<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #333333;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px;    font-size: 18px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: #333333;    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px;    font-size: 16px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: #0000FF;    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 16px;    text-decoration: none;}ul {    color: #333333;    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 16px;}ol {    color: #333333;    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: #333333;    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    padding: 0px 0px 0px 15px;    font-size: 16px;    border-left: 2px solid black;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: #333333;    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 12px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;    background-color: #EFEFEF;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article><header><figure><img src="https://clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/09/Padres-Manny-Machado-Fernando-Tatis-Jr.-Tatis-Jr.-Machado.jpeg"></figure><h1>Padres star Fernando Tatis Jr. reacts to dugout blowup with Manny Machado</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2021-09-22T05:42:39-07:00">September 22nd, 5:42am</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2021-09-22T05:42:39-07:00">September 22nd, 5:42am</time><address><a>Mitchell Widmeier</a>Mitch is a play-by-play broadcaster and writer in Minneapolis who enjoys every aspect of sports, whether it's announcing, writing, or watching. He started his career as Sports Director of a two-cluster station in Minnesota where he had his own sports talk show. He has since branched out into all aspects of sports media.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">MLB</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>After a <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/padres-news-manny-machado-cusses-out-fernando-tatis-jr-in-heated-dugout-moment/">dugout blowup</a> that went viral between San Diego Padres superstars Fernando Tatis Jr. and Manny Machado, both addressed the matter and are ready to move forward.</p><p><a href="https://www.espn.com/mlb/story/_/id/32254114/san-diego-padres-manny-machado-fernando-tatis-jr-say-all-well-dugout-shouting-match">Per ESPN</a>, despite the drama and the media hype around the incident, Tatis Jr. is glad that it happened.</p><blockquote>“It happened, it’s part of baseball, it’s a part this game brings out, especially when good players are trying to win and stuff is not going our way. At the end of the day, I’m glad it happened. I feel like that brings us stronger, when you go inside and talk about it and you analyze it and you just come together.”</blockquote><p>As the Padres continue to float out of the playoff picture in the National League, the tensions finally boiled over. In the fiasco in the dugout, Machado was clearly heard yelling to Tatis Jr. multiple times, “It isn’t about you.” There were of course some expletives tossed in as well.</p><p>The Padres started a crucial series against the San Francisco Giants on Tuesday night and after leading 4-1, they ended up losing 6-5.</p><p>On the other side of this skirmish in the Padres’ dugout was Machado, who also responded to what happened while calling Tatis Jr. his “little brother.”</p><blockquote>“We’re always going to be together no matter what. We’ve got a lot of years here together moving forward. That’s done and said. He’s got to go. We’ve got to go as a team, as well. That’s what we’re going to try to reach in the next 13 days.”</blockquote><p>The Padres are running out of time and need to figure it out fast if they want any shot of even making the wild card game in the NL.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Padres star Fernando Tatis Jr. reacts to dugout blowup with Manny Machado

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #333333;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px;    font-size: 18px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: #333333;    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px;    font-size: 16px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: #0000FF;    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 16px;    text-decoration: none;}ul {    color: #333333;    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 16px;}ol {    color: #333333;    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: #333333;    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    padding: 0px 0px 0px 15px;    font-size: 16px;    border-left: 2px solid black;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: #333333;    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 12px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;    background-color: #EFEFEF;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article><header><figure><img src="https://clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/09/Giants-Padres-prediction-Giants-Padres-odds-Giants-Padres-pick-MLB-odds-Giants-Padres.jpeg"></figure><h1>MLB odds: Giants vs. Padres prediction, odds, pick, and more – 9/21/2021</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2021-09-21T12:27:00-07:00">September 21st, 12:27pm</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2021-09-21T12:27:00-07:00">September 21st, 12:27pm</time><address><a href="https://www.facebook.com/noam.bernstein.5" rel="facebook">Noam Bernstein</a>Noam Bernstein is ClutchPoints' Social Media Manager. Born and raised in Los Angeles, California, Noam graduated from UC Davis with a B.A. in Economics and is now responsible for maintaining CP's many social media accounts. An avid sports fan and Vegas enthusiast, you can find him shooting hoops, watching his hometown Lakers and Dodgers, or cooking up parlays in his free time. "Good teams win, great teams cover."</address><h3 class="op-kicker">Betting</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>The San Francisco Giants head south to start a key NL West series with the <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/sports/mlb/san-diego-padres" rel="noopener">San Diego Padres</a> on Tuesday night. With National League playoff spots and positioning on the line, let’s continue our <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/mlb-odds-mets-vs-nationals-prediction-odds-pick-and-more/" rel="noopener">MLB odds series</a> and make a Giants-Padres prediction and pick.</p><p>San Diego currently stands at 76-73 and is 44-31 at home. If you put $100 on every single Padres game so far this season, you’d be down $2,091 on the moneyline.</p><p>San Francisco currently stands at 97-53 and is 48-27 on the road. If you put $100 on every single Giants game so far this season, you’d be up $3,133 on the moneyline.</p><p>Here’s how <a href="https://www.betonline.ag/sportsbook/baseball/mlb" rel="noopener">sportsbooks</a> have set the Giants-Padres odds.</p><h2><b>MLB Odds: Giants</b><b>-Padres </b><b>Odds</b></h2><p><i><b>*Watch MLB games LIVE with <a href="https://www.fubo.tv/lp/mlb/?irad=377812&amp;irmp=492408" rel="noopener">fuboTV (click for free trial)</a>*</b></i></p><p>San Francisco Giants ML (-105)</p><p>San Diego Padres ML (-115)</p><p>Over 7.5 Runs (-105)</p><p>Under 7.5 Runs (-115)</p><h2><b>Why The Giants Could Win This Game</b></h2><p>With their lead in the NL West down to one game over the Dodgers, this is as much a must win for the Giants as it is for the Padres. San Francisco will send one of their best arms to the mound in Kevin Gausman looking to extend their division lead.</p><p>Gausman holds an impressive ERA of 2.78 through 30 starts with the Giants this season. San Francisco has gone 19-11 when the righty takes the mound.</p><p>Gausman’s biggest strength this season has been his ability to rack up strikeouts. Over 175 innings, he’s struck out a whopping 208 batters. He’s struck out at least six in 21 of 30 appearances. Gausman has already shown he’s capable of making the usually conservative Padres swing and miss.</p><p>In 24 innings against San Diego over four starts this year, he’s K’d 25 batters. More importantly, the Giants have won three of those four matchups, and Gausman has allowed less than one earned run over six plus innings in the wins.</p><p>The Giants bats don’t have an opposing pitcher to prepare against, but we can judge from the odds listed that it will probably be Joe Musgrove.</p><p>Unlike Gausman, Musgrove has been poor against his opponent tonight. In 16 innings against the Giants, Musgrove has allowed 12 earned runs.</p><p>The Giants have crushed Musgrove with what they do best: the homer and the walk. San Francisco has ambushed Musgrove with five homers over his 16 innings against them, and they have also drawn six walks.</p><p>If Musgrove is the starter, the Giants lineup should be salivating at the chance to get to him for the fourth time this year.</p><h2><b>Why The Padres Could Win This Game</b></h2><p>Considering Joe Musgrove hasn’t pitched in five days and the Padres are in desperate territory, we can assume San Diego will send their best pitcher this year to the mound on Tuesday night.</p><p>Musgrove currently holds a 2.99 ERA and has been the rock of the Padres rotation, making 29 starts this year. Of his 29 starts, Musgrove has gone five or more innings and allowed three or less earned runs in 20 of those contests.</p><p>The hometown boy has shown flashes of brilliance (like when he threw the Padres’ first no-hitter), but his strongest asset has been his ability to keep San Diego in nearly every game he’s pitched, whether he has his best stuff or not.</p><p>Unlike his counterpart tonight, Musgrove has been very good of late. Through August and September, his ERA is 3.10. Gausman, on the other hand, has really struggled.</p><p>The Giants starter has a 4.24 ERA in that same span, and has looked extremely shaky of late. In his last outing against the Padres, Gausman’s pitches looked flat, and he was hammered for eight hits and four earned runs in just five innings.</p><p>On top of this, the San Diego bats have some good history against Gausman. Fernando Tatis Jr. has dominated him, going 5-11 with two home runs this season. Adam Frazier is batting .346 against Gausman in 26 at-bats, and Tommy Pham is 6-12 with three RBI against him.</p><p>When the Padres offense is clicking, it’s a sight to see. They’ve scored 7+ runs in four of their last ten games. However, it is boom or bust, as they’ve scored two or less runs in five of those ten. Considering the way Gausman has been pitching, the odds lean towards this offense breaking out.</p><h2><b>Final Giants-Padres Prediction &amp; Pick</b></h2><p>Before placing a bet, I’d wait until the Padres confirm they are starting Musgrove, just to be safe. However, there is a bet that stands out to me immediately, and that’s the over.</p><p>Gausman has not looked like an ace at all of late, pitching to a 4.34 ERA in his last five starts. Musgrove has gotten shelled by the Giants twice already this year. Even if the Padres don’t start him (which would make little sense considering the position they’re in), a bullpen game should mean more Giants runs either way. Both teams should be able to get in the neighborhood of four runs apiece tonight. Play the over.</p><p><b>FINAL GIANTS-PADRES PREDICTION: OVER 7.5 RUNS (-115)</b></p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

MLB odds: Giants vs. Padres prediction, odds, pick, and more – 9/21/2021

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #333333;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px;    font-size: 18px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: #333333;    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px;    font-size: 16px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: #0000FF;    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 16px;    text-decoration: none;}ul {    color: #333333;    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 16px;}ol {    color: #333333;    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: #333333;    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    padding: 0px 0px 0px 15px;    font-size: 16px;    border-left: 2px solid black;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: #333333;    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 12px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;    background-color: #EFEFEF;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article><header><figure><img src="https://clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/09/Padres-Fernando-Tatis-Jr-Manny-Machado.jpg"></figure><h1>RUMOR: Padres’ Fernando Tatis Jr. drama was brewing for weeks before Manny Machado blowup</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2021-09-20T10:46:33-07:00">September 20th, 10:46am</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2021-09-20T10:47:24-07:00">September 20th, 10:47am</time><address><a>Quinn Allen</a>Quinn Allen is a freelance sports journalist and full-time editor for ClutchPoints. He specializes mainly in soccer, basketball, and baseball. When Quinn isn't producing content for CP, he's writing predictions across the European soccer and NBA world for bettors at Sports Betting Dime, one of the fastest-growing sports betting sites in North America.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">MLB</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>It appears the blowup between San Diego Padres stars Fernando Tatis Jr. and Manny Machado was a long time coming. <a href="https://www.sandiegouniontribune.com/sports/padres/story/2021-09-19/padres-jayce-tingler-aj-preller-manny-machado-fernando-tatis-manager">Per Kevin Acee of The San Diego Tribune</a>, Tatis Jr has been openly showing his displeasure with how badly the Padres have been playing which has left several veterans on the roster irritated.</p><blockquote>“Multiple people inside the organization said the situation with Tatis has been building for weeks, as the 22-year-old has grown increasingly frustrated with the team’s postseason chances slipping away and his being unable to lift the Padres on his shoulders. He was talked to by a veteran player about his brooding on at least one occasion before Saturday.”</blockquote><p>Tatis Jr is undoubtedly the face of the Padres franchise, hitting .285 with 39 homers and 92 RBI’s this season. Machado approached him on Saturday night and got into a heated argument after the youngster struck out and proceeded to argue the call.</p><p>Per Acee’s report, there’s also a feeling that manager Jayce Tingler doesn’t have a loud enough voice to squash these types of situations, which has left many believing they need a new figure in charge.</p><p>The Padres’ playoff aspirations are slowly slipping away. They’re now 3.5 games behind the Cardinals for the final Wild Card spot in the National League and just got swept by St. Louis. San Diego is also just 2-8 in their last 10 games.</p><p>Injuries to several arms on their staff have definitely played a part, but there’s a huge lack of consistency for this team. Unfortunately, it doesn’t get any easier to end the season, <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/sports/mlb/san-diego-padres/schedule">with matchups against the Giants on two occasions, the Braves, and the Dodgers</a>.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

