Athletics at Padres 6/20/18 - MLB Picks & Predictions

On Wednesday, the Oakland Athletics play the second game of their interleague series on the road against the San Diego Padres.

The A’s were off on Monday, but the A’s won for the second straight time Sunday, defeating the Los Angeles Angels 6-5. Oakland’s Jonathan Lucroy drove in the winning run with a single in the 11th inning capping an Athletics comeback.

San Diego lost Sunday 4-1 marking a second straight loss and third in its last four, which were all against Atlanta. The Padres did not have a hit through the first six innings against Braves starter Julio Teheran. On Saturday, San Diego lost 1-0 and was scoreless for 16 straight innings until the eighth inning of Sunday’s loss. Jed Lowrie leads the Athletics with a .284 batting average and team high 79 hits. Khris Davis leads Oakland in home runs with 20 and RBIs with 49. Oakland has a team batting average of .239 while opposing hitters are averaging .245 at the plate against Athletics pitching. On Wednesday, the A’s will send Frankie Montas to the mound. The right-hander this season is 3-1 with an ERA of 2.67, 15 Ks and 7 BBs.

Eric Hosmer leads San Diego with a .284 batting average and team high 76 hits. Christian Villanueva leads the Padres 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 Wednesday, the Padres will send Tyson Ross to the mound. The right-hander on the season is 5-4 with an ERA of 3.51, 82 Ks and 29 BBs.