

The Padres come into this game with a 67-73 record, and they are 32-37 away from home. Andrew Cashner has a 5-14 record on the season, an earned run average of 4.11 and a 1.39 WHIP. He's pitched 162 innings thus far while surrendering 173 hits over that time and when he starts, the Padres are 10-17. The Padres are also 15-10 against the over/under in his starts. He is getting 3.6 runs from the team when he takes the mound. The bullpen has an earned run average of 3.98 and they have given up 381 base hits on the year. The bullpen has struck out 412 and walked 149 batters this season while opposing teams hit .235 against them. San Diego has a team average of 8.5 hits allowed per game and are averaging 8.47 strikeouts per nine innings. With a team earned run average of 3.96, they are 17th in the league.

As a team, San Diego is batting .247, good for 26th in the league while putting together a .243 average away from home. The Padres hold a .390 team slugging percentage and an on-base percentage of .302 which is good for 30th in baseball. With 141 hits, Matt Kemp leads the team while his team ranks 25th in hits per game with 8.37.

With a 72-68 overall record, San Francisco will come into this game 38-27 at home. Jake Peavy has a record of 5-6 while sporting an earned run average of 4.41 on the year with a 1.26 WHIP. He's pitched 79.2 innings thus far while surrendering 79 hits over that time in which the Giants are 7-7. The Giants are also 7-7 against the over/under in his starts. He is getting 4.5 runs from the team when he takes the mound. The bullpen has an earned run average of 3.08 and they have given up 368 base hits on the year. The Giants bullpen has struck out 358 batters and walked 120 this season while opposing teams have hit .228 against them. San Francisco has a team average of 8.51 hits per game and are averaging 7.3 strikeouts per nine innings. With a team earned run average of 3.72, they are 9th in the league.

As a team, they are batting .267, good for 4th in the league while putting together a .269 average at home. The Giants hold a .405 team slugging percentage and an on-base percentage of .325 which is good for 5th in baseball. With 159 hits, Buster Posey leads the team while his team ranks 5th in hits per game with 9.22.

San Diego has a team fielding percentage of .984 after having committed 83 errors with 1,372 assists and 3,754 put outs for the season. Over the course of this season, the Giants have accumulated 65 errors while having 1,456 assists and 3,733 put outs leading to a .988 fielding percentage.

San Diego Padres Betting Trends

The San Diego Padres are 80-54 against the over/under so far this season

The San Diego Padres are 69-71 against the run line so far this season

San Francisco Giants Betting Trends

The San Francisco Giants are 65-65 against the over/under so far this season

The San Francisco Giants are 79-61 against the run line so far this season

Injuries to Watch

San Diego Padres

09/10/15 LF Justin Upton Rest is not expected to be in the starting lineup Thursday vs. Colorado Rockies
09/09/15 1B Yonder Alonso Back out indefinitely
08/15/15 P Brandon Maurer Shoulder Injury is on the 15 day disabled list (8/10)
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)

San Francisco Giants

09/10/15 C Buster Posey Ankle probable Friday vs. San Diego Padres
09/10/15 2B Joe Panik Back is downgraded to out indefinitely
09/09/15 SS Brandon Crawford Calf out indefinitely
09/09/15 C Hector Sanchez Ankle Injury is on the 60 day disabled list (9/8)
09/07/15 C Andrew Susac Wrist Injury is on the 60 day disabled list (9/6)
09/06/15 RF Norichika Aoki Head out indefinitely
08/28/15 P Matt Cain Elbow Injury is on the 15 day disabled list (8/26)
08/20/15 RF Hunter Pence Oblique Injury is on the 15 day disabled list (8/18)
07/01/15 P Tim Lincecum Hip Injury is on the 60 day disabled list (6/28), out for season
06/18/15 2B Marco Scutaro Back Injury is on the 60 day disabled list (6/17); out for season

Josh's Pick: Take the Giants

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