San Francisco Giants at San Diego Padres 5/1/21 - MLB Picks & Predictions
Last Updated: 04/30/2021 at 10:41 PM ET
The San Fransisco Giants visit Petco Park Saturday night to take on the San Diego Padres. The Giants are 16-9 on the year after taking 2 out of 3 from the Colorado Rockies. The Giants rank 17th in the MLB with 4.16 runs on 7.40 hits per game. Buster Posey leads the Giants with 20 hits on the year, while boasting a team high 5 homers on the season. Evan Longoria leads the team with 12 RBI's.
Anthony DeScalafani (2-0 1.50 ERA) will get the ball Saturday night for the Giants . DeScalafani has allowed 5 runs on 22 hits in 30 innings of work over the first 5 starts of the season. The Giants are the top defensive team in the MLB allowing 3.2 runs on the 2nd best 6.68 hits per game.
The San Diego Padres come into Saturday night 14-12 on the year after winning 3 of the last 5 games played. San Diego is still getting accustomed to the new year as the offense has struggled ranking 19th in the MLB averaging 4.09 runs per game. Eric Hosmer lead the way for the Padres with a .299 batting average, while leading the team with 16 RBI's on the year. Fernando Tatis Jr leads the team with 7 homers.
The Padres are a top 3 defensive team in the MLB allowing 3.54 runs on 6.92 hits per game. Blake Snell (0-0 3.92 ERA ) will get the ball for the Padres Saturday night at home. Snell has given up 9 runs on 18 hits in 20.2 innings pitched across 5 starts this year, but due to lack of run support is yet to pick up a win .
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This game should be a pitchers dual as Snell has been good on the year and DeScalafani has been outstanding and should control the struggling Padres. Both teams are playing well but the Giants have the better offense as well as the better pitching staff and this is too much juice to pass. The Giants are on top of their game chasing the Dodgers for the top spot in the NL West and will win the opening game of this series. Final Score Prediction, San Fransisco Giants win 6-4.