This Tuesday, we will have the first game of this series between the Oakland Athletics and the San Diego Padres, two teams that have had a good campaign, but have not been enough to lead their divisions.
OAKLAND ATHLETICS
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The Oakland Athletics, have had a very good season, however, their recent falls have taken them a bit away from first place in the American League West, now holding a record of 56 wins and 45 wins, placing them 5.5 games behind the Astros, who they occupy the top of the zone, and only 1.5 games of the Mariners, who are third. This season, the Athletics have averaged 4.43 runs scored and 4.04 runs allowed per game.
Although they managed to win the first game of their previous series, against the Seattle Mariners, 4-1, the Athletics, could not repeat the same result in any of the following three games, falling in all three opportunities thanks to an offense that had some problems and a bullpen that could not maintain the small advantages that it offered. always losing by the minimum.
Away from home, the Athletics have left a record of 26 wins and 21 losses, in addition to an ERA. of 3.69 and an average of 4.59 runs scored per game.
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SAN DIEGO PADRES
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The San Diego Padres They have had a positive season, however, perhaps it has not been as much as expected, since they come to this game in third place in the West Division of the National League with a record of 58 wins and 44 losses, to 5.5 difference games of the first place, occupied by the San Francisco Giants. In this 2021, the Padres have been very effective in pitching, with an average of 3.95 runs scored per game, in addition to producing 4.88 runs per game.
The Padres started their last series in an excellent way, against the Miami Marlins, winning the first two games of the same, however, their offense could not do much in the last two games, since they were defeated by a score of 2-3 and 3-9 respectively.
Petco Park has once again been a good place for the Padres this season, as they have a record of 33 wins and 19 losses at home.
PITCHERS DUEL
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James Kaprielian: The Athletics rookie, still in the middle of a very good first season in MLB, in which he has left a 5-3 record and ERA. of 2.65 in 12 starts made, and has allowed 3 or fewer runs in 9 of his last 10 starts.
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Chris Paddack: The 25-year-old right-hander has had a bumpy season, posting a 6-6 record and an ERA. of 4.76 in a total of 19 appearances (87.1 innings of work), but it comes off a good exit in which it allowed only 3 hits in 5.0 innings against the Braves.
FORECAST
The Oakland Athletics have suffered a lot offensively in recent weeks, so I think they will not have an easy day against a Paddack who, has not had his best year, but has great quality, in addition, the local bullpen is one of the best in MLB. However, the Padres have not been able to be very productive in attack either, something that was evident in their previous series, so this could be a good opportunity for Kaprielian to continue adding good performances.
So with two teams that have good pitchers but have been poor in attack, I think the best option is to wait for a game with less than 9 total runs.
Recommendation: less than 9 races. fee: 1.79.
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