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Pittsburgh Pirates (18-25) vs. San Diego Padres (28-16) May 28, 2022 10:10 PM EDTThe Line: San Diego Padres -240 / Pittsburgh Pirates +199; Plus / Minus: +7 (Click here to see the latest betting odds)
The Pittsburgh Pirates and San Diego Padres meet Saturday in MLB action at Petco Park. The Pittsburgh Pirates need a win after losing 7 of their last 10 games. The San Diego Padres are looking for a win after winning 8 of their last 11 games.
The Pittsburgh Pirates have scored 14 runs in their last 3 games and 3 or so in 7 of their last 10 games. The Pirates have lost 5 of their last 7 games by scoring 3 runs or less. Ke’Bryan Hayes leads the Pirates with 40 hits and 12 hits, while Ben Gamel and Bryan Reynolds have combined with 68 hits and 26 hits. JT Brubaker gets the ball and makes it 0-4 with 4.64 and 47 strikeouts this season. Brubaker is 0-0 with a 4.50 ERA and 11 strikeouts in his career against the Padres.
The San Diego Padres have scored 6 runs in their last 3 games and 3 or fewer in 7 of their last 10 games. The Padres have split their last 8 games by scoring 3 or fewer runs. Manny Machado leads the Padres with 60 hits and 27 hits, while Eric Hosmer and Jake Cronenworth have combined 88 hits and 43 hits. Joe Musgrove gets the ball and makes it 5-0 with 1.90 and 51 strikeouts this season. Musgrove has 1-2 with an effectiveness of 4.20 and 16 strikeouts in his career against the Pirates.
The Pirates are 21-55 in their last 76 road games and 2-5 in their last 7 overall. The Padres are 14-6 in their last 20 games as favorites and 6-2 in their last 8 overall. The bottom is 7-2-3 in the last 12 Pirates overall. The bottom is 3-0-1 in the last 4 of the Padres overall. The Pirates are 1-4 in the last 5 games.
JT Brubaker has been respectable this season, but it probably doesn’t matter if you consider that the Pirates have scored 3 or fewer runs in 6 of their 9 starts. Joe Musgrove has been one of the best pitchers in baseball for 52 innings, allowing 40 hits and 11 runs won. Musgrove has an effectiveness of 1.80 and an average allowed baptism of 0.183 at home. It’s hard not to like the San Diego Padres here and side with the RL to lower the expensive ML price.
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San Diego Pares -1.5