Houston Astros vs San Diego Padres 9/3/2021 Picks Predictions Previews

??The Houston Astros and the San Diego Padres meet on Friday night as they open a three-game interleague road series at Petco Park. After suffering a defeat against the Seattle Mariners last Wednesday at 1-0, the Houston Astros are currently at 78-55. Despite having lost each of the last two in a three-game series against the Mariners, Houston remains in first place in the American League West Division with five games ahead of the Oakland Athletics.

Left fielder Michael Brantley took the reins for the Houston Astros, batting at an average of .317 and holds the team-high number of hits, recorded at 135. The leader in home runs is designated hitter Yordan Alvarez with 28 in total and an RBI of 89, while the recognized leader in on-base percentage is first baseman Yuli Gurriel, with .382 on the record. On Friday night, José Urquidy will be pitching for the Astros. The 26-year old right-hander is at 6-3, along with an ERA of 3.38, 66 strikeouts, and 13 base on balls.

Houston is at 1-5 SU in six of their previous matches against the San Diego Padres
The total went UNDER in four of the Astros’ previous five matches
The Astros are 5-12 SU in their last 17 games on the road against San Diego.

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Houston Astros vs San Diego Padres Predictions 9/3/2021

On the other hand, the San Diego Padres are currently at 71-63 after facing the Arizona Diamondbacks last Wednesday. The Padres were dominated by the Diamondbacks during this face-off, ending the game at 8-3. Starting pitcher Yu Darvish received the most blows. Six runs were allowed by the slugger over eight hits through 2 2/3 innings of work. San Diego currently sits in third place in the National League West Division, trailing distantly by 14 games behind the Los Angeles Dodgers.

Shortstop Fernando Tatis, Jr. led the Padres with a batting average of .282 and owns a team-high record of home runs at 36 overall and an on-base percentage of .264. The leader in RBIs is 3B for San Diego, Manny Machado, with 86 on the record, while the leader in hits is second baseman Jake Croneworth with a total of 131. In this Friday night’s game, Jake Arrieta will be pitching for San Diego. The 35-year old right-hander is at 0-1 with a 13.50 ERA, 3 strikeouts, and 1 base on balls.

The San Diego Padres are at 5-14 SU in 19 of their previous matches
The total went OVER in four of the Padres’ last five matches against the Houston Astros.
San Diego is 1-6 SU in their last 7 games at home.

Houston Astros vs San Diego Padres. The MLB pick is the Houston Astros at -150. The San Diego Padres are striving to keep their position in the league this season after losing 14 of their games out of 19, along with six of their last seven at-home matches. Arrieta is still finding his place in the team following his first appearance for San Diego. The slugger had five runs allowed over seven hits through 3 1/3 innings of work, which consequently resulted in a defeat at 7-5. Final Score Prediction, Houston Astros win at 5-4.

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