RUMOR: Padres’ Fernando Tatis Jr. drama was brewing for weeks before Manny Machado blowup

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #333333;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px;    font-size: 18px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: #333333;    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px;    font-size: 16px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: #0000FF;    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 16px;    text-decoration: none;}ul {    color: #333333;    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 16px;}ol {    color: #333333;    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: #333333;    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    padding: 0px 0px 0px 15px;    font-size: 16px;    border-left: 2px solid black;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: #333333;    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 12px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;    background-color: #EFEFEF;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article><header><figure><img src="https://clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/09/image_2021-09-19_230921.png"></figure><h1>Manny Machado cusses out Fernando Tatis Jr. in heated Padres dugout moment</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2021-09-19T08:20:58-07:00">September 19th, 8:20am</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2021-09-19T08:20:58-07:00">September 19th, 8:20am</time><address><a href="https://medium.com/@rpsalao">R.P. Salao</a>Check out my best stuff on Medium - medium.com/@rpsalao.I also post quality NBA YouTube content - tinyurl.com/SalaoYouTube.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">MLB</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>Everything’s going wrong at the worst time for the San Diego Padres. They’ve lost seven of their last nine games, including the last two agains the St. Louis Cardinals, the very team they’re chasing in the Wild Card race.</p><p>Tempers flared in the fifth inning of the Padres’ latest loss to the Cards. Fernando Tatis Jr. struck out looking and was furious about the call. In an attempt to take the heat off his star player, manager Jayce Tingler argued with the umpire and was subsequently ejected. The Padres were up 2-0 at that point, eventually blowing the lead late to fall 2-3.</p><p>Manny Machado went at Tatis Jr. at the Padres dugout, hurling expletives to emphasize that he needs to be thinking more about the team and not put them at risk like that.</p><figure class="op-interactive"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en"><a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/padrws?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw" target="_blank">#padrws</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/STLFLY?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw" target="_blank">#STLFLY</a> Oh Damn <a href="https://t.co/OPiopEMukN" target="_blank">pic.twitter.com/OPiopEMukN</a></p><p>— Joe Yancey (@joe_yancey3) <a href="https://twitter.com/joe_yancey3/status/1439396650712289282?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw" target="_blank">September 19, 2021</a></p></blockquote><p></p></figure><p>Neither Tatis nor Machado were available to the media after the game. The ejected Padres manager spoke on their behalf, emphasizing that the veteran third baseman was actually exhibiting good leadership to keep the young Tatis accountable.</p><p><a href="https://theathletic.com/2834147/2021/09/19/manny-machado-fernando-tatis-jr-exchange-words-as-frustrations-boil-over-in-padres-worst-loss-of-the-year/">Via</a> Dennis Lin of The Athletic:</p><blockquote>“I would say Manny’s done a good job with all his leadership throughout the year,” Tingler said, reiterating that he would not get into details. “But I would say Manny being able to share his experience and share his past experiences of coming up in the league is a good thing.</blockquote><p>Manny Machado hasn’t had the best reputation when it comes to leadership and being mature as a player. But his reaction against Fernando Tatis Jr. was breathing fire towards a worthy cause.</p><figure class="op-interactive"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">I know people will take the angle of “Machado is a bad teammate”…but you couldn’t be more wrong here. This was a leadership move. Let’s not forget FTJ is still 22. A phenomenal player, but still a lot to learn. Tatis can’t get tossed in the 5th inning of a game they need to win.</p><p>— Will Middlebrooks (@middlebrooks) <a href="https://twitter.com/middlebrooks/status/1439415833332260867?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw" target="_blank">September 19, 2021</a></p></blockquote><p></p></figure><p>The Padres are in dire straits, with every game possibly being the one that makes or break their playoff chances. Fans can only hope that this flare up <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/padres-news-fernando-tatis-jr-hilariously-forced-by-fans-to-settle-age-old-debate/">makes them stronger</a> towards the final stretch of the MLB season.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Manny Machado cusses out Fernando Tatis Jr. in heated Padres dugout moment

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #333333;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px;    font-size: 18px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: #333333;    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px;    font-size: 16px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: #0000FF;    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 16px;    text-decoration: none;}ul {    color: #333333;    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 16px;}ol {    color: #333333;    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: #333333;    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    padding: 0px 0px 0px 15px;    font-size: 16px;    border-left: 2px solid black;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: #333333;    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 12px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;    background-color: #EFEFEF;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article><header><figure><img src="https://clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/09/mlb-odds-padres-vs-cardinals-prediction-odds-pick-and-more-9-17-2021-write-and-publish-on-9-17.jpeg"></figure><h1>MLB odds: Padres vs. Cardinals prediction, odds, pick, and more – 9/17/2021</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2021-09-17T11:46:45-07:00">September 17th, 11:46am</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2021-09-17T11:46:45-07:00">September 17th, 11:46am</time><address><a>Johnathan Wright</a>Johnathan Wright is a fantasy and betting analyst at ClutchPoints. He is currently pursuing a master's degree in Sports Analytics and also writes for NBC Sports and FanSided. Here you will find optimal DFS lineups along with data-driven game predictions. You can follow him on Twitter for more insight @JwrightOfficial.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">Betting</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>The San Diego Padres will travel to The Show-Me State to battle it out against the St. Louis Cardinals in the first game of their three-game series.  It’s time to continue our <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/betting/" rel="noopener">MLB odds series</a> and make a Padres-Cardinals prediction and pick.</p><p>This series has extreme playoff implications. The Cardinals currently lead the Padres by just a half-game for the final National League Wild Card spot. </p><p>St Louis. is currently on a five-game winning streak and is second place in the National League Centrals with a 76-69 record. Meanwhile, the Padres recently recovered from a five-game skid after closing out their series against the San Francisco Giants with back-to-back wins. Those wins moved them to 76-70 on the year where they currently sit in third place of the National League West. </p><p>Here’s how the <a href="https://www.betonline.ag/sportsbook" rel="noopener">sportsbooks</a> have set the Padres-Cardinals Odds.</p><h2><b>MLB Odds: Padres-Cardinals Odds</b></h2><p><i><b>*Watch MLB games LIVE with <a href="https://www.fubo.tv/lp/mlb/?irad=377812&amp;irmp=492408" rel="noopener">fuboTV (click for free trial)</a>*</b></i></p><p>San Diego Padres +1.5 (-156)</p><p>St. Louis Cardinals -1.5 (+136)</p><p>Over 9 runs (-102)</p><p>Under 9 runs (-118)</p><h2>Why The Padres Could Cover The Spread</h2><p>The Padres are 69-77 against the run line this season. However, when the bookmakers view them as an away underdog, they cover 63.6% of the time.</p><p>San Diego plans to start their newest signing, Vince Velasquez, on the mound. Velasquez was just signed by the Padres earlier this week to a minor league contract to replace Blake Snell, who recently suffered a groin strain and was put on the 10-day injured list.</p><p>Velasquez was previously pitching for the Philadelphia Phillies this season, where he went 3-6 in 17 starts and had an ERA of 5.95. This will be the right-hander’s first game since July 30th, as he was dealing with a blister injury.</p><figure class="op-interactive"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">Getting back to the Padre way. <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/PadresWin?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw" target="_blank">#PadresWin</a> <a href="https://t.co/VMferpiXhR" target="_blank">pic.twitter.com/VMferpiXhR</a></p><p>— San Diego Padres (@Padres) <a href="https://twitter.com/Padres/status/1438650206053044226?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw" target="_blank">September 16, 2021</a></p></blockquote><p></p></figure><p>Offensively, the Padres average 4.54 runs per game and have a mediocre batting average of .241. However, in the Padres’ last two games, they scored a combined 16 runs and tallied a total of 30 hits.</p><p>Individually, Fernando Tatis Jr. has been dominant for the Padres this season. He has the heaviest bat with a team-best 39 home runs (fourth in the MLB) and is the betting favorite to win the National League MVP at just 22-years-old. However, the most consistent at-bat for San Diego is Manny Machado. He leads the team with 141 hits and 93 RBIs.</p><h2>Why The Cardinals Could Cover The Spread</h2><p>The Cardinals are 75-70 against the run line this season. However, as a home favorite, Mike Shildt and his men cover just 40% of the time.</p><p>St. Louis is expected to give one-time All-Star Mile Mikolas his sixth start of the season. The right-hander is 0-2 the year and has a 5.47 ERA. In his last start, he gave up four earned runs and allowed two homers in five innings pitched.</p><figure class="op-interactive"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">Goldenado gone! <a href="https://t.co/wOKABYV3A8" target="_blank">pic.twitter.com/wOKABYV3A8</a></p><p>— St. Louis Cardinals (@Cardinals) <a href="https://twitter.com/Cardinals/status/1438316565888479234?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw" target="_blank">September 16, 2021</a></p></blockquote><p></p></figure><p>Offensively, the Cardinals are one of the lowest-scoring teams in the league averaging 4.20 runs per game. However, during their current five-game winning streak, the Cardinals are averaging 6.6 runs per game and have a .302 batting average.</p><p>Individually, Nolan Arenado has the most power on the team with 32 home runs, but Paul Goldsmith is the key at-bat for the Cardinals. Goldsmith has a team-high .289 batting average and a .495 Slugging percentage. He is currently seventh in the MLB with 158 hits.</p><h2>Final Padres-Cardinals Prediction &amp; Pick</h2><p>The Cardinals are in a groove right now and will be up against a pitcher that was just cut from his old team and signed by the Padres due to an injury. Many pitchers often get rejuvenated after switching teams, but Velasquez hasn’t pitched in over a month and has poor statistics when pitching on the road. Velasquez has a 7.05 ERA, and .265 OBA  in his last nine road starts.</p><p>For those reasons, I am looking to fade the Padres in the first half of the game and expect them to improve as they go deeper into their bullpen.</p><p><b>FINAL PADRES-CARDINALS PREDICTION &amp; PICK: Cardinals -0.5 first five innings  (+105)<br>Player Prop: Vince Velasquez Under 4.5 Strikeout (-155 at <a href="https://sportsbook.draftkings.com/event/180040465?category=odds&amp;subcategory=player-props">Draftkings</a>)</b></p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

