Major League Baseball on Wednesday night and I will have a Free Pick in the game between the San Diego Padres and the San Francisco Giants, which will be played at AT&T Park in San Francisco. First pitch is scheduled for a 10:15 PM (Eastern) start time and the game will be televised locally.
Betting Odds
Padres +113
Giants -123
Over/ Under: 7 U -120
This is game 2 of a 3 game series between these National League West foes. The Padres shocked the Giants, with Mad Bum on the mound, last night by taking game one 3-2 in 11 innings. The Padres are still not having a good year as they are just 35-38 on the year and in 4th place in the NL West. The Giants are now at 38-34 on the year and just 1 game behind the Dodgers for the division lead. The Padres rank 14th in scoring (4.16 rpg), while on the mound they are 21st in ERA (4.07). San Francisco ranks 20th in scoring (4.04 rpg), while on the mound they are 10th in ERA (3.73).
Trend for this game include: The Padres are 7-3 in their last 10 road games vs. a team with a winning record and 5-1 in Kennedy's last 6 starts when their opponent scores 2 runs or less in their previous game, but just 11-25 the last 36 games in San Francisco. The Giants are 15-3 in their last 18 during game 2 of a series and 17-8 in Vogelsongs last 25 starts as a home favorite of -110 to -150, but just 1-10 in their last 11 home games
Getting the ball for San Diego tonight will be Ian Kennedy, who is 4-5 with a 5.43 ERA on the year so far, while on the road he has gone 2-2 with a 3.77 ERA. Ian has very nice numbers vs the Giants, going 10-4 with a 2.42 ERA in 22 career starts vs them, while at AT&T Park he is 5-3 with a 2.49 ERA in 12 starts.
Toeing the rubber for the Giants tonight will be Ryan Vogelsong, who is 5-5 with a 4.08 ERA as a starter this year, while at home he has gone 1-2 with a 3.03 ERA in 5 starts. Ryan has gone 5-6 with a 5.14 ERA in 20 appearances (11 starts) in his career vs the Padres.
Pick: Going to go with the Giants to bounce back tonight after a tough loss last night. Ryan Vogelsong has pitched well at home this year and while Kennedy has pitched well of late and decent on the road, he is 2-4 with a 6.53 ERA in his night starts this year. The Giants are the better team here and they have done great in 2nd games of a series of late. I look for that to continue here.
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