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The Padres host the Diamondbacks for the rubber match! It's time to continue our MLB odds series with a Diamondbacks-Padres prediction and pick. The Dbacks took Game 1 on Tuesday and almost took the series last night if it weren't for the Padres' comeback. Arizona stormed out to a 5-0 lead in the 5th inning but in the bottom half of the inning, the…

I wouldn't be surprised to see the team surpass this guess *if* they can remain healthy, but it would just barely be over. I'm of the belief that the team really needs to lean into the youth movement which would indicate not as many victories. Dano_in_Tucson - 73Perhaps absurdly, I'm choosing to be hopeful that some of our farm talent (especially…

Sez Me (Padres Fault Line Edition) … San Diego's MLB team has dumped Robinson Cano, who had three hits in 33 at-bats during his senior moment wearing the brown. I'm beside myself, which isn't possible in a small space. How could the Pads release one of their best hitters? After all, Cannot batted.091, 52 points above his age, only about.140 below…

After six months of fighting their way into the postseason, the Tampa Bay Rays and Oakland Athletics will square off in the American League Wild Card Game to keep their hopes of winning a championship alive. The Rays earned their first postseason berth since 2013 thanks to a 96-66record. Thewin total is tied for the second-most in franchise history…

The Oakland Athletics and Philadelphia Phillies will begin their 2022 season at Citizens Bank Park on Friday, April 8. The A's are coming off three straight postseason appearances, but thanks to a deep teardown by ownership there's almost no chance that streak reaches four. As for the Phillies, they're again trying to end a playoff drought that…

The one good thing that can be said of the A's as they go into yet another rebuild is that top baseball men Billy Beane and David Forst have walked this path before. They know the pitfalls, and they know that teams don't take a straight line back to the top. Rather, they get better or worse by fits and starts. The A's enter 2022 without popular and…

Josh Hader first went two innings in his third appearance as a rookie in 2017. He went three innings three weeks later. By the time he was beginning to save games for the Brewers the following April, one-plus was a staple for the lanky left-hander. One-plus. Two. Two-plus. Even three a few times, including twice in the 2018 NLCS against the…

Free-agent left-handed starter Sean Manaea has agreed to a contract with the Giants, pending a physical, an industry source familiar with the deal confirmed to The Athletic on Monday. The contract is for two years and $25 million with an opt-out clause after the first season, per MLB reporter Jon Heyman. Here's what you need to know: Manaea, 30,…

It was not long after the Atlanta Braves had claimed the 2021 World Series that oddsmakers were hard at work looking ahead to see if the Braves would repeat as world champions or another team would take the Fall Classic. As it turns out, the oddsmakers at WynnBET do not have the Atlanta Braves as the favorite to win the 2022 World Series. In fact,…

After a season that could have been special, the Oakland A's will be hard-pressed to post the second-best record in the American League once again in 2021. The A's are still in position to contend, even with two of their main guys, shortstop Marcus Semien and closer Liam Hendriks, elsewhere after a disappointing team stumble in the ALDS against the…

The Post's Mark W. Sanchez previews the NL West O/U wins: 97.5 Key player: Mookie Betts. For the Dodgers to be historically great - which is a real possibility - they could use their $365 million man in peak form. The right fielder was merely very good (.854 OPS) but not great last season, and the lineup is even more ludicrous with the addition of…

In the first set of betting odds released after the 2021 World Series, the Colorado Rockies are among the longest of long shots to win the 2022 World Series. Our partners at WynnBET show that only three teams have longer odds than the Rockies to win the next Fall Classic. Check out the odds below. What is the best news in these odds? The Rockies…

The Arizona Diamondbacks and Cincinnati Reds will both be hoping to snap losing skids when they square off on Monday evening. Arizona has lost three of its last four games after dropping the final two games of its series at Pittsburgh over the weekend, while Cincinnati lost three straight against Washington. Diamondbacks starting pitcher Madison…

