Giants at Padres 7/30/18 - MLB Picks & Predictions

On Monday, the San Francisco Giants travel to southern California to open a short two-game series on the road against the San Diego Padres. The Giants were beaten by Milwaukee on Saturday 7-1 and have now lost four straight and are in jeopardy of being swept on Sunday by the Brewers before meeting the Padres Monday.

San Diego has lost four straight as well after falling to the Arizona Diamondbacks on Saturday 9-4. The Padres could be swept on Sunday if they lose to Arizona. In Saturday’s loss, San Diego rallied in the third to tie the score, but the Padres bullpen could not hold the lead again. Luis Perdomo was placed on the disabled list by San Diego for a sore shoulder and will not pitch in this series. Brandon Crawford leads San Francisco with a .283 batting average and has a team high in hits with 102. Brandon Belt leads the team in home runs with 14 and RBIs with 43, but injured his knee and will not play until at least the weekend. San Francisco has a team batting average of .249 while opposing hitters are averaging the same .252 at the plate against Giants pitching. On Monday, the Giants will send Derek Holland to the mound. The left-hander this season is 5-8 with an ERA of 3.92, 109 Ks and 39 BBs.

Jose Pirela leads the Padres with a .259 batting average. Eric Hosmer has a team high 99 hits. Christian Villanueva is the team leader in home runs with 19 and RBIs with 43. San Diego has a team batting average of .232 while opposing hitters are averaging .256 at the plate against Padres pitching. On Monday, the Padres will send Eric Lauer to the mound. The lefthander this season is 5-7 with an ERA of 5.29, 72 Ks and 35 BBs.