Bob DeChiara-USA TODAY Sports/Sipa USA
San Diego Padres vs Boston Red Sox: The Padres are dominating the series
The San Diego Padres will try to sweep the series against the Boston Red Sox today at Fenway Park.
The Padres are red-hot right now
The San Diego Padres are second in the NL West with a 46-41 record and 22-19 on the road. The Padres have won 9 of the last 10 games and won the first two in the series against the Red Sox. The Padres have a 4.05 ERA, a .243 batting average, a .310 on-base percentage, and 1.27 walks plus hits per inning pitched. Fernando Tatis Jr. is the best player on the team with 86 hits, 50 runs and 14 home runs.
The Red Sox are struggling lately
The Boston Red Sox are third in the AL East with a 43-39 record but only 19-23 at home. After winning 9 of 10 games, the Red Sox have lost the last three. Boston has a 3.68 ERA, a .235 batting average, a .298 on-base percentage, and 1.20 walks plus hits per inning pitched. Jarren Duran is the best player on the team 98 hits, 56 runs, and 8 home runs. Rafael Devers leads the team with 17 home runs.
Betting Trends
The Red Sox are 10-5 SU in their last 15 games overall, 3-7 SU in their last 10 games against opponents from the NL West, and 13-1 SU in their last 14 games played on Sunday. They have played over the total point line in their last 5 games overall and the last 6 home games while have gone under in 4 of their last 6 home games against San Diego and 10 of their last 15 overall against them. The Padres are 5-0 SU in their last 5 games overall, 4-2 SU in their last 6 games against the Red Sox, 3-9 SU in their last 12 games on the road, and 5-1 SU in their last 6 games against teams from the AL.
Prediction and Conclusion
The San Diego Padres absolutely dominated the first two games of the series, winning 9-2 and 11-1. The Padres are the best team in the league in the last ten games, winning nine of them. They will try to sweep the series with Matt Waldron on the mound, who is 5-6 for the season with a 3.43 ERA, 84 K, 89.1 IP, and 1.16 WHIP. Josh Winckowski is the pitcher who will take the pressure in today’s game. He is 1-1 for the season with a 3.26 ERA, 27 K, 30.1 IP, and 1.48 WHIP. This is a real opportunity for Winckowski, who has not been given a real chance this season, and this game may be the turning point both for him and the Red Sox. Boston plays very well on Sunday, usually closing the series with a win, and that will be the case tonight against the Padres.
