Rays at Padres 8/12/19 - MLB Betting Picks & Odds
Tampa Bay Rays vs. San Diego Padres
MLB: 10:10 PM EST
Aug. 12, 2019
TV: FSSD
Latest Odds : SD -128 O/U 8.5
The Tampa Bay Rays visit the San Diego Padres for game one of a three-game interleague series on Monday. Tampa Bay defeated the Seattle Mariners on Saturday 5-4 for their second straight victory. Mike Zunino smacked a three-run home run while Kevin Kermaier and Avisail Garcia each belted solo shots accounting for all five Rays runs.
The Padres beat the Colorado Rockies 8-5 on Saturday. San Diego has won three straight and four of its last five. Manuel Margot belted a two-run home run in the eighth inning that put the Padres ahead for good and Hunter Renfroe homered amongst his three hits while scoring four runs in the Padres win.
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Austin Meadows is leading Tampa Bay with a .286 batting average, in home runs with 19 and in RBIs with 56. Tommy Pham leads in hits with 111. Tampa Bay is averaging .255 at the plate, while opponents are averaging .230. Tampa Bay has not yet announced its starting pitcher for Monday’s series opener with the San Diego Padres.
Eric Hosmer leads the Padres at the plate with a .279 batting average, in RBIs with 78 and in hits with 126. Hunter Renfroe leads in home runs with 31. San Diego is averaging .245 at the plate while opposing hitters are averaging .252. On Monday, the Padres will send southpaw Joey Lucchesi to the mound. Lucchesi is 7-6 with an ERA of 4.19, 119 Ks and 39 BBs.
Recent Betting Trends:
Tampa Bay is 6-0 in its last 6 on the road
The OVER has cashed in 6 of the Rays last 7 on the road
San Diego is 4-1 in its last 5 at home
The OVER has cashed in 3 of the Padres last 4 versus an opponent from the American League East
Free Betting Pick: OVER 8.5
Take the OVER in this matchup. The OVER has cashed in 5 of the last 8 between the two. In addition, the OVER has cashed in 4 of the Padres last 5, 5 of the Padres last 6 interleague games at home and 13 of the Padres last 19 interleague games at home versus an opponent with a record above .500. Final Score Prediction, Tampa Bay Rays win, but our best play is OVER 7-6