Soto Shuffle

The San Francisco Giants host the San Diego Padres at Oracle Park on August 29th at 9:45 pm. This will be the fourteenth game these two teams play against each other in the regular season. The Padres are currently leading in the series after having won two straight and have a series lead of 8-5. This season series is only 19 games long and the Padres just need two more wins to win the series. The odds for this game are currently -140 Giants, +118 Padres, and the over/under is set at 7.0 according to Caesars Casino & Sportsbook. New users will receive a Risk-Free Bet of up to $1500 on their first wager.

The San Diego Padres are currently 70-59 and are the second seed in the NL West. Over their last 10 games, they are 5-5. They are coming off a series against the Kansas City Royals where they won two of the three games they played. In this game against the Giants, the Padres will have Mike Clevinger take the mound for them. On the season, Clevinger is 4-5 with an ERA of 3.59 and a WHIP of 1.16. The last time the Padres played against the Giants, they won by a final score of 13-7. In that game, the Padres were able to record 16 hits and received a lot of help from players Manny Machado, Juan Soto, and Jake Cronenworth as they had at least 2 hits. In this game, expect Machado and Soto to find success as they have been having exceptional seasons. Soto was traded to the Padres right before the end of the trade deadline and he was able to score a home run in his second game against the Giants earlier this season. 

The San Francisco Giants are currently 61-65 and are in third place in the NL West. Over their last 10 games, they are 2-8 and are on a four-game losing streak. They are coming off a series against the Minnesota Twins where they lost all three of the games they played. In this game against the Padres, pitcher Carlos Rodon will take the mound for the Giants. On the season, Rodon is 12-6 with an ERA of 2.81 and a WHIP of 1.03. Rodon is 1-1 in games he has started against the Padres. In his last start, he pitched 9 innings and struck out 12 players while only allowing one run. In this game, if the Giants are able to find success it will be mainly due to Rodon’s performance. 

I think the Giants will have the edge in this game as they will have Rodon pitching for them. Rodon had an amazing performance last time they played and he can repeat it again in this game. I think this game will be a lot closer than what is expected and the Padres might be able to upset the Giants in this one. The Padres just need to win two more games in the series to win and they find themselves playing the Giants at a great time as they have had a tough last 10 games having only won two. Expect Juan Soto to have a big impact in this game and give the Padres the extra bump they need to beat the Giants. 

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