San Diego heads into Tuesday’s interleague matchup vs. the Mariners looking to snap a two-game losing streak, as they are 81-64 and 2nd in the NL West. Seattle, on the other hand, is 2nd in the AL West with a record of 73-71. George Kirby is starting for the Mariners, and the Padres are starting Yu Darvish.
San Diego is currently favored on the money line, and the over/under line is at 7 runs. This one will get started at 9:40 PM ET from T-Mobile Park in Seattle. MLBN will be carrying this game on TV.
Padres Begin Crucial Series Against Mariners with Darvish on the Mound
San Diego is 81-64 overall and trail the Dodgers by 5.5 games in the NL West. The Padres are favored in 92 games this year, going 52-40 as the favorite. They are 41-29 on the road and are starting a new series today vs. the Mariners. The Padres are sending Yu Darvish to the mound, and he is 4-3 with a 3.51 ERA. Darvish has three quality starts this year and has an ERA of 1.8 on the road compared to 4.99 at home.
San Diego leads the MLB in batting average at .265 and are 4th in scoring on the road at 5.1 runs per game. The over/under line for their game today is set at 7 runs, and the Padres have an over/under record of 78-65. When the line is set at 7 runs, they are 10-2-1. The Padres are 44-26 on the run line on the road, and their overall run line record is 73-72. Their average run margin on the road is +1.1 compared to +0.5 overall. Luis Arraez is hitting .315 for the Padres, and he is on an 8-game hitting streak. Manny Machado leads the team with 25 home runs and 90 RBI.
Mariners Look to Break Losing Streak as George Kirby Takes the Mound Against Padres
The Seattle Mariners are 73-71 overall this season, and they are 2nd in the AL West, 4.5 games behind the Astros. They are 41-28 at home and 32-43 on the road. Seattle has lost seven straight games as the underdog and are 19-26 overall in that spot. They are 54-45 as the favorite. Today, they are playing the Padres, and they are 20-23-3 in series this season.
Seattle is starting right-hander George Kirby today, and he is 11-10 with a 3.61 ERA. Kirby has made 29 starts this year and is 5-4 with a 3.68 ERA at home. The Mariners are hitting just .219 this season, which is the worst in the league. They are 29th in runs per game at home, averaging 3.7 runs per game. Julio RodrÃguez is hitting .306 over his last eight games, and Cal Raleigh is hitting .323 over his last eight games. Randy Arozarena is on a four-game hitting streak.
Mariners Edge Padres 6-5: Betting Tips and Pitching Predictions
We see the Mariners coming away with a 6-5 win over the Padres in this one, and with the money line sitting at -107, that is the route we recommend going. Offensively, we have the Mariners finishing with 9 hits compared to the Padres with 6.
Looking at the starting pitchers, we have Yu Darvish finishing with seven strikeouts compared to George Kirby with six. However, we do have Kirby finishing with a higher chance of picking up the win and have him going 5-6 innings compared to Darvish at 5-6.
