San Diego Padres at Philadelphia Phillies - 10/21/22 MLB Picks and Prediction

The San Diego Padres will play the Philadelphia Phillies in Game 3 of their series at Citizens Bank Park on Friday night. The series is tied 1-1.

The San Diego Padres were able to tie the series in Game 2 after coming back from a 4-0 deficit and winning 8-5. San Diego defeated the New York Mets and the Los Angeles Dodgers earlier in the postseason. The San Diego pitching staff has a 2.96 ERA, 1.08 WHIP, and a .201 opponent batting average this postseason. The Padres' offense has scored 39 runs with a .233 batting average and a .304 on base percentage. Manny Machado is batting .306 with three home runs and six RBI for the Padres this postseason. The projected starter for San Diego is Joe Musgrove, who is 1-0 with a 1.38 ERA and a 0.85 WHIP over 13 innings pitched this postseason.

The Philadelphia Phillies defeated San Diego by a score of 2-0 in Game 1 of the series. Philadelphia defeated the Atlanta Braves and the St. Louis Cardinals earlier in the postseason. The Philadelphia pitching staff has a 2.96 ERA, a 0.99 WHIP, and a .189 opponent batting average. The Phillies' offense has scored 39 runs with a .220 batting average and a .289 on base percentage this postseason. Bryce Harper is batting .419 with four home runs and seven RBI for the Phillies this postseason. The projected starter for Philadelphia is Ranger Suarez, who is 0-0 with a 2.70 ERA and a 2.40 WHIP over 3.1 innings pitched this postseason.