Padres at Marlins 7/17/19 - MLB Picks & Predictions

On Wednesday, the San Diego Padres play the second game of a three-game series on the road against the Miami Marlins. The Padres were off Monday and lost to the Atlanta Braves Sunday 4-1. The Padres were swept at home in the three-game series by the Braves. San Diego is in fourth place in the National League West 16 ½ games behind the first place Los Angeles Dodgers.

Miami was off Monday and lost its second straight on Sunday when falling to the New York Mets 6-2. Marlins starter Sandy Alcantara fell to 4-9 on the season after pitching six innings and allowing four runs on nine hits. Garrett Cooper homered for the Marlins in the ninth inning. Eric Hosmer is leading San Diego with a .283 batting average, in RBIs with 63 and in hits with 103. Hunter Renfroe leads in home runs with 27. San Diego is averaging .242 at the plate while opposing hitters are averaging .252. On Wednesday, the Padres will send Chris Paddack to the mound. The right-hander is 5-4 with an ERA of 2.84, 87 Ks and 18 BBs.

Miguel Rojas leads the Marlins with a .293 batting average and in hits with 93. Brian Anderson leads in home runs with 12 and RBIs with 40. Miami has a batting average of .241 while opposing hitters are averaging .243. On Wednesday, the Marlins will send Trevor Richards to the mound. The right-hander is 3-10 with an ERA of 4.18, 88 Ks and 45 BBs.