Athletics at Padres 6/19/18 - MLB Picks & Predictions
On Tuesday, the Oakland Athletics open an interleague series on the road against the San Diego Padres.
The A’s won for the second straight time on Sunday, defeating the Los Angeles Angels 6-5. Oakland catcher Jonathan Lucroy drove in the winning run with a single during the 11th inning capping an Oakland comeback.
Eric Hosmer leads the Padres with a .284 batting average and team high 76 hits. Christian Villanueva leads the team in home runs with 15 and RBIs with 36. San Diego has a team batting average of .234 while opposing hitters are averaging .252 at the plate against Padres pitching. On Tuesday, the Padres will send Eric Lauer to the mound. The left-hander this season is 3-4 with an ERA of 6.20, 40 Ks and 24 BBs.
Betting Trends for vs
Oakland has dominated this matchup of late winning 8 of the last 12 meetings and 5 of the last 6 played in San Diego. A's pitching staff is on different level than the Padres and it's key in opening game of series on Tuesday night. Final Score Prediction, Oakland Athletics win 7-3.