Pirates vs Padres Picks and Prediction – 6/1/2025

The Pittsburgh Pirates stay on the road Sunday out West with another game in San Diego against the Padres. Pittsburgh has 21 wins 37 losses this season having lost three of the last five including Game 1 of this set. Offensively Pittsburgh has been horrendous this season with a .226 batting average the Pirates have scored just 185 runs on 435 hits this reason. The Pittsburgh pitching has been shaky this year with a 3.98 team ERA through 58 games played. Stay up to date with our MLB Picks.

Andrew McCutchen leads the Pittsburgh offense this season with a.259 batting average. Bryan Reynolds has a .28 batting average and leads Pittsburgh with 50 hits and 32 RBI's on the year. Oneil Cruz has a .225 batting average to go along with a team leading twelve home runs through 50 games played.

The San Diego Padres stay on their home field Sunday with 32 wins 23 losses this season having won for the last five after the win in Game 1 of this set. Offensive San Diego has been solid all season with a .251 batting average the Padres score 236 runs on 460 hits. The Padres pitching has helped the team as well with a 3.58 team ERA this season through 55 games played.

Manny Machado is the offensive leader this season for San Diego with a .314 batting average and 64 hits on the season. Fernando Tatis Jr has a .269 batting average and leads San Diego with 13 home runs through 54 games played. Gavin Sheets has a .270 batting average to go along with eleven home runs and a team hired 34 RBIs this season. Jake Cronenworth has a .253 batting average for San Diego this season but has played just 31 times this year.

The pitching matchup in this game is similar but the offenses do not compete. San Diego is much better offensively as the Pirates struggle to score runs every game. Look for San Diego to do the work Sunday at home leading to the win. Final Score Prediction, San Diego Padres win 6-2.