San Diego Padres Prop Bets - Thursday 9/5/2024

The San Diego Padres (79-61) play the Final game of a three-game series at home on Thursday against the Detroit Tigers. San Diego opened its series at home versus Detroit with a 3-0 victory on Tuesday. San Diego has won 2 straight and 3 of the last 4. The Padres trail the front-running Los Angeles Dodgers in the National League West by 5 ½ games and currently are first in the National League Wild Card race. Step up to the plate with our MLB picks.

Jackson Merrill - Total Bases Over 1.5 (-105)

Jackson Merrill is leading the San Diego Padres in total bases with 237, which consists of 140 hits - 91 singles, 22 doubles, 6 triples and 21 home runs. Merrill has had at least 2 total bases in 4 of San Diego's last 5 games and 10 of the Padres last 15 games. We are confident Merrill will have at least 2 total bases on Thursday against Detroit pitching.

Martin Perez - Strikeouts Over 4.5 (-105)

San Diego will have Martin Perez on the mound Thursday against Detroit. This season the left-hander is 4-5 with an ERA of 4.71 and 91 strikeouts. San Diego has won each of Perez's last 8 starts. Perez has had at least 5 strikeouts in 3 of his last 6 starts and in 4 of his last 9 starts. We are confident that against the Detroit Tigers on Thursday the left-hander will have at least 5 strikeouts.