To me, the St. Louis Cardinals are one of the 10 best teams in baseball entering the 2022 season. So it was surprising that their odds to win the World Series - 30/1 - are 13th in baseball as of January 18 on WynnBet. The teams ahead of the Cardinals are the Los Angeles Dodgers, Houston Astros, San Diego Padres, New York Yankees, New York Mets,…

The 2022 Major League Baseball season is almost here and Sportsnaut's MLB predictions offer projections for the standings, award winners and more. MLB games today will offer daily predictions and the full schedule for the entire season from 2022 Opening Day to the World Series. As part of our year-round MLB coverage, we'll provide analysis, the…

It's not looking good for the 2021 Oakland A's. Less than three weeks ago they were in position for their fourth straight postseason trip, but since then they've gone into a freefall. Entering Tuesday, the A's have 25 games remaining in the season. They're in third place in the AL West division, six games out of the lead. They're 3.5 games out of…

With the Super Bowl now in the rearview mirror and March Madness still weeks away, this would normally be the time of year when talk of the upcoming MLB season starts to heat up. Alas, the lockout rages on with no end in sight. But that doesn't mean we can't still look ahead to how the 2022 season might shake out once MLB and the MLBPA put an end…

Wednesday was scheduled to be the first official day of spring training for all 30 Major League Baseball franchises. Instead, camps across Arizona and Florida were quiet and the big leaguers were absent. The 2022 season remains frozen due to a lockout of the players by the owners after the. There has been little movement, at least publicly, between…

The New York Mets and San Diego Padres are tied at 1-1 as the series finale is here. It's time to continue our MLB odds series with a Mets-Padres prediction and pick. After a dominant win in Game 1, the Mets ended the second game with just two hits. The Padres shut out the Mets 7-0 after seven scoreless innings from starter Yu Darvish. 1B Pete…

These past few years have been tough for baseball. First the sport was upended by the COVID-19 pandemic, then it dealt with the financial fallout of the shortened 2020 season, and last year the offseason was overshadowed by labor strife and eventually a lockout the shut down the sport for 99 days. Now, finally, we're heading into a somewhat normal…

The 2022 National League Championship Series features a clash of underdogs. Neither the San Diego Padres nor Philadelphia Phillies - your two NLCS combatants - cracked 90 wins during the regular season, and in the Phillies' case they finished in third place in the NL East. En route to making it to the NLCS, the two teams combined to bounce all…

Dale Zanine-USA TODAY Sports Padres have steamrolled two 100+ win teams this season Phillies just knocked out defending champion Atlanta Philadelphia won season series 5-4 Both the San Diego Padres and the Philadelphia Phillies have the talent to make it to the World Series, but that doesn't mean their respective appearances in the NLCS series…

Just like everyone predicted, it's Phillies vs. Padres in the National League Championship Series. Things kick off Tuesday night in San Diego at 8:03 p.m. ET on FS1. Check out our picks below (nearly 30 of our writers and editors voted) and share yours in the comments. Keith Law (Pick: Phillies): Phillies seem to have the edge in starting pitching…

The ALCS begins and the NLCS continues on Wednesday, as Game 2 of Phillies/Padres takes place this afternoon and Game 1 of Yankees/Astros rounds out the evening. The Padres suddenly find themselves in a precarious spot after losing Game 1 and everybody knows how the Yankees are up against it given their travel schedule and the condensed schedule. I…

Award season is here. These are the biggest storylines to watch. The 2022 Rookies of the Year, Managers of the Year, Cy Young Award winners and Most Valuable Players will be announced this week, one each day from Monday through Thursday. Here are the four biggest questions for Awards Week 2022 -- one for each award. 1) Will Paul…

Embrace the chaos of the 2022 MLB postseason. Enjoy the upsets, the unlikely heroes, and seeing 100-win teams going down in a October inferno. Your attitude on this topic probably depends on your personal rooting interests. So I wouldn't expect much cherish-the-postseason sentiment from fans of the Dodgers, Braves, Mets and Cardinals. Their teams…

