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Detroit Tigers vs San Diego Padres: Can the Padres keep it rolling?

The Detroit Tigers are visiting the San Diego Padres today at Petco Park.

The Tigers are still puching

The Detroit Tigers are fourth in the AL Central with a 70-69 record, including 35-35 on the road. After six consecutive wins, Detroit lost three of their last five games. The Tigers have a 3.76 ERA, a .233 batting average, a .295 on-base percentage, and 1.18 walks plus hits per inning pitched. Matt Vierling is the best player on the team with 117 hits, 67 runs, while Riley Greene leads the team with 20 home runs.

Are the Padres a serious contender?

The San Diego Padres are second in the NL West with a 79-61 record including 38-32 at home and are 5.5 games behind the leading Los Angeles Dodgers. San Diego has won 3 of their last 4 games. The Padres have a 3.99 ERA, a .240 batting average, a .307 on-base percentage, and 1.25 walks plus hits per inning pitched. Jackson Merill leads the team with 140 hits, Jurickson Profar is on top with 79 runs, while Manny Machado has 23 home runs.

Betting Trends

The Padres are 6-3 SU in their last 9 games overall, 10-3 SU in their last 13 home games, and 4-1 SU in their last 5 home games against Detroit. San Diego has played under the total run line in 6 of their last 7 games played in September and has gone over in 8 of their last 10 games against teams from the AL. The Tigers are 8-3 SU in their last 11 games overall, 2-4 SU in their last 6 games against the Padres, and 4-1 SU in their last 5 games on the road. Detroit has played under the total run line in 6 of their last 7 games overall, 14 of their last 20 games against teams from the NL, and 4 of their last 5 games against teams from the NL West.

Prediction and Conclusion

The Padres have a promising season as they are among the top-four teams in the NL and will most likely make it to the playoffs. This is the first time since 2017 for them to host the Tigers, and they opened the series very well with a 3-0 win. The Padres will try to add another win tonight with veteran Yu Darvish on the mound, who is 4-3 for the season with a 3.20 ERA, 53 K, 56.1 IP, and 1.07 WHIP. The Tigers will try to respond with rookie Keider Montero, who is 4-6 for the season with a 5.17 ERA, 58K, 69.2 IP, and 1.35 WHIP. San Diego has the momentum and will add another win tonight.