Pick on the Total for Reds-Padres on May 2

The San Diego Padres entered their series with the Cincinnati Reds one game out of first place in the National League West and will turn to veteran starter Michael Wacha on Tuesday to pick up a win at home.

Cincinnati Reds vs. San Diego Padres (-190, 8.5)

Following a career renaissance in 2022 which saw Wacha post a 3.32 ERA thanks to an opponent's batting average of .233 despite him getting just 7.4 strikeouts per nine innings.

This season has seen Wacha's ERA balloon to 6.75 despite his strikeouts per nine innings rate ticking up to 8.4 and the amount of walks he allows per nine innings remaining relatively the same because he has had poor fortune on balls in play.

  
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