The San Diego Padres made a statement to kick off the offseason by re-signing reliever/starter Robert Suarez to a five-year contract worth a reported $46 million. Some will argue the Padres overpaid, but Suarez compiled a 2.27 ERA with 61 strikeouts over 47.2 innings in the regular season. He established himself as one of the club's most valuable…

The Los Angeles Dodgers and San Diego Padres will finish their weekend series on Sunday afternoon in San Diego. With that said, it's a good time to check out our MLB odds series, which includes a Dodgers-Padres prediction and pick, laid out below. The rest of the regular season is merely a formality for Los Angeles, as the team owns baseball's best…

Joe Musgrove has bested the Phillies for the most part, and given his current form, needs to be backed on the mound tonight. See why we're putting our faith in the star Padres hurler with our best MLB picks for Game 3 of the NLCS. Game 3 of the NLCS runs Friday night between the San Diego Padres and Philadelphia Phillies. San Diego leveled the…

The San Diego Padres pulled off a stunning upset over the New York Mets in the National League Wild Card series. Many expected the Mets to win given they were leading the NL East most of the season, but they lost the division to the Atlanta Braves, and are now out of the playoffs. The Padres will take on the Los Angeles Dodgers in the NLDS, so we…

The San Diego Padres will continue on and the 101-win New York Mets are heading home. Sunday night the Padres dominated the Mets in Game 3 of their Wild Card Series matchup (SD 6, NY 0). Padres righty Joe Musgrove was dominant despite the Mets' efforts to throw him out of rhythm, and the offense seemed to pick up every timely hit. New York mustered…

Position: Starting Pitcher Throws: RHP Age: February 2nd, 1989 (33 years old) 2022 Traditional Stats: 30 GS, 181 2/3, 3.42 ERA, 167 K, 1.14 WHIP, 2.7 fWAR 2022 Advanced Stats: 22.4 K%, 6.6 BB%, 3.66 FIP, 3.46 xERA, 3.72 xFIP, 0.94 HR/9 When looking at this year's free agent class, you would be hard-pressed to find a more dependable starting pitcher…

Stars are shining brightly in the 2022 MLB playoffs, with the Philadelphia Phillies' Bryce Harper fueling his team to a surprising National League Championship Series appearance following a 3-1 series victory over the defending World Series champion Atlanta Braves. He is hardly the only hitter proving the difference between victory and defeat for…

It's a classic pitcher's duel Friday when the Friars take on the Mets. A resurgent Yu Darvish battles the ageless Max Scherzer, and we're backing a low-scoring game with our MLB betting picks, as rested bullpens put the bow on this Under. The San Diego Padres will head to the Big Apple to take on the New York Mets this Friday night as each club…

Another 1-1 day yesterday, but I feel the tides are beginning to turn. I used this exact sentence yesterday, and it still bodes true. We took the under in Twins vs. Tigers, which hit pretty easily. We saw one blow-up inning from the Twins as Bailey Ober had a rough fifth inning. It didn't matter, as those were the last runs scored in the game, with…

The three-horse race many were expecting in the NL West didn't go as planned, as one team pulled up lame. The San Diego Padres went 79-83 last season, finishing just 4.5 games better than the Rockies and a whopping 27 games behind the second-place Dodgers. Keeping up with thoroughbreds isn't easy, but the Padres ran a bad race and it has left a lot…

The San Diego Padres outlasted the Los Angeles Dodgers in Game 2 and emerged victorious, 5-3. The NL Division Series shifts south to San Diego for Game 3 on Friday. The Dodgers, winners of 111 games in the regular season, are still listed as favorites to take the NLDS, at -180 odds per the updated series price at FanDuel Sportsbook. The Padres are…

San Diego and Los Angeles meet for Game 2 of the NLDS after the Dodgers picked up a 5-3 win yesterday. With two studs on the mound tonight, our MLB betting picks are eyeing the total on this game - read more to see where we lean. The Los Angeles Dodgers will try to take a commanding 2-0 series lead over the San Diego Padres when the teams meet once…