MLB odds: Padres vs. Cardinals prediction, odds, pick, and more – 9/17/2021

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It’s the third of a four-game series on Wednesday evening in San Francisco. It’s time to continue our <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/mlb-odds-cardinals-vs-mets-prediction-odds-pick-and-more-9-14-2021/">MLB odds series</a> and make a Padres-Giants prediction and pick.</p><p>While the Giants have won four games in a row, the Padres have lost five consecutive contests. The Giants continue to lead the NL West while the Padres have fallen out of the playoff picture. The Giants are a World Series contender, while the Padres are showing they are everything but that.</p><p>Here’s how the <a href="https://www.betonline.ag/sportsbook/baseball/mlb" rel="noopener">bookmakers</a> have set the lines for Wednesday’s game.</p><h2><b>MLB Odds: Padres-Giants Odds</b></h2><p><i><b>*Watch MLB games LIVE with <a href="https://www.fubo.tv/lp/mlb/?irad=377812&amp;irmp=492408" rel="noopener">fuboTV (click for free trial)</a>*</b></i></p><p>San Diego Padres (-112)</p><p>San Francisco Giants (+102)</p><p>Over 8 1/2 runs (-105)</p><p>Under 8 1/2 runs (-115)</p><h2><b>Why The Padres Could Win</b></h2><p>Since July 29, Joe Musgrove has been one of baseball’s best pitchers, aside from a couple of rough starts. In this eight-start span, he has posted a 2.50 ERA. However, this includes one bad start in Arizona in which Musgrove allowed six earned runs. But he has also had five starts in this span allowing one run or less. On August 27 in Anaheim, Musgrove tossed a nine-inning, complete-game shutout, allowing just three hits and striking out nine batters. If anyone is going to will the Padres out of their slump, it’s Musgrove, who has been the Padres best pitcher all season. This is really a must-win game for San Diego, who now finds themselves on the outside looking in of the NL Wild Card race. Look for Musgrove to dominate based on his recent success,  even though his starts against the Giants at the beginning of this season were far from ideal.</p><h2><b>Why The Giants Could Win</b></h2><p>Simply put, the Giants are the hottest team in baseball right now, winners of nine consecutive games. They lead the NL West over the Dodgers (who have the league’s second-best record) by 2 1/2 games, and they just clinched a playoff berth already this week. This matchup may seem to go against the Giants as they have pitcher Dominic Leone starting in an opener role. Leone should be expected to pitch just an inning or two before the bullpen takes over. But even in short relief and short starts, Leone has been dominant all season. He has posted a 1.41 ERA in 44 2/3 innings this season, including a two-inning start versus the Padres on Monday in which he allowed just one hit and zero runs. The Giants pitching staff and bullpen has been incredible all year, so look for both a shutout outing by Leone, as well as a spectacular performance by the bullpen. With a Giants offense that has been among MLB’s best all season, this game should easily go the Giants way.</p><h2><b>Final Padres-Giants Prediction &amp; Pick</b></h2><p>I’m very, very surprised that the Giants are underdogs in this game. I was going to pick them anyway as favorites, so now as underdogs, they are one of the easiest bets I’ve made all season. The Giants offense will get to Musgrove, but even if it’s only a few runs, the Padres have looked flat lately and won’t be able to put up runs against Leone and the Giants bullpen. The Giants win this game, 4-1, as they extend their winning streak to ten games and push the Padres further out of the NL playoff race.</p><p><b>FINAL PICK: Giants moneyline (+102)</b></p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

MLB odds: Padres vs. Giants prediction, odds, pick, and more – 9/15/2021

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Born and raised in Los Angeles, California, Noam graduated from UC Davis with a B.A. in Economics and is now responsible for maintaining CP's many social media accounts. An avid sports fan and Vegas enthusiast, you can find him shooting hoops, watching his hometown Lakers and Dodgers, or cooking up parlays in his free time. "Good teams win, great teams cover."</address><h3 class="op-kicker">Betting</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>The San Francisco Giants look to continue their eight-game winning streak on Tuesday night as they continue their series against the <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/sports/mlb/san-diego-padres" rel="noopener">San Diego Padres</a>. It’s time to continue our <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/mlb-odds-mets-vs-nationals-prediction-odds-pick-and-more/" rel="noopener">MLB odds series</a> and make a Padres-Giants prediction and pick.</p><p>San Francisco currently stands at 94-50 and is 46-23 at home. If you put $100 on every single Giants game so far this season, you’d be up $3,226 on the moneyline.</p><p>San Diego currently stands at 74-69 and is 30-38 on the road. If you put $100 on every single Padres game so far this season, you’d be down $1,946 on the moneyline.</p><p>Here’s how <a href="https://www.betonline.ag/sportsbook/baseball/mlb" rel="noopener">sportsbooks</a> have set the Padres-Giants odds.</p><h2><b>MLB Odds: Padre</b><b>s-Giants </b><b>Odds</b></h2><p><i><b>Watch MLB games LIVE with <a href="https://www.fubo.tv/lp/mlb/?irad=377812&amp;irmp=492408" rel="noopener">fuboTV (click for free trial)</a>*</b></i></p><p>San Diego Padres ML (+160)</p><p>San Francisco Giants ML (-170)</p><p>Over 9 Runs (-110)</p><p>Under 9 Runs (-110)</p><h2><b>Why The Padres Could Win This Game</b></h2><p>The Padres will send Jake Arrieta to the mound tonight looking to stop a four game skid.</p><p>There’s no defending how bad Arrieta has been this season, but the Padres have a ray of hope from Arrieta’s last outing. Against an impressive Houston Astros lineup, Arrieta got through five innings and only allowed three earned runs.</p><p>No, this isn’t an excellent outing. But it’s enough to keep the Padres in the game, and allow the bullpen with the third lowest ERA in the league to do some damage control and perhaps eke out a win.</p><p>Additionally, Jake Arrieta actually has a pretty solid history against the current San Francisco roster. Of the four Giants bats in the lineup that have faced Arrieta nine or more times, none are hitting above .250 against the former ace. Brandon Belt, Brandon Crawford, Buster Posey, and Wilmer Flores are a combined 9-48 against Arrieta in their careers.</p><p>The fact remains that the Padres aren’t winning this game if their bats don’t do some significant damage Tuesday night. Thankfully for Padres bettors, their offense has proven capable of getting to Giants starter Anthony DeSclafani.</p><p>San Diego has faced DeSclafani three times this season and won two out of three matchups. In 16.1 innings against the Padres, DeSclafani has allowed seven earned runs and six walks.</p><p>The Padres have drawn the fourth most walks in the league, and they’ll need that patience tonight to have any chance against DeSclafani judging by the way they’re swinging the bat lately.</p><h2><b>Why The Giants Could Win This Game</b></h2><p>After shelling Yu Darvish Monday night, the Giants have a much easier opponent in the form of Jake Arrieta on Tuesday evening.</p><p>Long story short, Jake Arrieta has had a horrendous year. Through 22 starts, he has amassed an ERA of 7.05. Despite pitching five innings or less in 18 of these 22 starts, Arrieta hasn’t had a single scoreless outing all season.</p><p>Every area that is a weakness for Arrieta is a strength for this Giants lineup. Arrieta’s HR/9 rate is an absurd 2.19, and the Giants have hit the second most homers in the major leagues. His BB/9 is 3.90, and San Francisco has drawn the second most free-passes in the majors.</p><p>So what happens when a pitcher who puts a ton of guys on base and allows home runs at abnormal rate faces a lineup that has displayed extreme patience and pop? Fireworks at Oracle Park. Expect the Giants to score plenty against Arrieta tonight.</p><p>Anthony DeSclafani will take the mound for the NL West front-runners tonight, and he’s been a polar opposite of the opposing starter.</p><p>DeSclafani has given the Giants five or more innings in 19 of his 27 starts, and currently holds an ERA of 3.33. The righty has given his team a chance to win in nearly every single one of his starts. In 24 of his 27 outings, he’s allowed three earned runs or less.</p><p>This consistency has served the Giants well, as they’ve gone 18-9 when DeSclafani takes the mound, and 2-1 when he starts against San Diego.</p><p>Considering the Padres have scored a grand total of five runs in their last four outings, the Giants bullpen has the lowest ERA in baseball, and DeSclafani is rarely beaten up on the mound, it looks like it’ll be another long night for the Friars.</p><h2><b>Final Padres-Giants Prediction &amp; Pick</b></h2><p>All of the momentum and nearly every statistic are in the Giants’ favor tonight. San Francisco has a massive edge on the mound, a slight edge in the bullpen, and a significant edge at the plate. Arrieta has quite literally been the worst starter in the league this year, and the Giants bats are red hot. On the flip side, the Padres bats are ice cold, and DeSclafani has been consistently solid all year. This is an easy call. Back the Giants to win their ninth straight game tonight.</p><p>FINAL PADRES-GIANTS PREDICTION &amp; PICK: SAN FRANCISCO GIANTS ML (-170)</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

MLB odds: Padres vs. Giants prediction, odds, pick, and more – 9/14/2021

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He is an avid Rams, Lakers, and Dodgers fan. Ezra currently attends Cal Poly San Luis Obispo in California.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">Betting</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>The San Diego Padres and San Francisco Giants will begin a four-game series on Monday night. It’s time to continue our MLB odds series and make a Padres-Giants prediction and pick.</p><p>Monday marks the beginning of several important series, and this one may be the most important of all of them. The Padres are currently tied for the second Wild Card spot in the NL, making every game they play incredibly meaningful. The Giants are essentially locked into a playoff spot, but they are far from locking up the NL West division title. The Los Angeles Dodgers are hot on their heels, trailing the Giants by only 2.5 games. Both teams in this series have a lot to lose, so expect all the stops to come out in the next couple of games.</p><p>Here’s how the <a href="https://www.betonline.ag/sportsbook/baseball/mlb">bookmakers</a> have set the odds for Monday’s matchup.</p><h2><b>MLB Odds: Padres-Giants Odds</b></h2><p><i><b>*Watch MLB games LIVE with <a href="https://www.fubo.tv/lp/mlb/?irad=377812&amp;irmp=492408" rel="noopener">fuboTV (click for free trial)</a>*</b></i></p><p>San Diego Padres ML (-104)</p><p>San Francisco Giants ML (-106)</p><p>Over 8 runs (-110)</p><p>Under 8 runs (-110)</p><h2><b>Why The Padres Could Cover The Spread</b></h2><p>San Diego’s offense will have to carry the team in order to win this game. That’s always a possibility when we’re talking about a lineup as stacked as the Padres, and it becomes even more feasible when considering the fact that the Giants are pitching a bullpen game on Monday. Reliever Dominic Leone will get the start here, but he rarely pitches for more than an inning. Asking a bullpen to pitch a full game against an offense as good as San Diego’s is always a big ask. San Francisco has also deployed its relievers quite a bit over the last three days, so fatigue should play a big factor.</p><p>While Padres starter Yu Darvish may be in the middle of an ice-cold streak of starts, there’s reason to believe that he can turn things around here. Darvish has already faced the Giants twice this season, pitching a combined 12 innings while only giving up two runs. San Francisco is also slightly worse against right-handed pitching, proven by their worse batting average, slugging percentage, OBP, and OPS against righties as opposed to lefties.</p><h2><b>Why The Giants Could Cover The Spread</b></h2><p>Yu Darvish’s aforementioned cold streak certainly can’t be overlooked as he gets ready to start in this one. Over his last seven appearances, Darvish has earned himself a 6.62 ERA, which is only slightly worse than his ERA over his last 15 starts. Now the righty has to face a Giants offense that ranks inside the top 10 in MLB in batting average, OBP, OPS, and slugging percentage. San Francisco should tee off on Darvish early and often.</p><p>This game will be a bullpen start for the Giants, but there isn’t really much reason to be concerned. San Diego’s offense has fallen off a cliff recently, as the team batting average is a mere .211 in September. All of the Padres’ other batting stats have experienced a similar regression over the last couple of weeks. The Padres still have the personnel to be one of the best offenses in baseball, but things just aren’t going their way right now.</p><h2><b>Final Padres-Giants Prediction &amp; Pick</b></h2><p>This is a pretty simple pick. It’s surprising to see that the odds have the Giants as an even bet here when they should be favored slightly. Yu Darvish has been horrible lately, and so has the San Diego offense. Take advantage of the mistake in the odds and bet on San Francisco with confidence.</p><p>FINAL PICK: San Francisco Giants ML (-106)</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

