A series opener between the Pittsburgh Pirates (8-10) and San Diego Padres (13-7) is scheduled for Friday at 6:35 PM ET, at PNC Park.
The Pirates (+149 underdog on the moneyline) take the field at home against the Padres (-174). The starting pitchers are Yu Darvish (1-1) for the San Diego Padres, and Zach Thompson (0-2) for the Pittsburgh Pirates.
The Padres won their last game against the Reds yesterday by a 7-5 score. Ha-Seong Kim went 3-for-4 with two doubles and three RBI to lead them offensively. Nick Martinez picked up the win on the strength of five innings, giving up two earned runs on five hits while striking out five.
The Pirates lost to the Brewers yesterday, with Chris Stratton registering the loss while pitching one inning, giving up two earned runs on four hits. Ben Gamel went 1-for-4 to lead the Pirates’ offense.
Here is everything you need to get ready for Friday’s Padres vs. Pirates action.
San Diego Padres vs. Pittsburgh Pirates Odds and Betting Lines
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- Favorite: Padres (-174, bet $174 to win $100)
- Underdog: Pirates (+149, bet $100 to win $149)
- Over/under: 7.5
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Padres Stats and Trends
Padres Betting Records
- This season, the Padres have won 11 out of the 14 games, or 78.6%, in which they’ve been favored.
- San Diego has been at least a -174 moneyline favorite three times this season and won each of those games.
- The implied probability of a win from the Padres, based on the moneyline, is 63.5%.
- San Diego and its opponents have hit the over in eight of their 20 games with a total this season.
- The Padres are 13-7-0 against the spread this season.
Yu Darvish (Padres Probable Starter)
- Darvish (1-1) will take to the mound for the Padres and make his fifth start of the season.
- The right-hander allowed one hit in 6 2/3 scoreless innings pitched against the Los Angeles Dodgers on Sunday.
- The 35-year-old has an ERA of 4.43, a 2.222 strikeout-to-walk ratio and a WHIP of 1.082 in four games this season.
- If he completes six or more innings with three or fewer earned runs allowed, he’ll earn his third consecutive quality start.
- Darvish has two starts in a row of five innings or more.
- The Pirates rank 11th in MLB with a .237 batting average this season. They have a team slugging percentage that ranks 18th in the league (.348) and 11 home runs.
- Among qualified pitchers in the majors this campaign, the 35-year-old ranks 53rd in ERA (4.43), 30th in WHIP (1.082), and 22nd in K/9 (8.9).
Padres Batting Stats
- The Padres have hit 17 homers this season, which ranks 12th in the league.
- The offense for the Padres has a slugging percentage of .373 this season, 14th in MLB.
- San Diego’s .233 batting average ranks 13th in the league this season.
- The Padres are among the highest scoring teams in the league, ranking fourth with 91 total runs this season.
- San Diego has an OBP of .329 this season, which ranks fifth in MLB.
- The Padres are ranked 24th in strikeouts per game (8.7) among MLB offenses.
Pirates Stats and Trends
Pirates Betting Records
- The Pirates have come away with six wins in the 15 contests they have been listed as the underdogs in this season.
- Pittsburgh has a mark of 2-4 in contests where bookmakers favor them by +149 or worse on the moneyline.
- Bookmakers have implied with the moneyline set for this matchup that the Pirates have a 40.2% chance of pulling out a win.
- Pittsburgh and their opponents have gone over in six of their 18 games with a total set by sportsbooks this season.
- In 18 games with a line this season, the Pirates have a mark of 10-8-0 against the spread.
Zach Thompson (Pirates Probable Starter)
- Thompson makes the start for the Pirates, his fourth of the season. He is 0-2 with a 10.80 ERA and nine strikeouts through 10 innings pitched.
- In his last time out on Saturday against the Chicago Cubs, the righty threw 2 2/3 innings, allowing four earned runs while surrendering nine hits.
- Over three games this season, the 28-year-old has a 10.80 ERA and 8.1 strikeouts per nine innings, while giving up a batting average of .392 to opposing hitters.
- The opposing Padres offense has a collective .233 batting average, and is 11th in the league with 151 total hits and fourth in MLB play with 91 runs scored. They have the 14th-ranked slugging percentage (.373) and are 12th in all of MLB with 17 home runs.
Pirates Batting Stats
- The Pirates rank 25th in MLB action with 11 total home runs.
- So far this year, the Pirates are 18th in baseball with a .348 slugging percentage.
- Pittsburgh has the 11th-ranked batting average in the majors (.237).
- The offense for the Pirates is the No. 22 offense in MLB play scoring 3.7 runs per game (67 total runs).
- Pittsburgh’s .300 on-base percentage ranks 20th in baseball.
- The Pirates’ 9.1 strikeouts per game rank 15th in the league.
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Padres vs. Pirates: Live Streaming Info & Game Time
- Game Day: Friday, April 29, 2022
- Game Time: 6:35 PM ET
- Stadium: PNC Park
- TV Channel: ATT Sportsnet Pittsburgh
- Live Stream: fuboTV (Watch for free)
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