The Cleveland Guardians (31-36) and San Diego Padres (33-34) meet Thursday in the finale of a 3-game set. First pitch at Petco Park is slated for 8:40 p.m. ET (MLB Network). Let’s analyze FanDuel Sportsbook’s lines around the Guardians vs. Padres odds and make our expert MLB picks and predictions for the best bets.
Season series: San Diego leads 2-0
In a 14-game stretch prior to this series, Cleveland had scored 5.43 RPG while banging out a robust .811 OPS. However, in this series that has been San Diego wins of 5-0 Wednesday and 6-3 Tuesday, the Guardians have scored just 3 runs and only have 2 extra-base hits.
San Diego won 2 of 3 games at the Colorado Rockies over the weekend and is 5-1 over its last 6 games. The Padres have hit 13 home runs over that stretch, including 4 round-trippers in Wednesday’s victory.