MLB odds: Padres vs. Giants prediction, odds, pick, and more – 9/13/2021

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He is an avid Rams, Lakers, and Dodgers fan. Ezra currently attends Cal Poly San Luis Obispo in California.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">Betting</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>The San Diego Padres will take on the Los Angeles Dodgers in the final contest of a three-game series on Sunday afternoon. It’s time to continue our <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/mlb-odds-padres-vs-dodgers-prediction-odds-pick-and-more-9-10-2021/" rel="noopener">MLB odds series</a> and make a Padres-Dodgers prediction and pick.</p><p>Another day, another meaningful game between NL West opponents. Two consecutive losses to the Dodgers have the Padres tied with the Cincinnati Reds for the last playoff berth. A win in this game would be a huge help for the Padres’ postseason chances, as the Wild Card is essentially the only chance they have of making the playoffs.</p><p>The Dodgers, on the other hand, have aspirations of winning the division. Los Angeles still trails the rival San Francisco Giants by 2.5 games, making every game incredibly meaningful. The Giants are lucky enough to face the Chicago Cubs on Sunday, so the Dodgers will likely need a win to keep the deficit at 2.5 games.</p><p>Here’s how the <a href="https://www.betonline.ag/sportsbook/baseball/mlb">bookmakers</a> have set the odds for Sunday’s game.</p><h2><b>MLB Odds: Padres-Dodgers Odds</b></h2><p><i><b>*Watch MLB games LIVE with <a href="https://www.fubo.tv/lp/mlb/?irad=377812&amp;irmp=492408" rel="noopener">fuboTV (click for free trial)</a>*</b></i></p><p>San Diego Padres +1 1/2 (-140)</p><p>Los Angeles Dodgers -1 1/2 (+120)</p><p>Over 7 1/2 runs (+102)</p><p>Under 7 1/2 runs (-122)</p><h2><b>Why The Padres Could Cover The Spread</b></h2><p>San Diego actually has a starter to rival Dodgers ace Max Scherzer in this one. Pitcher Blake Snell’s numbers may not seem at all comparable to Scherzer’s, and his year-long stats aren’t. But when we take a closer look at Snell’s last seven games, it’s clear that he’s pitching his best baseball right now. Over his last seven appearances, the lefty has earned a 1.85 ERA and a 0.78 WHIP. Those are incredible numbers, and that level of pitching is likely to continue against the Dodgers. Snell has already faced Los Angeles four times this season, pitching a combined 22 innings against LA while only giving up five runs.</p><p>Scherzer has obviously had a fantastic season, but there’s some reason to think that the Padres can get to him in this one. Five of San Diego’s projected starters in this game own a career batting average of .250 or higher against Scherzer. Two of Scherzer’s few bad outings came against the Padres, as he got crushed for seven runs in four innings against San Diego in July. The Padres are clearly comfortable facing Scherzer, as surprising as that may be.</p><h2><b>Why The Dodgers Could Cover The Spread</b></h2><p>Despite Scherzer’s poor history against San Diego, it’s hard to discount the fact that he’s pitching at a Cy Young-worthy level. Much like Snell, his last seven starts have shown Scherzer to be nearly unhittable when he’s pitching his best baseball. Over that span, the righty posted a 1.05 ERA and a 0.77 WHIP. Scherzer is also better when he plays on his home turf, shown by the fact that his ERA and WHIP both improve significantly when playing in front of a friendly crowd.</p><p>While the Dodgers have struggled against Snell in the past, they’re still one of the best offensive units in MLB. Los Angeles ranks inside the top 10 in baseball in OPS, OBP, and slugging percentage. The Dodgers have also shown themselves to be reasonably comfortable facing this San Diego bullpen. It’s hard to count this offense out, no matter how poor a matchup looks for them.</p><p>The Padres should be underdogs, but the lines should be much closer than they are. Snell has been pitching the same level of baseball as Scherzer, and San Diego has shown an ability to hit Mad Max. Take the Padres to cover with confidence in this one, and a bet on their moneyline is a risky but acceptable play as well.</p><p>FINAL PICK: San Diego Padres +1 1/2 (-140)</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

MLB odds: Padres vs. Dodgers prediction, odds, pick, and more – 9/12/2021

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #333333;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px;    font-size: 18px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: #333333;    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px;    font-size: 16px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: #0000FF;    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 16px;    text-decoration: none;}ul {    color: #333333;    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 16px;}ol {    color: #333333;    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: #333333;    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    padding: 0px 0px 0px 15px;    font-size: 16px;    border-left: 2px solid black;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: #333333;    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 12px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;    background-color: #EFEFEF;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article><header><figure><img src="https://clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/09/Padres-Dodgers-prediction-Padres-Dodgers-odds-Padres-Dodgers-pick-MLB-odds.jpeg"></figure><h1>MLB odds: Padres vs. Dodgers prediction, odds, pick, and more – 9/10/2021</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2021-09-10T12:51:46-07:00">September 10th, 12:51pm</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2021-09-10T12:51:46-07:00">September 10th, 12:51pm</time><address><a href="https://www.facebook.com/noam.bernstein.5" rel="facebook">Noam Bernstein</a>Noam Bernstein is ClutchPoints' Social Media Manager. Born and raised in Los Angeles, California, Noam graduated from UC Davis with a B.A. in Economics and is now responsible for maintaining CP's many social media accounts. An avid sports fan and Vegas enthusiast, you can find him shooting hoops, watching his hometown Lakers and Dodgers, or cooking up parlays in his free time. "Good teams win, great teams cover."</address><h3 class="op-kicker">Betting</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>The <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/sports/mlb/los-angeles-dodgers" rel="noopener">Los Angeles Dodgers</a> return to LA to start a crucial three game series against the San Diego Padres in an NL West showdown. With serious playoff implications on the line, it’s time to continue our <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/mlb-odds-mets-vs-nationals-prediction-odds-pick-and-more/" rel="noopener">MLB odds series</a> and make a Padres-Dodgers prediction and pick.</p><p>Los Angeles currently stands at 88-53 and is 46-23 at home. If you put $100 on every single Dodgers game so far this season, you’d be down $568 on the moneyline.</p><p>San Diego currently stands at 74-65 and is 30-34 on the road. If you put $100 on every single Padres game so far this season, you’d be down $1546 on the moneyline.</p><p>Here’s how <a href="https://www.betonline.ag/sportsbook/baseball/mlb" rel="noopener">sportsbooks</a> have set the Padres-Dodgers odds.</p><h2><b>MLB Odds: Padre</b><b>s-Dodgers </b><b>Odds</b></h2><p><i><b>Watch MLB games LIVE with <a href="https://www.fubo.tv/lp/mlb/?irad=377812&amp;irmp=492408" rel="noopener">fuboTV (click for free trial)</a>*</b></i></p><p>San Diego Padres ML (+140)</p><p>Los Angeles Dodgers ML (-150)</p><p>Over 7.5 Runs (-110)</p><p>Under 7.5 Runs (-110)</p><h2><b>Why The Padres Could Win This Game</b></h2><p>Joe Musgrove takes the mound tonight as the Padres attempt to distance themselves from the Cincinnati Reds in the Wild Card standings.</p><p>Musgrove has been the Friars best pitcher all year, holding a 2.87 ERA through 27 starts. The Padres have won six of the last eight games that Musgrove has started.</p><p>The righty’s strength this season has been his ability to punch out batters at a high rate while limiting the free pass. Some pitchers use electric stuff to rack up K’s, but on days where their control is not at its best, it leads to multiple walks.  Musgrove has done a good job of avoiding this.</p><p>In 15 of his 27 starts, he’s allowed one or less walk. Considering he’s gone at least five innings in all but five of his starts this year, this is a very impressive stat. Pair this with a whopping 519 strikeouts on the year, and Musgrove has emerged as the Padres darkhorse ace.</p><p>The Dodgers are usually a very patient team, but they’ve been struggling to take their walks of late. In their four game series against the Cardinals, the Dodgers drew just five walks while striking out 27 times. Musgrove is primed to continue the trend.</p><p>The Padres lineup has the intimidating task of facing Julio Urias tonight, but there are some positive signs heading into the showdown for the Friars bats.</p><p>For one, Urias has had mixed results pitching in San Diego this year. He pitched a scoreless outing last time he was in Petco Park, but was only able to go five innings. In his prior outing, the Padres shelled him for six earned runs in only four innings of work.</p><p>Secondly, the Padres offense finally showed signs of life on Thursday against the Angels. Fernando Tatis Jr. got his first hit in three games, Manny Machado is on an 11 game hitting streak, and Adam Frazier had his fourth multi-hit game in a Padres uniform.</p><p>With Musgrove on the mound, the Padres just need one breakthrough, and their elite bullpen (top five in least walks allowed, ERA, and WHIP) can finish the job.</p><h2><b>Why The Dodgers Could Win This Game</b></h2><p>As good as Joe Musgrove has been this season, Julio Urias has been even better.</p><p>Musgrove has a slight edge in ERA over Urias (2.87 to 3.11), but the Dodgers lefty tops him in several key advanced stats. Urias’ xERA is lower (3.30 to 3.61), his HR/FB percentage is a full two percent lower, and he has a slight edge in FIP (3.30 to 3.42).</p><p>Additionally, Urias has historically dominated the big bats of this Padres lineup. Tatis, Machado, Eric Hosmer, and Wil Myers are a combined 8-38 against him.</p><p>Considering the Dodgers bullpen also has a slight edge against their Padres counterpart (lower ERA and WHIP), the Dodgers hold a firm advantage on the pitching side tonight.</p><p>At the dish, the Dodgers have had some success against Musgrove. They recorded two runs in each start they’ve faced him this year, and won both times Musgrove has been the opposing starter.</p><p>The biggest bright spot in their previous matchups was the Dodgers’ ability to limit Musgrove’s best asset this year, the strikeout. Musgrove struck out nine batters between the two starts, but also allowed four walks.</p><p>The Padres righty has limited his free passes all year, but he has let up a little in his last few outings. In the month of August, he allowed 10 walks in only 31 innings of work.</p><p>The Dodgers see the most pitches of any team in the league. Their strategy tonight will be to wear down Musgrove, and if he isn’t sharp with his control, we’ll see L.A. do some damage.</p><h2><b>Final Padres-Dodgers Prediction &amp; Pick</b></h2><p>With two quality pitchers on the mound and two outstanding bullpens behind them to provide reinforcements, this game will almost certainly be a low-scoring affair. The Dodgers offense was confounded yesterday by Jake Woodford, and Musgrove is a significant upgrade on the mound. The Padres have been almost entirely boom or bust at the plate. In their last three games, they’ve scored one run in 25 innings, and 11 runs in the other two. It’s unlikely Urias self destructs and gives the Padres a big inning. In a game  that should have a playoff atmosphere, pitching will reign supreme. Take the under.</p><p>FINAL PADRES-DODGERS PREDICTION &amp; PICK: UNDER 7.5 RUNS (-110)</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

