San Diego Padres at Miami Marlins 7/22/21 - MLB Picks & Predictions

In Thursday night MLB action, the San Diego Padres will travel to loanDepot Park to battle the Miami Marlins. The Padres (56-42) have split their previous ten games and trail San Francisco by five full games for the NL West Division lead. On Wednesday, San Diego SS Fernando Tais Jr. crushed his 29th home run of the season during a 3-2 road victory against Atlanta.

2018 AL Cy Young Award winner Blake Snell (3-3 5.21 ERA) will get the nod for the Padres in this matchup. Control has been a major issue for Snell, who has walked 48 batters through 74 plus innings.

The Miami Marlins are a game above .500 at home and sitting in last place in the NL East Division standings. Last night, pinch-hitter Jorge Alfaro delivered an RBI double in the tenth inning to lift Miami to a 3-1 road victory against Washington. SP Nick Neidert allowed one run in five innings and did not factor in the decision for the Marlins (41-55).

Miami manager Don Mattingly has yet to name a starting pitcher for Thursday’s game. The Marlins currently rank 8th in the majors with a 3.61 team ERA and have logged 35 quality starts.