Marlins at Padres 5/31/18 - MLB Picks & Predictions

On Thursday, the Miami Marlins conclude a four-game series on the road against the San Diego Padres.

The two teams have split the first two games with Miami winning Monday 7-2 and the Padres returning the favor on Tuesday 9-5. In Tuesday’s game, Franmil Reyes smacked a two-run homer putting the Padres ahead and San Diego’s bullpen shut down the Marlins to preserve the lead. Eric Hosmer led the Padres with three hits. Craig Stammen raised his record to 3-0 as he relieved Padres starter Tyson Ross. J.T. Riddle hit an inside-the-park home run for Miami in the loss. Starlin Castro leads Miami with a .291 batting average and team high 61 hits. Justin Bour leads the team in home runs with 10 and RBIs with 24. Miami has a team batting average of .234 while opposing hitters are averaging .253 at the plate against Marlins pitching. On Thursday, the Marlins will send Wei-Yin Chen to the mound. The left-hander this season is 1-2 with an ERA of 5.22, 20 Ks and 14 BBs.

Jose Pirela leads the Padres with a .273 batting average and team high 59 hits. Christian Villanueva leads the team in home runs with 14 and RBIs with 33. San Diego has a team batting average of .228, while opposing hitters are averaging .258 at the plate against Padres pitching. On Thursday, the Padres will send Jordan Lyle to the mound. The right-hander this season is 1-1 with an ER of 3.83, 40 Ks and 15 BBs.