Wednesday, August 26, 2015

Nationals Park

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Probable Pitchers: Tyson Ross (8-9) vs. Max Scherzer (11-10)

The San Diego Padres take on the Washington Nationals on Wednesday at Nationals Park. The probable starters are Tyson Ross for the Padres and Max Scherzer for the Nationals. The opening line for this matchup has San Diego at +181 and Washington at -191. The over/under was set at 6.5. The Padres have a 71-49 over/under record and a 63-61 run line mark, meaning they cover 51% of the time. The Nationals are 53-70 against the run line and have a 64-54 over/under record. They cover the spread 43% of the time.

The Padres show up with a 61-63 record, including 30-33 on the road. Tyson Ross has an earned run average of 3.32 and is 8-9 so far on the season while having a 1.38 WHIP. He's pitched 151.2 innings thus far while surrendering 140 hits over that time and when he starts, the Padres are 14-12. Against the over/under, the Padres are 14-11 in his starts. He is getting 4.3 runs from the team when he takes the mound. The bullpen has given up 338 hits on the season and have an earned run average of 3.82. Teams are hitting .234 against the bullpen while being struck out 361 times and walking 125 times this season. As a team, San Diego has allowed 8.53 hits per nine innings while striking out 8.36 batters per nine. They are 17th in the league in team earned run average at 3.91.

As a team, San Diego is batting .244, good for 25th in the league while putting together a .245 average away from home. The Padres on-base percentage sits at .300, which puts them at 30th in the league and they have a team slugging percentage of .383. They rank 25th in baseball with 8.29 hits per game and Matt Kemp leads the team with 127.

Washington is 33-24 at home while holding a 62-61 overall record on the season. Max Scherzer is starting this game 11-10 for the season with an earned run average of 2.79 and a WHIP of 0.93. He's pitched 171 innings thus far while surrendering 133 hits over that time in which the Nationals are 13-12. Against the over/under, the Nationals are 9-15 when he starts. He is getting 3.4 runs from the team when he takes the mound. The bullpen has given up 332 hits on the season and have a team earned run average of 3.61. Teams are hitting .245 against the Nationals bullpen while being struck out 325 times and walking 106 times this season. As a team, Washington has allowed 8.96 hits per nine innings while striking out 8.2 batters per nine. They are 11th in the league in team earned run average at 3.76.

As a team, they are batting .248, good for 23rd in the league while putting together a .247 average at home. The Nationals on-base percentage sits at .316, which puts them at 15th in the league and they have a team slugging percentage of .395. They rank 24th in baseball with 8.3 hits per game and Bryce Harper leads the team with 132.

In terms of team defense, the Padres have a fielding percentage of .985 with 71 total errors, 1,228 assists and 3,331 put outs. For the home team, they hold a .984 team fielding percentage while committing 73 errors, accumulating 1149 assists and compiling 3,249 put outs.

San Diego Padres Betting Trends

The San Diego Padres are 71-49 against the over/under so far this season

The San Diego Padres are 63-61 against the run line so far this season

Washington Nationals Betting Trends

The Washington Nationals are 64-54 against the over/under so far this season

The Washington Nationals are 53-70 against the run line so far this season

Injuries to Watch

San Diego Padres

08/15/15 P Brandon Maurer Shoulder Injury is on the 15 day disabled list (8/10)
08/15/15 P Marcos Mateo Neck Injury is on the 15 day disabled list (8/6)
06/16/15 CF Wil Myers Wrist Injury is on the 60 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)

Washington Nationals

08/25/15 CF Denard Span Back Injury is on the 15 day disabled list (7/6), expected to be activated Tuesday vs. San Diego Padres
08/23/15 3B Yunel Escobar Neck "?" Tuesday vs. San Diego Padres
08/21/15 1B Tyler Moore Ankle Injury is on the 15 day disabled list (8/19)
08/10/15 P Aaron Barrett Elbow Injury is on the 60 day disabled list (8/9)
08/08/15 2B Dan Uggla Back Injury is on the 15 day disabled list (8/8)
04/30/15 LF Reed Johnson Calf Injury is on the 60 day disabled list (4/29)
04/15/15 P Craig Stammen Forearm Injury is on the 60 day disabled list (4/14)
04/06/15 LF Nate McLouth Shoulder Injury is on the 60 day disabled list (3/27)

Josh's Pick: Take the Padres

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