San Diego Padres vs San Francisco Giants Prediction MLB Picks 9/14/24

The San Diego Padres and the San Francisco Giants meet Saturday in MLB action from Oracle Park. We will look at this from a betting perspective and determine the best bets for this game. Here’s a San Diego Padres vs. San Francisco Giants prediction.

Starting Pitching Matchup

The San Diego Padres will send out Joe Musgrove for the start here and Musgrove is 5-5 with a 4.54 ERA and 78 strikeouts this season. In his last five starts against the Giants, Musgrove is 1-2 with a 6.92 ERA and 31 strikeouts. Mason Black will get the start for San Francisco here and is 0-3 with a 7.50 ERA and 22 strikeouts this season. This will be Black’s second career start against the Padres.

San Diego Padres Recap

The San Diego Padres come into this one looking to inch closer towards a playoff spot in this important series this weekend. A win here would go a long way towards bouncing back from their series split with the Mariners from earlier this week.

Padres Trying To Get Into Postseason

Entering Friday, Jurickson Profar has 143 hits along with a .279 batting average and 26 doubles with 22 homers and 82 RBIs. Jake Cronenworth has 78 RBIs while Fernando Tatis Jr. has belted 16 home runs and 94 hits as well this season. Manny Machado has 26 home runs and 94 RBIs but also has 108 strikeouts while Ha-Seong Kim has 94 hits with 3 triples, 16 doubles, 11 home runs, 47 RBIs and a team-high 22 stolen bases. Jackson Merrill has also chipped in 23 home runs, 83 RBIs and 23 doubles with 6 triples this season.

San Francisco Giants Recap

The San Francisco Giants will be trying to save some face down the stretch after falling apart of the last few weeks. The offense on Friday was a struggle early on, carrying over their issues at the plate from their series loss to the Brewers to start the week.

Giants Trying To Get Back To .500

Entering Friday, hairo Estrada has 79 hits along with 9 home runs and 47 RBIs while also chipping in 15 doubles. Michael Conforto has 90 hits with 16 home runs, 25 doubles and 56 RBIs while Matt Chapman has 132 hits of his own alongside 34 doubles with 23 homers, 71 RBIs and 15 stolen bases. Chapman also has the dubious distinction of leading the Giants with 145 strikeouts this season. Heliot Ramos has 20 home runs and 67 RBIs as well this year.

Padres vs. Giants Prediction

I’m on the over here. I liked the under a lot because of the pitching matchup on Friday and I like the over for the same reason here. Joe Musgrove’s really struggled against the Giants this season and Musgrove’s still had issues on the road and I think the Giants can break through here. On the other side, Mason Black hasn’t been very good at the major league level, and I just think that a red hot Padres lineup should crack a few off of Black as well. Give me the over.