MLB odds: Padres vs. Dodgers prediction, odds, pick, and more – 9/10/2021

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #333333;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px;    font-size: 18px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: #333333;    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px;    font-size: 16px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: #0000FF;    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 16px;    text-decoration: none;}ul {    color: #333333;    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 16px;}ol {    color: #333333;    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: #333333;    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    padding: 0px 0px 0px 15px;    font-size: 16px;    border-left: 2px solid black;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: #333333;    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 12px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;    background-color: #EFEFEF;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article><header><figure><img src="https://clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/09/Astros-vs.-Padres-prediction.jpg"></figure><h1>MLB odds: Astros vs. Padres prediction, odds, pick, and more – 9/5/2021</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2021-09-05T10:24:17-07:00">September 5th, 10:24am</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2021-09-05T10:25:54-07:00">September 5th, 10:25am</time><address><a>Ezra Bernstein</a>Ezra lives in Los Angeles, California. He is an avid Rams, Lakers, and Dodgers fan. Ezra currently attends Cal Poly San Luis Obispo in California.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">Betting</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>The Houston Astros and San Diego Padres will wrap up a three-game series on Sunday afternoon. It’s time to continue our <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/mlb-odds-astros-padres-prediction-odds-pick-and-more-9-4-2021/" rel="noopener">MLB odds series</a> and make an Astros-Padres prediction and pick.</p><p>The Padres came into this series needing a couple of wins, making this rubber match a crucial one. With the series-opening loss to the Astros followed by a big win on Saturday, San Diego is a half-game behind of the last Wild Card spot.</p><p>Meanwhile, the Astros lead the AL West by 5.5 games. The Oakland Athletics and Seattle Mariners are both trying to catch them, so every game helps them secure their division crown.</p><p>Here’s how the <a href="https://www.betonline.ag/sportsbook/baseball/mlb">bookmakers</a> have set the lines for Sunday’s game.</p><h2><b>MLB Odds: Astros-Padres Odds</b></h2><p><i><b>*Watch MLB games LIVE with <a href="https://www.fubo.tv/lp/mlb/?irad=377812&amp;irmp=492408" rel="noopener">fuboTV (click for free trial)</a>*</b></i></p><p>Houston Astros ML (-104)</p><p>San Diego Padres ML (-106)</p><p>Over 8 1/2 runs (-113)</p><p>Under 8 1/2 runs (-107)</p><h2><b>Why The Astros Could Win</b></h2><p>Houston is easily the most well-rounded team in baseball. The Astros have the best offense in MLB, with their lineup currently ranking in the top three in the league in batting average, OBP, OPS, and slugging percentage. The pitching rotation has five solid starters, and the bullpen is filled with great arms. This is a tough team to beat no matter what, but it gets even harder when Astros pitcher Luis Garcia draws the start like he has in this one.</p><p>Garcia has been surprisingly great this season. He has earned a 3.23 ERA and a 1.11 WHIP on the year, two very solid numbers. Besides those impressive stats, Garcia has some numbers that show this Padres team is a good matchup for him. San Diego is actually a worse offensive team when playing at home, holding a lower batting average, OPS, and slugging percentage at Petco Park. San Diego also struggled swinging the bat all throughout the month of August, slumping to a .230 batting average over that span. All of their other statistics were similarly poor. Garcia is going into a matchup against a team that hasn’t hit well recently and doesn’t like hitting at home, Saturday’s win aside. A quality performance should be in the cards.</p><p>The Houston hitters should also be looking forward to their matchup. The Padres are set to send out pitcher Chris Paddack for the start. Paddack hasn’t had a terrible year, posting a 4.98 ERA and a 1.29 WHIP on the season. However, his last seven starts have been far worse than his overall body of work. Over that span, Paddack has allowed a 5.68 ERA while hitting and walking batters all over the place. This patient Astros lineup should be happy to face a pitcher who’s clearly not pitching his best right now.</p><h2><b>Why The Padres Could Cover The Spread</b></h2><p>Despite their recent cold streak, there are a couple of reasons to believe in this Padres offense. They may not like hitting at home, but Garcia likes pitching on the road even less. Garcia’s ERA skyrockets from 1.83 at home to 4.85 on the road. The righty’s opponents also have an easy time hitting him when he pitches away from Minute Maid Park, shown by the .254 batting average Garcia has surrendered on the road.  The Padres exploded for 10 runs in Saturday’s game, and it’s certainly possible that the momentum continues in this game.</p><p>San Diego starter Chris Paddack has been ice-cold recently, but there are some stats that inspire confidence as he heads into this game. The Astros are slightly worse offensively when they face a right-handed pitcher, as they see a small drop in batting average, OPS, OBP, and slugging percentage. Houston is also on a bit of a cold streak, scoring more than four runs in only one of the last six games. It’s not much, but it may be enough to help Paddack put together a decent performance.</p><h2><b>Final Astros-Padres Prediction &amp; Pick</b></h2><p>This is an easy pick. The Astros have the advantage in every way in this matchup, and they should win by multiple runs. These Houston hitters should shell Chris Paddack, and the Padres won’t be able to keep up. The over is another good play, but the Astros should win this one easily.</p><p>FINAL ASTROS-PADRES PREDICTION &amp; PICK: Houston Astros ML (-104)</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

MLB odds: Astros vs. Padres prediction, odds, pick, and more – 9/5/2021

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It’s time to continue our MLB odds series and make a Astros-Padres prediction and pick.</p><p> The Astros remain in strong control of the American League West lead, while the Padres have fallen out of the Wild Card standings. However, they still just remain just 1/2 game behind the Reds for that elusive final spot. Despite the Padres struggles, don’t be mistaken – they are still one of baseball’s premier teams and this could very much be a World Series preview. </p><p>Here’s how the <a href="https://www.betonline.ag/sportsbook/baseball/mlb">bookmakers</a> have set the lines for Saturday’s matchup.</p><h2><b>MLB Odds: Astros-Padres Odds</b></h2><p><a href="https://clutchpoints.com/sports/mlb/houston-astros">Houston Astros</a> (+102)</p><p><a href="https://clutchpoints.com/sports/mlb/san-diego-padres">San Diego Padres</a> (-112)</p><p>Over 7 1/2 (+102)</p><p>Under 7 1/2 (-122)</p><p><b><i>*Watch MLB games LIVE with </i><a href="https://www.fubo.tv/lp/mlb/?irad=377812&amp;irmp=492408"><i>fuboTV (Cl</i><i>ick for free trial)</i></a><i>*</i></b></p><h2><b>Why The Astros Could Win</b></h2><p>Over his last four starts, Framber Valdez is been one of the best pitchers in baseball. Since August 11, he is 2-1 with a 2.03 ERA. He has also struck out 26 batters in that span. On August 22 against the Mariners, Valdez tossed seven shutout innings, allowing just three hits, one walk, while striking out six Mariner batters. In his latest start, Valdez earned the win, allowing two runs across seven frames. Earlier this season (actually his first start of the season overall), he pitched four innings against these Padres, allowing one run. This is actually the first time the ‘Stros have been underdogs in their past ten games; but clearly they’re a World Series contender and Valdez has been very impressive. If Valdez can pitch as he did in August, Houston’s dynamic offense should have no problem putting up several runs to back Valdez and give him the win.</p><h2><b>Why The Padres Could Win</b></h2><p>Outside of one bad start against the D’Backs, Joe Musgrove had a phenomenal August. In three of his starts last month, he pitched exactly six innings, allowing exactly one run. Then last weekend, Musgrove threw an absolute gem – a nine inning, complete game shutout against the Angels, striking out nine batters while allowing just three hits and two walks. Musgrove also remains the only pitcher in Padres history to throw a no-hitter, which he accomplished earlier this season against the Rangers. And speaking of dominance against Texas-teams, Musgrove faced these Astros earlier this year as well. On May 30, Musgrove pitched five hitless, runless innings in relief. Musgrove is one of the best pitchers in the major leagues and he should have no problem shutting down these Astros, as evidenced by his latest stats and his work against the Houston lineup in May. The Padres top five hitters in the lineup might be the best in baseball and should be able to tack on at least a few runs to back up another gem by Musgrove.</p><h2><b>Final Astros-Padres Prediction &amp; Pick</b></h2><p>In what should be an incredible pitching matchup, this has the potential to be a scoreless game headed into the seventh inning. I think Musgrove can push eight, maybe nine innings again. That being said, the Astros lineup is almost, if not better, than San Diego’s. And getting plus money on the Astros here in a game that seems like a 50/50 toss up appears to be the best way to bet this game.</p><p>FINAL PICK: Astros MONEYLINE (+102)</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

MLB odds: Astros vs. Padres prediction, odds, pick, and more – 9/4/2021

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #333333;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px;    font-size: 18px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: #333333;    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px;    font-size: 16px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: #0000FF;    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 16px;    text-decoration: none;}ul {    color: #333333;    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 16px;}ol {    color: #333333;    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: #333333;    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    padding: 0px 0px 0px 15px;    font-size: 16px;    border-left: 2px solid black;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: #333333;    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 12px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;    background-color: #EFEFEF;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article><header><figure><img src="https://clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/09/Astros-Padres-prediction-odds-pick-MLB-betting.jpeg"></figure><h1>MLB odds: Astros vs. Padres prediction, odds, pick, and more – 9/3/2021</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2021-09-03T10:24:24-07:00">September 3rd, 10:24am</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2021-09-03T10:24:24-07:00">September 3rd, 10:24am</time><address><a>Johnathan Wright</a>Johnathan Wright is a fantasy and betting analyst. He played college soccer for the University of Louisville and is now a freelance writer covering all major sports for multiple media companies. Johnathan is also currently earning a Master of Science in Sports Business with a concentration in Sports Analytics from Temple University. Here you will find optimal DFS lineups along with data-driven game predictions.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">Betting</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>The <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/sports/mlb/houston-astros">Houston Astros</a> will travel out west to take on the <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/sports/mlb/san-diego-padres">San Diego Padres</a> in the first game of their three-game series. It’s time to continue our <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/betting/" rel="noopener">MLB odds series</a> and make an Astros-Padres prediction and pick.</p><p>Here’s how <a href="https://www.betonline.ag/sportsbook/baseball/mlb">sportsbooks</a> have set the Padres-Angels Odds.</p><h2><b>MLB Odds: Astros-Padres Odds</b></h2><p><i><b>*Watch MLB games LIVE with <a href="https://www.fubo.tv/lp/mlb/?irad=377812&amp;irmp=492408" rel="noopener">fuboTV (click for free trial)</a>*</b></i></p><p>Houston Astros -1.5 (+120)</p><p>San Diego Padres +1.5 (-140)</p><p>Over 9 runs (-118)</p><p>Under 9 runs (-102)</p><h2>Why The Padres Could Cover The Spread</h2><p>The Padres are 63-71 against the run line this season. However, in non-league games, Jayce Tingler’s squad covers 80% of the time (12-3), which is the best in the MLB under such circumstances.</p><p>San Diego plans to give Jake Arrieta his 2nd start as Padres pitcher since being cut by the <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/sports/mlb/chicago-cubs">Chicago Cubs</a> in August. The right-hander is 5-12 on the season and has an ERA of 7.13. In his last time out, Arrieta allowed five earned runs and gave up seven hits in just three innings pitched, giving him his eighth straight loss.</p><p>However, if there is any reason to feel confident about the 35-year-old veteran for tonight’s opener, he is 1-0 in his only career start against the Astros.</p><figure class="op-interactive"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">Manny Machado: Certified Glover Boy <a href="https://t.co/F1DkQo4etH" target="_blank">pic.twitter.com/F1DkQo4etH</a></p><p>— San Diego Padres (@Padres) <a href="https://twitter.com/Padres/status/1432935154868097027?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw" target="_blank">September 1, 2021</a></p></blockquote><p></p></figure><p>The Padres offense has really struggled as of late. They have just nine home runs in the last two weeks, which is second-worst in the MLB over that span. And despite San Diego having the third-best walk rate in MLB, they have recorded 60 wRC+ over the last two weeks of play which is worst in the league.</p><p>Individually for the Padres, Manny Machado is on a six-game hit streak and has batted .346 with one home run during that time. He currently ranks 11th in the league for RBIs with 86.</p><h2>Why The Astros Could Cover The Spread</h2><p>The Astros are 66-67 against the run line this season. They have covered in just two of their last ten games.</p><p>Houston plans to start Jose Urquidy on the mound for the first time since June. Urquidy is 6-3 this season with a 3.38 ERA. Prior to his injury, Urquidy looked impressive on the mound. He has averaged 7.7 strikeouts per nine innings, and according to <a href="https://winnersandwhiners.com/">winnersandwhiners.com</a>, the right-hander has limited opposing hitters to a .211 batting average in his 77.1 innings of work.</p><p>At one point, the Houston Astros were so dominant offensively that their stats now cover up how bad they have been recently. The Astros have failed to score a run in 19 innings and have hit only 12 home runs in the last two weeks. Still, the Astros have the best batting average in the league at .267 and are only striking out in 19.6% of their plate appearances.</p><p>Individually, Yordan Alvarez has the biggest bat for the Astros. He leads the team with 28 home runs and is also the team leader in RBIs with 89, which ranks eighth in the MLB.</p><h2>Final Astros-Padres Prediction &amp; Pick</h2><p>The sportsbooks have the Astros listed as -127 moneyline favorites. That price seems way too low for a team that still leads the majors in nearly every offensive statistic and is coming into tonight’s game with a day of rest. And frankly, there is no better pitcher to get back in rhythm against than Jake Arrieta.</p><p>For those reasons, take the Houston Astros to win, but pass on a run line play as the Padres are 23-7 in their last 30 interleague games vs. a right-handed starter via <a href="https://www.covers.com/">Covers.com</a>.</p><p><b>FINAL ASTROS-PADRES PREDICTION &amp; PICK: Astros ML (-127 )<br></b></p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

