San Diego Padres vs Pittsburgh Pirates 4/14/2021 Pick Predictions

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The San Diego Padres (8-4) will battle the Pittsburgh Pirates (4-7) in Game 3 of the NL Central Division three-game series at the PNC Park Stadium in Pittsburgh on Wednesday, April 14, 2021, at 6:35 PM ET. San Diego will try to bounce back and get the lead back after losing Game 2 at 4-8 against the Pittsburgh Pirates on Tuesday afternoon. The Padres won the first installment at 6-2 but allowed four runs in the loss and even the series at 1-1. The San Diego Padres posted three runs scored in the 6th and two more runs in the seventh inning heading to a cool 6-2 victory in the series opener on Monday. In their loss on Tuesday, the Padres gave up six runs in the first three innings in an eventual 4-8 defeat. Starter Blake Snell ended up with just 0.2 innings pitched and marked three earned runs in the loss.

Right-handed Pitcher Joe Musgrove (2-0, 0.00 ERA) will be climbing up the bump to start Game 3 versus the Pirates on Wednesday. In his recent start this season, Musgrove pitched the Padres’ first-ever no-hitter versus the Rangers and posted 10 strikeouts. The righty thrower earned 9.3 S/O, 0.40 WHIP, and 1.70 ERA in 7.3 innings pitched in the last 3 games. Musgrove recorded 18 strikeouts in 15.0 innings pitched this season.

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San Diego Padres vs Pittsburgh Pirates Predictions 4/14/2021

Over Pittsburgh’s side, the Pirates failed to keep their offense going and earned just two runs on six hits in Monday’s series opener. However, Pittsburgh scored five runs in the first two innings and the team posted 12 hits in Tuesday’s 8-4 victory. Left Fielder Bryan Reynolds led his team with 2 runs, 2 hits, and 1 RBI. Catcher Jacob Stallings scored 1 run on three hits with 3 RBIs while 3rd Baseman Erik Gonzalez had one run on 3 hits and 2 RBIs in the win. Pitcher Chad Kuhl made 4 hits, 3 earned runs, 7 walks, and 1 strikeout in 3.2 innings pitched.

The Pittsburgh Pirates will be assigning the left-handed pitcher Tyler Anderson to take the starting role against the Padres on Wednesday. This season to date, the southpaw thrower is 0-2 with 15 hits, six earned runs, three homers, two bases on balls, and 12 strikeouts in 10.1 total innings played. In his last 3 outings this season, lefty Anderson posted 5.3 S/O, 1.6 WHIP, and 2.30 ERA in pitching for 5.4 innings.

San Diego Padres vs. Pittsburgh Pirates. The MLB Pick for this game is San Diego -220. The Padres ranked 20th on the offense and 1st on defense while the Pirates ranked 23rd on the offense and 24th on defense. San Diego is the stronger team here and Musgrove is highly motivated to take on the bump and pitch against Pittsburgh who traded him to San Diego. The prediction, the San Diego Padres will win at 8-3.

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