Giants at Padres 3/30/19 - MLB Picks & Predictions

Last Updated: 08/07/2019 at 7:40 AM ET

The San Francisco Giants will play the third game of a four-game opening series on the road Saturday against the San Diego Padres. The Giants lost to the Padres on opening day Thursday 2-0. Madison Bumgarner pitched well for the Giants, but did not receive any help from his teammates in run production. The southpaw posted nine strikeouts while allowing five hits and two runs over seven innings.

The Padres Manny Machado era began with a win, but not thanks to the slugger who went hitless. The offense came off the bat of Wil Myers in the form of a solo home run that was measured at 456 feet in the third off Bumgarner and an RBI single during the sixth. Rookie Fernando Tatis Jr. singled twice in his debut in the big leagues.
Evan Longoria leads the Giants with a .500 batting average. However, the offensive stats are few and far between as the Giants failed to push across a run on opening day and managed just five hits. The Giants are averaging .167 at the plate, while opponents are averaging .222. On Saturday, the Giants will send Dereck Rodriguez to the mound. Last season as a rookie, Rodriguez was 6-4 with an ERA of 2.81, 89 Ks and 36 BBs.

Wil Myers is leading San Diego with a 1.000 batting average after two hits and one walk on opening day. Myers is the home run leader with one and RBI leader with two. San Diego is averaging .222 at the plate, while opponents are averaging .167. On Saturday, the Padres will send Nick Margevicius to the mound. The lefthander will be making his MLB debut on the mound.

Last season Dereck Rodriguez, the son of Hall of Famer Ivan “Pudge” Rodriguez pitched very well as a rookie last season and will shut the Padres bats down on Saturday. The Padres have won just 3 of the last 13 played on Saturday and just 9 of the last 19 at home versus a right-handed starter. Final Score Prediction, San Francisco Giants win 4-2.

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