The Philadelphia Phillies and Los Angeles Dodgers are undefeated this postseason, but it feels different. Philadelphia stayed perfect by beating the defending World Series champion Atlanta Braves, 7-6, on Tuesday in Game 1 of their NL Division Series, improving to 3-0 in the playoffs. The Phillies have shown pop up and down the order and combined…

The Los Angeles Dodgers host the San Diego Padres in Game 2 of an MLB 2022 National League Division Series Wednesday, October 12, at Dodger Stadium in Los Angeles. The game will be live streamed on fuboTV. Left-hander Clayton Kershaw gets the start on the mound in Game 2 for the Dodgers, vs. right-hander Yu Darvish for the Padres. Los Angeles leads…

Is it 100 years of history? Is it proximity? Is it a mutual hatred of each other's respective teams? The Los Angeles Dodgers and San Diego Padres certainly don't have a storied rivalry that goes back decades, but the feud between the two Southern California franchises is as intense and furious as a lion snatching at meat. The two teams wrote…

The Los Angeles Dodgers host the San Diego Padres in Game 1 of an MLB 2022 National League Division Series Tuesday, October 11, at Dodger Stadium in Los Angeles. The game will be live streamed on fuboTV. Left-hander Julio Urias gets the start on the mound in Game 1 of the best-of-5 series for the Dodgers, vs. right-hander Mike Clevinger for the…

The battle of California kicks off tonight between the Padres and Dodgers in the NLDS. Both sides have impressive offensive firepower, but our MLB betting picks believe Los Angeles has more than enough to go Over its team total. The San Diego Padres face their arch nemesis of the NL West - the Los Angeles Dodgers - in Game 1 of the NLDS on Tuesday…

The San Diego Padres conquered one of the National League titans in the Wild Card round. The Padres' 2-1 series win over the New York Mets set up a NLDS clash with the Los Angeles Dodgers. San Diego bolstered its roster at the trade deadline to compete with the likes of the Dodgers and Mets. Josh Hader closed out Game 3 against the Mets and Juan…

The Chicago White Sox' 2022 season concluded with an abysmal 10-1 loss to the Minnesota Twins. It was a fitting ending in a few ways. First and foremost, the South Siders were abysmal all season. Taking shellackings from below-average teams was a common theme throughout the campaign. And, to add to that, the Sox were below average themselves…

The MLB postseason is finally here! Playoff action begins Friday with four wild card series games, but perhaps the most intriguing matchup will take place during prime time when the San Diego Padres and New York Mets meet at Citi Field, which is also the home of the new Caesars Sportsbook. Caesars is offering one of the biggest welcome bonuses,…

The Raiders not only signed a potential starting linebacker when they added Blake Martinez to their practice squad on Tuesday. They also added a card shark of sorts. SEATTLE - On a scale of 1 to Rick Rizzs, how much joy did you feel Friday when Cal Raleigh clinched a playoff berth for the Mariners? Brazil Brasileiro Serie A BRASILIA, BRAZIL (AP) -…

In the summer of 2015, word began to spread among Padres scouts of a late-blooming Venezuelan humping a heater up to 98 mph in the Mexican League. Real. He'd never been signed by a big-league team, so he was raw. But he was already 24 years old and could move quickly. One problem: Competition in Japan had driven the price tag up to 50 million yen…

With the Padres opting for a bullpen game on Thursday, right-hander Yu Darvish will have an extra day of rest when he starts Friday's series opener against the Chicago White Sox. In a perfect world, it would be Darvish's last start of the regular season. "You hope," Padres manager Bob Melvin said, "but you also have to look at the last game, too.…

As the bullpen piled up a National League-high 688 1/3 innings last year, Pierce Johnson admittedly was among the Padres' relievers dragging at the end of the season. A year later, the silver lining is obvious after the 31-year-old right-hander missed 119 games in the middle of the season to an elbow injury. "It's a game-changer feeling this fresh…