Padres at Giants 9/25/18 - MLB Picks & Predictions
The San Diego Padres play the second game of a three-game series on the road Tuesday against the San Francisco Giants. The Padres were routed in Sunday by the Los Angeles Dodgers 14-0. Starter Joey Lucchesi allowed seven hits and a career high seven runs in just 3 2/3 innings of work. The southpaw had six strikeouts and two walks.
Brandon Crawford leads the Giants with a .256 batting average and has a team high in hits with 132. 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 .248 at the plate against Giants pitching. On Tuesday, the Giants will send Chris Stratton to the mound. The right-hander this season is 10-10 with an ERA of 4.88, 106 Ks and 47 BBs.
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San Diego has lost 6 of its last 7 against the Giants and 44 of the last 67 played in San Francisco. San Diego has lost 4 of Erlin’s last 5 starts and 11 of the lefthander’s last 15 starts versus NL West teams. Overall, the Padres have lost 41 of the last 59 versus NL West teams. Final Score Prediction, San Francisco Giants win in low scoring under game 4-2.