MLB odds: Astros vs. Padres prediction, odds, pick, and more – 9/3/2021

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #333333;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px;    font-size: 18px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: #333333;    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px;    font-size: 16px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: #0000FF;    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 16px;    text-decoration: none;}ul {    color: #333333;    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 16px;}ol {    color: #333333;    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: #333333;    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    padding: 0px 0px 0px 15px;    font-size: 16px;    border-left: 2px solid black;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: #333333;    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 12px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;    background-color: #EFEFEF;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article><header><figure><img src="https://clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/09/Fernando-Tatis-Jr.-Padres.jpg"><figcaption>9/2/21</figcaption></figure><h1>Padres’ Fernando Tatis Jr. hilariously forced by fans to settle age-old debate</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2021-09-02T06:50:17-07:00">September 2nd, 6:50am</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2021-09-02T06:51:10-07:00">September 2nd, 6:51am</time><address><a>Johnny Recks</a>Johnny Recks has been a writer for ClutchPoints since 2020, covering NFL, NBA, NHL, WWE, and more.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">MLB</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>Fernando Tatis Jr. is a fun guy. He is a fantastic combination of talent and charisma. And he just won himself even more fans with a simple gesture he made in the middle of a game between the San Diego Padres and the Arizona Diamondbacks.</p><p>Here is one fan in the bleachers hollering for Tatis’ help to settle one of the most polarizing and important questions in the history of mankind.</p><figure class="op-interactive"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">Fernando Tatis Jr. finally weighs in on this controversial topic <a href="https://t.co/7h6keyoOEM" target="_blank">pic.twitter.com/7h6keyoOEM</a></p><p>— Jomboy Media (@JomboyMedia) <a href="https://twitter.com/JomboyMedia/status/1433093542843461635?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw" target="_blank">September 1, 2021</a></p></blockquote><p></p></figure><p>Whether you agree with Tatis’ choice or not, you got to love how he brought himself to entertain such a hilarious question from a fan. There are a lot of ways to be a star in the game of baseball, but even if you’re hitting just .220 and strikes out often, what the Padres’ <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/padres-news-fernando-tatis-jr-could-make-shocking-position-change-after-injury-woes/">shortstop</a> did could still make a player feel loved by the fans — except that Tatis is also a so much better hitter.</p><p>On the season, Tatis is hitting .282 and has 36 home runs and 81 RBIs. His <a href="https://espn.com/mlb/player/_/id/35983/fernando-tatis-jr">1.003 OPS</a> is third-best in the majors, as of this writing. He is going to be one of the faces of baseball — if he isn’t one already.</p><p>The Padres, however, will need more from Tatis if they are to make the boat to the postseason. They have fallen out of the race in the NL West with the Los Angeles Dodgers and San Francisco Giants pulling away.</p><p> </p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Padres’ Fernando Tatis Jr. hilariously forced by fans to settle age-old debate

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #333333;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px;    font-size: 18px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: #333333;    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px;    font-size: 16px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: #0000FF;    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 16px;    text-decoration: none;}ul {    color: #333333;    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 16px;}ol {    color: #333333;    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: #333333;    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    padding: 0px 0px 0px 15px;    font-size: 16px;    border-left: 2px solid black;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: #333333;    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 12px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;    background-color: #EFEFEF;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article><header><figure><img src="https://clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/Padres-vs.-Angels-prediction-odds-pick-and-more.jpg"></figure><h1>MLB odds: Padres vs. Angels prediction, odds, pick, and more – 8/27/2021</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2021-08-27T12:06:42-07:00">August 27th, 12:06pm</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2021-08-27T12:06:42-07:00">August 27th, 12:06pm</time><address><a>Johnathan Wright</a>Johnathan Wright is a fantasy and betting analyst. He played college soccer for the University of Louisville and is now a freelance writer covering all major sports for multiple media companies. Johnathan is also currently earning a Master of Science in Sports Business with a concentration in Sports Analytics from Temple University. Here you will find optimal DFS lineups along with data-driven game predictions.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">Betting</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>The San Diego Padres will travel to Anaheim, California, to take on the Los Angeles Angels in the first game of their two-game series.  It’s time to continue our <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/betting/" rel="noopener">MLB odds series</a> and make a Padres-Angels prediction and pick.</p><p>Both franchises will be looking to bounce back after disappointing results. The Padres are coming off a series against the Los Angeles Dodgers, where they dropped the first two games and are now on the outside looking in for the final wildcard spot in the National League.</p><p>Meanwhile, the Angels are coming off a series loss to the Baltimore Orioles, where they allowed a total of 31 runs through the three games.</p><p>Here’s how <a href="https://www.betonline.ag/sportsbook" rel="noopener">sportsbooks</a> have set the Padres-Angels Odds.</p><h2><b>MLB Odds: Padres-Angels Odds</b></h2><p><i><b>*Watch MLB games LIVE with <a href="https://www.fubo.tv/lp/mlb/?irad=377812&amp;irmp=492408" rel="noopener">fuboTV (click for free trial)</a>*</b></i></p><p>San Diego Padres -1.5 (-125)</p><p>Los Angeles Angels +1.5 (+104)</p><p>Over 9 runs (-108)</p><p>Under 9 runs (-112)</p><h2>Why The Padres Could Cover The Spread</h2><p>The Padres are 60-69 against the run line this season. However, in non-league games, Jayce Tingler and co. cover 84.6% of the time, which is the best in the MLB under such circumstances.</p><p>San Diego plans to give Joe Musgrove his 25th start of the season. The right-hander is 8-8 on the season and has an ERA of 3.41. Musgrove threw six innings in his last time out, surrendering just one earned run and two hits while earning a total of nine strikeouts.</p><figure class="op-interactive"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">The beast awakens. <a href="https://t.co/wVVICHB3Hc" target="_blank">pic.twitter.com/wVVICHB3Hc</a></p><p>— San Diego Padres (@Padres) <a href="https://twitter.com/Padres/status/1430794692782792708?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw" target="_blank">August 26, 2021</a></p></blockquote><p></p></figure><p>The Padres offense has performed the best on the road this season. On the year, they average 4.62 runs per game. However, when playing away from home that number notches up to 5.0 runs per game, the fifth-best in the majors.</p><p>Individually for the Padres, it is all about Fernando Tatis Jr. The National League MVP favorite is batting .281, has 35 home runs, 24 stolen bases, and leads the league in OPS with a 1.003 rating. The 22-year-old has four home runs in his last six road games.</p><h2>Why The Angels Could Cover The Spread</h2><p>The Angels are 58-71 against the run line this season. However, after a loss, that number sees a decent increase. The Angels cover 50.8% of their games after losing their previous match.</p><p>Due to a surplus of injuries, the Angels are uncertain of who will be the starting pitcher. The candidates are Left-handers Packy Naughton and Jose Quintana and right-hander Aaron Slegers.</p><p>Quintana has started in 10 games this season. In those games, he is 0-3 and has a 6.75 ERA.  Slegers has made 29 relief appearances for the Angels this season and has a 6.97 ERA.  Naughton has only pitched for one inning this season, in which he allowed one earned run.</p><figure class="op-interactive"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">The hug at the end 🥺 <a href="https://t.co/qLCwJzRXVZ" target="_blank">pic.twitter.com/qLCwJzRXVZ</a></p><p>— Los Angeles Angels (@Angels) <a href="https://twitter.com/Angels/status/1430691297963114498?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw" target="_blank">August 26, 2021</a></p></blockquote><p></p></figure><p>The Angels are a middle-of-the-pack team offensively. They average 4.54 runs per game and have a .250 batting average. That said, when the Angels can generate power from the plate, they typically come away with the win. According to <a href="https://www.playpicks.com/">Playpicks.com</a>, they have won 30 of the 44 games this season in which they hit two or more home runs.</p><p>While the Padres have the National League MVP favorite, the Angels have the American League MVP favorite in Shohei Ohtani. The two-way superstar leads the league with 41 home runs and has the fourth most RBIs up to this point the season with 89. In his last game, he went had a home run and an RBI in just two at-bats.</p><h2>Final Padres-Angels Prediction &amp; Pick</h2><p>The Padres have struggled in the second half of the season and are just 2-10 in their last twelve games. However, the Angels have not been playing any better, and with Musgrove on the mound, San Diego will have the advantage in the earlier innings.</p><p>Fans could be in store for a potential firework show as Tatis and Ohtani face off against one another for the first time. Both teams have trends that favor the over.</p><p>The Padres have gone over in 10 of their last 10 games against an American League opponent. Meanwhile, the Angels have hit the over in five of their last seven games and the total has gone over in 38 of Los Angeles’ last 60 home games.</p><p><b>FINAL PADRES-ANGELS PREDICTION &amp; PICK: Padres -0.5 First Five Innings (-142 )<br>Bonus bet: Over 9 (-108)</b></p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

