San Diego Padres vs Oakland Athletics 9/5/2020 Picks Predictions

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The San Diego Padres will take on the Oakland Athletics at RingCentral Coliseum in Oakland, California on Saturday, September 5, 2020, at 4:10 P.M, ET. This is the 2nd game of this 3-game interleague series where the Padres drew 1st blood taking game 1. San Diego shutout Oakland with a score of 7-0 in the 1st game. The Padres are now 4th in the National League with a record of 23-16 and are 2nd in the NL Central Division.

San Diego has 4 wins in their last 5 games while scoring 18 runs in their last 3. They destroyed Oakland in game 1, not allowing them to score while out hitting them 11-4. Manny Machado and Fernando Tatis Jr. both had solo home runs in the 7th inning, while Luis Camposano had 1 solo homer of his own in the 8th. Tatis Jr. ended the game going 2 for 5 with 3 runs batted in. Zach Davies got the win with an amazing performance, pitching 7 scoreless innings. Fernando Tatis Jr. is leading the squad with 47 hits, 34 RBIs, and 13 home runs with a batting average of .305. San Diego ranks 8th in team BAA with an average of .262, while they are 1st in the league with 222 total runs made this season. They also have the 11th best bullpen with a team ERA at 4.26. Chris Paddack will start for the Padres in game 2 of the series.

San Diego Padres vs Oakland Athletics Predictions 9/5/2020

Oakland is on a 3-game losing skid and won only 2 of their last 6 games. The squad only managed to score 5 runs in their last 3 games. The A’s would make it their best interest to forget game 1 and move on and try to do the exact opposite in game 2. The squad had only 4 hits in the game, with 4 batters getting 1 hit each. Jesus Luzardo got the loss in game 1 allowing 4 earned runs in 4.2 innings. Matt Chapman leads the Athletics this season with 33 hits, 25 RBIs, and 10 homers. Oakland owes all their success to their pitchers who have a team ERA of only 3.51, which is 3rd best in the league, while their offense is not so good in the 26th spot with a team BAA of .224. Oakland is in the 2nd spot of the American League with a 22-12 record, and are 1st in the AL West Division. Sean Manaea will be on the mound for the A’s in game 2.

San Diego Padres vs Oakland Athletics. MLB’s pick for the game is the San Diego Padres +102. Both starters are not doing too well this season, but it looks like an evenly matched duel between the 2. San Diego has the momentum going into this game where they embarrassed the A’s in shutout fashion. Oakland was leading the American League at some time this season, but they are currently on a slump. Oakland has 4 wins in their last 5 games against the Padres, but the Padres have overtaken the league in runs, and they aren’t showing signs of slowing down. San Diego will win this round to a predicted score of 5-4.

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