Padres at Giants 9/24/18 - MLB Picks & Predictions

By: Admin |

Last Updated: 08/07/2019 at 7:35 AM ET

On Monday, the San Diego Padres open a three-game series on the road against the San Francisco Giants. The Padres were beaten by the Los Angeles Dodgers on Saturday 7-2. Hunter Renfroe hit his team leading 25th home run for the Padres in the loss. Manuel Margot ripped an RBI single in the ninth for the Padres other run.

San Francisco lost its third straight game on Saturday falling to the St. Louis Cardinals 5-4. Aramis Garcia led the Giants in the loss with four hits. Joe Panik drove in one run on three hits for the Giants. Giants starter Dereck Rodriguez gave up seven hits and four runs in six innings.
Eric Hosmer leads San Diego with a .249 batting average and a team high in hits with 147. Freddy Galvis leads in RBIs with 66. Hunter Renfroe is the team leader in home runs with 25. San Diego has a team batting average of .235 while opposing hitters are averaging .257 at the plate against Padres pitching. On Monday, the Padres will send Bryan Mitchell to the mound. The right-hander this season is 1-4 with an ERA of 6.16, 31 Ks and 40 BBs.

Brandon Crawford leads the Giants with a .256 batting average and has a team high in hits with 131. Evan Longoria leads the team in home runs with 16 and RBIs with 53. San Francisco has a team batting average of .241 while opposing hitters are averaging .247 at the plate against Giants pitching. On Monday, the Giants will send Derek Holland to the mound. The lefthander this season is 7-8 with an ERA of 3.57, 165 Ks and 63 BBs.

San Diego has lost 6 of the last 7 against San Francisco and 45 of the last 67 played at AT&T Park. San Diego has won just 4 of its last 10 against teams with losing records. The Giants are 41-34 at home, while the Padres are just 33-44 on the road. Final Score Prediction, San Francisco Giants win 6-5.

Download the Picks and Parlays Mobile App

Get A free VIP Pick Daily!