MLB odds: Padres vs. Angels prediction, odds, pick, and more – 8/27/2021

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It’s time to continue our <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/betting/" rel="noopener">MLB odds series</a> and make a Dodgers-Padres prediction and pick.</p><p>In one of the craziest MLB games in years, the Dodgers emerged as 5-3 winners after over five hours of baseball. While a 16-inning game is always filled with excitement, the fact that this occured during the extra-inning ghost-runner-on-second-base year is absolutely unreal.</p><p>Neither the Dodgers nor Padres were able to score their “free runner” from the 10th through 14th innings. After both teams scored two runs apiece in the 15th, a two-run blast by the Dodgers in the 16th put them on top for good. With benches and bullpens being used to the max last night, it will be very interesting to see how both managers deal with tired players today. Thankfully for both the Dodgers and Padres, each team has a great pitcher on the mound capable of working deep into the ballgame (Scherzer vs. Darvish).</p><p>Here’s how the <a href="https://www.betonline.ag/sportsbook/baseball/mlb" rel="noopener">bookmakers</a> have set the lines for Thursday’s game.</p><h2><b>MLB Odds: Dodgers-Padres Odds</b></h2><p><i><b>*Watch MLB games LIVE with <a href="https://www.fubo.tv/lp/mlb/?irad=377812&amp;irmp=492408" rel="noopener">fuboTV (click for free trial)</a>*</b></i></p><p>Los Angeles Dodgers (-128)</p><p>San Diego Padres (+118)</p><p>Over 7 1/2 runs (-115)</p><p>Under 7 1/2 runs (-105)</p><h2><b>Why The Dodgers Could Win </b></h2><p>Considering the Dodgers used ten pitchers in last night’s game, they’ll be glad that Scherzer is pitching in the series finale. The Dodgers ace has pitched at least 6.0 innings in 15 games this season between his time with the Nationals and Dodgers. He has gone at least 7.0 innings in seven of those starts. Pitching deep into the game will be vital for a Dodgers team that hopes to keep its bullpen as rested as possible. And if Scherzer does pitch deep into the game, expect him to pitch well. Since joining the Dodgers in early August, he holds a 2.11 ERA in four starts, with 31 strikeouts. San Diego is 2-8 in their last ten games and are in a major slump. They also played 16 innings of baseball yesterday and managed to record just four hits the entire game. Scherzer should have no problem shutting down this Padres lineup, leading to a Dodgers sweep.</p><h2><b>Why The Padres Could Win </b></h2><p>Yu Darvish has been absolutely dominant against the Dodgers this season. In three starts against the Dodgers in 2021, Darvish has pitched at least six innings, allowed no more than one run, and has struck out at least nine batters in each of those appearances. For as good as the Dodgers lineup as, Darvish has them beat. The Padres will surely count on Darvish today to go at least seven innings as their bullpen also got an immense amount of work in yesterday (eight relievers). The Padres desperately need a win as they aim to climb back into NL Wild Card contention. Darvish is the man to help them get that elusive win. Also, if the Padres could score three runs on just four hits in 16 innings yesterday, it seems likely that they are due for a bounceback performance at the plate. This lineup, with names including Fernando Tatis Jr. and Adam Frazier, is too good to falter like that again.</p><h2><b>Final Dodgers-Padres Prediction &amp; Pick</b></h2><p>It’s hard to bet against Max Scherzer, which is why the Dodgers are an easy pick here. In a game that sees both pitchers throw gems, I still see the Dodgers winning a close game, 3-1 final score. The Dodgers complete the sweep and get maintain ground with the Giants in the NL West standings.</p><p>FINAL PICK: Dodgers MONEYLINE (-128)</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

MLB odds: Dodgers vs. Padres prediction, odds, pick, and more – 8/26/2021

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #333333;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px;    font-size: 18px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: #333333;    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px;    font-size: 16px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: #0000FF;    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 16px;    text-decoration: none;}ul {    color: #333333;    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 16px;}ol {    color: #333333;    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: #333333;    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    padding: 0px 0px 0px 15px;    font-size: 16px;    border-left: 2px solid black;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: #333333;    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 12px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;    background-color: #EFEFEF;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article><header><figure><img src="https://clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/Dodgers-Padres-.jpeg"></figure><h1>Exactly how the Dodgers-Padres game lasted 16 innings, 6 hours</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2021-08-26T05:48:15-07:00">August 26th, 5:48am</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2021-08-26T05:48:15-07:00">August 26th, 5:48am</time><address><a>Mitchell Widmeier</a>Mitch is a play-by-play broadcaster and writer in Minneapolis who enjoys every aspect of sports, whether it's announcing, writing, or watching. He started his career as Sports Director of a two-cluster station in Minnesota where he had his own sports talk show. He has since branched out into all aspects of sports media.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">Editorials</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>There was a postseason feel to the marathon of a game between the Los Angeles Dodgers and San Diego Padres on Wednesday night.</p><p>In total, the game lasted 16 innings and took 5 hours and 49 minutes to complete before the Dodgers hung on to a 5-3 victory. Here’s how it all went down.</p><h2>Blake Snell masterpiece ruined (8th inning)</h2><p>Padres starter Blake Snell whirled a masterpiece for San Diego going 7.2 innings while yielding three hits. He was magnificent but clearly running out of gas yet the Padres let him stay in for 122 pitches. That’s almost unheard of in today’s game.</p><p>On his 116th pitch of the evening, Dodgers catcher Will Smith deposited a ball into the left field seats, tying the game at 1-1.</p><figure class="op-interactive"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">Will Smith – Los Angeles Dodgers (20) <a href="https://t.co/2x8sn5jWts" target="_blank">pic.twitter.com/2x8sn5jWts</a></p><p>— MLB HR Videos (@MLBHRVideos) <a href="https://twitter.com/MLBHRVideos/status/1430748325624549383?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw" target="_blank">August 26, 2021</a></p></blockquote><p></p></figure><h2>Padres squander a great chance to walk-off (10th inning)</h2><p>The 9th inning was anticlimactic with just one baserunner total reaching for both sides combined. In the top of the 10th inning, Craig Stammen quickly shut the door on the Dodgers.</p><p>In the bottom half of the frame, Eric Hosmer led off by grounding out to second base but advancing the runner to third. Perfect. A fly ball would win it for the San Diego. Tommy Pham stepped into the box.</p><p>He was intentionally walked.</p><p>Adam Frazier batted with runners on the corners and one out in the 1-1 affair. A base hit or fly ball would do it. Instead, he attacked the first pitch from Dodgers reliever Alex Vesia and got jammed up, popping out feebly to short.</p><p>Victor Caratini was then called on and got gassed by the fastball, striking out looking on a 94mph heater at the knees. Onto more baseball.</p><h2>Chaos but no runs in the 11th – 14th innings</h2><p>The fact that MLB has it where in extra innings you start with a runner on second base and the Dodgers and Padres both went scoreless from the 10th to the 15th innings is incomprehensible. It lacks any sort of logical explanation.</p><p>San Diego ran out of bench players in the extra frames. In the bottom of the 11th, the Dodgers got two quick outs than wisely intentionally walked two straight hitters. Why? The Padres had to pinch hit a pitcher, Joe Musgrove. He would strike out looking and onto the 12th inning the game went.</p><p>Los Angeles loaded the bases in the 12th but got nothing out of it and the Padres again found themselves in a bases loaded, two out scenario in the 13th with a pitcher hitting This time Ryan Weathers grounded out.</p><h2>Dodgers think they have it wrapped up in the 15th</h2><p>Finally, in the top of the 15th inning, the Dodgers broke through.</p><p>With both teams basically crawling out onto the field at this point, Billy McKinney of all people decided to put on the superhero cape. He knocked in Chris Taylor with an RBI single and Trea Turner followed that up with an RBI single of his own.</p><p>The lead was now 3-1 for the Dodgers and the clock was about to strike midnight for the Padres when in reality it was also nearing midnight on the west coast.</p><p>Then Fernando Tatis Jr. entered the chat in the bottom half of the 15th.</p><figure class="op-interactive"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="es">Fernando Tatis Jr. – San Diego Padres (35) <a href="https://t.co/d0UTK3Qf7v" target="_blank">pic.twitter.com/d0UTK3Qf7v</a></p><p>— MLB HR Videos (@MLBHRVideos) <a href="https://twitter.com/MLBHRVideos/status/1430794468509298689?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw" target="_blank">August 26, 2021</a></p></blockquote><p></p></figure><p>One out, runner on third, and Tatis Jr. hit an absolute moon shot that just disappeared over the wall in right field. And miraculously, the game was tied again at 3-3.</p><p>At this stage, with both teams running on fumes and both benches completely emptied out, the thought crept into the mind of some that this game might go 20+ innings.</p><h2>AJ Pollock delivers a final dagger in the 16th</h2><p>Daniel Camarena had pitched one other time (oddly enough it was game one of this series) since July 10th. He came back out for the 15th inning to toe the rubber for the Padres.</p><p>On the 5th pitch to AJ Pollock who led off the inning, Pollock went dead center as he tattooed the ball to leapfrog the Dodgers back in front 5-3.</p><figure class="op-interactive"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="in">AJ Pollock – Los Angeles Dodgers (16) <a href="https://t.co/6lcaqcONnp" target="_blank">pic.twitter.com/6lcaqcONnp</a></p><p>— MLB HR Videos (@MLBHRVideos) <a href="https://twitter.com/MLBHRVideos/status/1430797098459582466?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw" target="_blank">August 26, 2021</a></p></blockquote><p></p></figure><p>In the bottom half of the 16th, <a href="https://dodgerblue.com/dodgers-sign-shane-greene-evan-phillips-injured-list-conner-greene-designated-for-assignment/2021/08/20/">Shane Greene, who the Dodgers just picked up less than a week ago</a>, finally closed the door.</p><p>He struck out Hosmer and Pham back-to-back and got Adam Frazier to ground out to shortstop to finally end this marathon of a game as the Dodgers won 5-3.</p><p><a href="https://clutchpoints.com/sports/mlb/standings">The win gave LA 80 W’s on the year and sunk the Padres to 68-60</a>. Thursday’s series finale will be wildly interesting as both bullpens were left pretty much empty. Thankfully for both the Dodgers and the Padres, they have top dogs going.</p><p>LA will send out Max Scherzer and San Diego will have Yu Darvish on the bump. Both managers will keep their fingers crossed for 6+ innings out of both.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

