Padres vs Giants Prediction: Expect Pitchers Duel in Tonight's Series Finale

The San Diego Padres are still alive!

Despite a horrendous last month, the Padres only sit one game back from the St. Louis Cardinals for the final spot in the National League wild card standings. Wednesday night’s win over the San Francisco Giants could prove to be pivotal, and may give them the momentum they need down the stretch.

They’re set to finish their four-game series against the Giants tonight, and a win would end the series in a draw, which should be considered a victory against the team with the best record in baseball.

Pierce Johnson will serve as the opener in what will be a bullpen game for the Padres. He enters the game with a 2.98 ERA, but he will likely only pitch the first inning. He’ll get the start across from Kevin Gausman who enters the game with a 14-5 record and a 2.65 ERA.

WynnBET has the Giants set as sizable -190 favorites and the Padres are set as +160 road underdogs. The total for the game is set at 7.5 runs.

Padres vs. Giants Prediction and Pick

I think we’re going to see a low scoring affair tonight, so I’m on the under 7.5 runs at -105 odds at WynnBET.

Gausman should be considered one of the top contenders for the NL Cy Young this season. While he likely won’t catch Walker Buehler or Max Scherzer from the Dodgers, he’s certainly deserving of being in the conversation.

While the Padres are going with a bullpen game, you should still feel confident in them having a strong game defensively. San Diego enters the game with the fourth best bullpen ERA in Major League Baseball at 3.37.

The last time that Pierce Johnson served as the opener of a bullpen game, there were only seven runs scored in the game.

I’m not scared of the low total, give me the under 7.5 today.

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