The San Francisco Giants open a three-game series on the road Monday against National League West rival the San Diego Padres. San Francisco is 52-55 following its 7-3 victory over the Oakland Athletics on Saturday. Carlos Rodon won for the 10th time this season and the Giants snapped a four-game losing streak. San Francisco is third in the National League West, 22 games behind the first-place Los Angeles Dodgers. Check out all the MLB picks.'
Shortstop Thairo Estrada is batting .262 to lead San Francisco, while left fielder Joc Pederson is the leader in home runs with 17. Second baseman Wilmer Flores is the leader in RBIs with 56, hits with 87 and on-base percentage at .333. On Monday, the San Francisco Giants will send Alex Wood to the mound. The left-hander is 7-9 with a 4.42 ERA, 105 Ks and 26 BBs.
San Diego is 61-49 following its 8-3 loss to the Los Angeles Dodgers on Saturday. The Padres have lost each of the first two games of their three-game series on the road against the Dodgers. San Diego has lost three straight overall and the Padres are second in the National League West but trail the first place Dodgers by 14 .5 games.
Third baseman Manny Machado is batting .293 with 19 home runs, 60 RBIs, 110 hits and an on-base percentage .366 to lead San Diego in each category. Second baseman Jake Cronenworth is second in RBIs with 56. Newly acquired Juan Soto has hit 21 home runs but each of the 21 were with Washington. On Monday, San Diego will send Blake Snell to the mound. The left-hander is 4-5 with a 4.16 ERA, 87 Ks and 34 BBs.
Recent Betting Trends
- San Francisco is 1-7 in its last 8 on the road
- The OVER has cashed in 4 of the Giants last 5 on the road
- San Diego is 5-2 in its last 7
- The OVER has cashed in 3 of the Padres last 4
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