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<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #333333;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px;    font-size: 18px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: #333333;    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px;    font-size: 16px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: #0000FF;    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 16px;    text-decoration: none;}ul {    color: #333333;    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 16px;}ol {    color: #333333;    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: #333333;    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    padding: 0px 0px 0px 15px;    font-size: 16px;    border-left: 2px solid black;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: #333333;    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 12px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;    background-color: #EFEFEF;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article><header><figure><img src="https://clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/download-38-1.jpeg"></figure><h1>MLB odds: Dodgers vs. Padres prediction, odds, pick, and more – 8/25/2021</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2021-08-25T12:18:39-07:00">August 25th, 12:18pm</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2021-08-25T12:19:14-07:00">August 25th, 12:19pm</time><address><a href="https://www.facebook.com/noam.bernstein.5" rel="facebook">Noam Bernstein</a>Noam Bernstein is ClutchPoints' Social Media Manager. Born and raised in Los Angeles, California, Noam graduated from UC Davis with a B.A. in Economics and is now responsible for maintaining CP's many social media accounts. An avid sports fan and Vegas enthusiast, you can find him shooting hoops, watching his hometown Lakers and Dodgers, or cooking up parlays in his free time. "Good teams win, great teams cover."</address><h3 class="op-kicker">Betting</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>The Los Angeles Dodgers look for their second straight win against the slumping San Diego Padres on Wednesday night. It’s time to continue our <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/mlb-odds-mets-vs-nationals-prediction-odds-pick-and-more/" rel="noopener">MLB odds series</a> and make a Dodgers-Padres prediction and pick.</p><p>San Diego currently stands at 68-59 and is 41-27 at home. If you put $100 on every single Padres game so far this season, you’d be down $1,340 on the moneyline.</p><p>Los Angeles currently stands at 79-47 and is 37-26 on the road. If you put $100 on every single Dodgers game so far this season, you’d be down $483 on the moneyline.</p><p>Here’s how <a href="https://www.betonline.ag/sportsbook/baseball/mlb" rel="noopener">sportsbooks</a> have set the Dodgers-Padres odds.</p><h2><b>MLB Odds: Dodgers</b><b>-Padres </b><b>Odds</b></h2><p><i><b>*Watch MLB games LIVE with <a href="https://www.fubo.tv/lp/mlb/?irad=377812&amp;irmp=492408" rel="noopener">fuboTV (click for free trial)</a>*</b></i></p><p>Los Angeles Dodgers ML (-141)</p><p>San Diego Padres ML (+130)</p><p>Over 8 Runs (-105)</p><p>Under 8 Runs (-115)</p><h2><b>Why The Dodgers Could Win This Game</b></h2><p>Los Angeles will send its best pitcher, and the NL Cy Young favorite, to the mound. Walker Buehler has been dominant all year, pitching to a 2.11 ERA in 25 starts.</p><p>The young ace has been nearly untouchable in the month of August, holding a 1.69 ERA in four starts. What’s most impressive about Buehler has been his ability to miss bats and give the Dodgers length.</p><p>In his last five starts, Buehler gave Dodgers a minimum of six quality innings in each appearance. He racked up 39 Ks in just 33 2/3 innings in the same span. Against a Padres team that has struggled to put the bat on the ball of late (26 strikeouts in their last three games), we could see another K parade in this one.</p><p>The Dodgers have a substantial starting pitching advantage against Blake Snell. Snell currently holds an ERA of 4.82 and has been extremely inconsistent all year for the Padres.</p><p>In 23 starts this year, Snell has only pitched past the fifth inning in five of them. This makes it more than likely that a Padres bullpen that badly needs relief will find none.</p><p>The lefty has really struggled with his control throughout the season, walking 65 batters in just 106 innings. The Dodgers, who draw the second-most walks in the league and see the most pitches per plate appearance, are primed to take advantage of this.</p><p>The Padres’ bullpen is great, but we’ve seen it crack of late. In their last two bullpen games, they allowed 12 earned runs in 18 innings. If the Dodgers can run up Snell’s pitch count early, the Padres and their bullpen are in for another long night.</p><h2><b>Why The Padres Could Win This Game</b></h2><p>Blake Snell has been up and down all year, but there are several factors that point to a possible strong outing from the lefty in this game.</p><p>For one, Snell is in his best stretch of the season. His ERA in August is a minuscule 2.45, far and away his best ERA of any month this season. The southpaw has pitched in four straight outings in which he has given San Diego at least five innings and given up no more than three earned runs. This is the first time Snell has accomplished this in a Padres uniform.</p><p>Additionally, Snell’s numbers against the Dodgers are very solid. Everyone remembers Snell’s excellent outing against the Dodgers in Game 6 of the 2020 World Series in which he pitched 5 1/3 innings, allowed only one earned, and was probably pulled too early. But he has also had recent success against L.A.</p><p>Snell has faced Los Angeles three times this season and pitched one scoreless outing along with two five-inning outings in which he only allowed two earned in each. More importantly, the Padres won two of his three starts against the Dodgers. He should at least give them a fighting chance to make it three wins.</p><p>At the plate, the Padres have the unenviable task of facing Walker Buehler. However, if any team has a chance against Buehler, it’s the Friars.</p><p>Buehler has only allowed more than one earned run in 12 of his 25 starts. Two of those came against San Diego.</p><p>The Padres always put up a fight against Buehler and have actually beaten him in two of their last three matchups. The top of the lineup in particular has gotten to the flamethrower. Fernando Tatis Jr., Trent Grisham, and Manny Machado are a combined 11-for-35 lifetime against Buehler with four home runs. Don’t count out the Padres doing at least a little damage to the Dodgers ace.</p><h2><b>Final Dodgers-Padres Prediction &amp; Pick</b></h2><p>The Dodgers are the second-hottest team in the league right now, second to only the Yankees, who have won 11 straight. To get them at -141 with their best pitcher on the mound is an opportunity that can’t be passed up. Taking into account that Blake Snell has been shaky for nearly the entire season, this could be a dominant Dodgers victory. Even if Snell navigates this Dodgers lineup with little damage, I don’t see the Padres scoring much off Buehler. Take the Dodgers all the way to -150.</p><p><b>FINAL DODGERS-PADRES PREDICTION: LOS ANGELES DODGERS ML (-141)</b></p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

MLB odds: Dodgers vs. Padres prediction, odds, pick, and more – 8/25/2021

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #333333;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px;    font-size: 18px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: #333333;    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px;    font-size: 16px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: #0000FF;    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 16px;    text-decoration: none;}ul {    color: #333333;    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 16px;}ol {    color: #333333;    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: #333333;    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    padding: 0px 0px 0px 15px;    font-size: 16px;    border-left: 2px solid black;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: #333333;    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 12px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;    background-color: #EFEFEF;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article><header><figure><img src="https://clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/download-25-1.jpeg"></figure><h1>MLB odds: Dodgers vs. Padres prediction, odds, pick, and more – 8/24/2021</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2021-08-24T12:23:21-07:00">August 24th, 12:23pm</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2021-08-24T12:24:36-07:00">August 24th, 12:24pm</time><address><a href="https://www.facebook.com/noam.bernstein.5" rel="facebook">Noam Bernstein</a>Noam Bernstein is ClutchPoints' Social Media Manager. Born and raised in Los Angeles, California, Noam graduated from UC Davis with a B.A. in Economics and is now responsible for maintaining CP's many social media accounts. An avid sports fan and Vegas enthusiast, you can find him shooting hoops, watching his hometown Lakers and Dodgers, or cooking up parlays in his free time. "Good teams win, great teams cover."</address><h3 class="op-kicker">Betting</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>The Los Angeles Dodgers travel to Petco Park to take on the San Diego Padres for a key NL West clash. It’s time to continue our <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/mlb-odds-mets-vs-nationals-prediction-odds-pick-and-more/" rel="noopener">MLB odds series</a> and make a Dodgers-Padres prediction and pick.</p><p>San Diego currently stands at 68-58 and is 41-26 at home. If you put $100 on every single Padres game so far this season, you’d be down $1,240 on the moneyline.</p><p>Los Angeles currently stands at 78-47 and is 36-26 on the road. If you put $100 on every single Dodgers game so far this season, you’d be down $555 on the moneyline.</p><p>Here’s how <a href="https://www.betonline.ag/sportsbook/baseball/mlb" rel="noopener">sportsbooks</a> have set the Dodgers-Padres odds.</p><h2><b>MLB Odds: Dodgers</b><b>-Padres </b><b>Odds</b></h2><p><i><b>*Watch MLB games LIVE with <a href="https://www.fubo.tv/lp/mlb/?irad=377812&amp;irmp=492408" rel="noopener">fuboTV (click for free trial)</a>*</b></i></p><p>Los Angeles Dodgers ML (-129)</p><p>San Diego Padres ML (+119)</p><p>Over 8.5 Runs (-125)</p><p>Under 8.5 Runs (+105)</p><h2><b>Why The Dodgers Could Win This Game</b></h2><p>These two teams are trending in opposite directions, and Dodgers backers and fans are loving it. Los Angeles has won 10 of its last 11, while San Diego has lost nine of its last 11.</p><p>The Padres’ bats have been lukewarm for weeks now, and Dodgers starter Julio Urias will try to take advantage of that. Urias makes his return off the IL and will look to continue his excellent year.</p><p>The lefty was nearly untouchable until he was forced to the 10-day IL, holding a 1.30 ERA in his last five starts. Urias went at least five innings in each of his last five starts and gave up multiple runs in only one of them.</p><p>San Diego has really struggled against southpaws as late. Against the last three lefty starters, the Padres managed only four earned runs in 20 innings, including getting no-hit by rookie Tyler Gilbert.</p><p>Julio Urias is a better quality pitcher than any of the last three lefties faced, so San Diego could be in for another quiet offensive night.</p><p>At the dish, the Dodgers are tasked with scoring off a talented Padres bullpen. Thankfully for Los Angeles, the Padres’ bullpen is both depleted and has looked lackluster of late.</p><p>The San Diego bullpen tossed 14.0 innings over the last three games, and that’s if we don’t include Ryan Weathers’ two innings of work. They allowed seven earned over that span.</p><p>The Dodgers are one of the most patient teams in the league, and they should create traffic and high stress innings for a bullpen that is showing signs of wear and tear. Expect L.A. to pepper runs throughout the entire game as the Padres put in weary arms.</p><h2><b>Why The Padres Could Win This Game</b></h2><p>The Padres will turn to Pierce Johnson as an opener in hope of slowing down the L.A. juggernaut. It will be yet another bullpen game for the Friars, who used Craig Stammen as an opener in the last matchup.</p><p>There are several signs of hope in a bleak time for this Padres pitching staff. For one, all of the Padres’ best bullpen arms have had at least one day of full rest. Mark Melancon, Daniel Hudson, Tim Hill, and Austin Adams should all be relatively fresh for this one.</p><p>Secondly, Pierce Johnson has been nails in August, allowing only one earned run in 8 2/3 innings. At the very least, it’s unlikely the Dodgers jump out to an immediate lead. Behind Johnson, the Padres have a bullpen that holds the lowest ERA in the major leagues, as well as the third-lowest WHIP.</p><p>Lastly, this Dodgers offense hasn’t exactly been tearing the cover off the ball. Los Angeles hasn’t scored more than four runs in six out of seven games, and that includes a series against a terrible Pittsburgh pitching staff. This Padres staff has a shot to keep a Dodgers outburst at bay.</p><p>At the plate, the Padres will face a pitcher whom they have decent numbers against. Julio Urias has pitched one game against the Padres this year, and he allowed six earned runs in just four innings of work.</p><p>Urias also hasn’t pitched in a few days, meaning he might show a little rust. Odds are it takes a few innings for him to get acclimated, and the Padres could take advantage of a pitcher who walked five guys in his last 10 innings on the mound heading into this game.</p><h2><b>Final Dodgers-Padres Prediction &amp; Pick</b></h2><p>The Padres have roughed up Julio Urias in the past, but they made lefty starters look like aces in their last three games. The San Diego offense is struggling, and Urias is not the guy you want to see on the mound in this situation. L.A. should scratch across enough runs off the Padres’ bullpen to make this a comfortable win.</p><p><b>FINAL DODGERS-PADRES PREDICTION: LOS ANGELES DODGERS ML (-129)</b></p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

MLB odds: Dodgers vs. Padres prediction, odds, pick, and more – 8/24/2021

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He lives with his wife and two dogs. He is a huge Southern California sports fan and a retired member of the Fresno State drumline.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">MLB</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>The San Diego Padres went from World Series contender to fringe Wild Card team in just a matter of weeks as they have dealt with injuries and subpar pitching. Well, the Padres made a huge move on Monday morning, dismissing pitching coach Larry Rothschild,<a href="https://twitter.com/Padres/status/1429853467238047747"> according to the Padres official account. </a></p><figure class="op-interactive"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">The <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/Padres?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw" target="_blank">#Padres</a> have dismissed pitching coach Larry Rothschild: <a href="https://t.co/hnjTqCiPpq" target="_blank">pic.twitter.com/hnjTqCiPpq</a></p><p>— San Diego Padres (@Padres) <a href="https://twitter.com/Padres/status/1429853467238047747?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw" target="_blank">August 23, 2021</a></p></blockquote><p></p></figure><p>This is a surprise, only considering the <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/padres-news-san-diego-adding-pitching-by-signing-jake-arrieta/">rash injuries</a> this pitching staff has dealt with during the season. Yu Darvish is on the IL, as well as Chris Paddack. Adrian Morejon has been out since the start of the year, and Mike Clevinger won’t return until 2022. The Padres also added Jake Arrieta, who went to the IL after just one start.</p><p>Nonetheless, Rothschild seems to be the scapegoat for this Padres team that has gone 2-9 in their past 11 games.</p><p><a href="https://twitter.com/Feinsand/status/1429854164587253766?s=20">According to Mark Feinsand of MLB.com</a>, Ben Fritz will take over for Rothschild for the remainder of the season as Jayce Tingler’s squad does whatever it takes to sneak into the playoffs.</p><figure class="op-interactive"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">The Padres have dismissed pitching coach Larry Rothschild. Ben Fritz will serve as interim pitching coach for the remainder of the 2021 season.</p><p>— Mark Feinsand (@Feinsand) <a href="https://twitter.com/Feinsand/status/1429854164587253766?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw" target="_blank">August 23, 2021</a></p></blockquote><p></p></figure><p>The Padres are currently a game back of the Cincinnati Reds for the second Wild Card spot and are in a serious slump. Could this be the move that turns it around for San Diego?</p><p>Nobody knows, but the timeliness of this move calls for desperation as they try and gain ground on the race for the Wild Card spot.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

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