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Booksmakers give the San Diego Padres (64-51) the edge (-333 on the moneyline) to add to their three-game winning streak when they meet the Washington Nationals (37-77), at +263, on Saturday at 7:05 PM ET. San Diego’s Yu Darvish gets the start against Washington’s Anibal Sanchez.
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Game Info, Betting Lines for Padres vs. Nationals
- Game Day: Saturday, August 13, 2022
- Game Time: 7:05 PM ET
- Location: Washington D.C.
- Stadium: Nationals Park
| Favorite | Favorite Moneyline | Total |
|---|---|---|
| Padres | -333 | 8.5 |
Padres Stats & Trends
Padres Batting
- The Padres rank 22nd in baseball with 103 home runs. They average 0.9 per game.
- The Padres have the 16th-ranked batting average in the league (.243).
- The Padres rank 10th in the league with an on-base percentage of .318.
- The Padres strike out 8.2 times per game, the No. 14 average in baseball.
- The Padres average 0.8 home runs per game when playing on the road this season (49 total in road contests).
- The Padres are averaging 3.1 extra-base hits per game while slugging .391 on the road.
- Away from home this season the club averages 8.7 hits per game and is batting .249.
Padres Key Batters
- Juan Soto leads San Diego with an OBP of .412 this season while batting .255 with 97 walks and 70 runs scored.
- Soto is 74th in batting average, second in on-base percentage, and 20th in slugging among all qualified hitters in the majors.
- Soto will look for his fifth straight game with a hit in this contest. During his last five outings he is batting .350 with two doubles, a home run, three walks and two RBI.
- Manny Machado has 27 doubles, a triple, 20 home runs and 44 walks while batting .296.
- Among all qualifying players, Machado is 19th in batting average, 20th in on-base percentage and 13th in slugging percentage.
- Machado brings a four-game streak with at least one hit into this one. During his last five outings he is batting .348 with four doubles, a home run and seven RBI.
- Josh Bell has hit 14 homers with a team-high .473 SLG this season.
- Brandon Drury leads San Diego with 104 hits, batting .273 this season with 49 extra-base hits.
- Drury has safely hit in two straight games. During his last five outings he is batting .316 with a double, two home runs, a walk and six RBI.
Nationals Stats & Trends
Nationals Batting
- The Nationals rank 28th in Major League Baseball with just 93 home runs as a team.
- The Nationals’ .248 batting average ranks 12th in the league this season.
- The Nationals have an OBP of .315 this season, which ranks 13th in MLB.
- The Nationals rank second in MLB in strikeouts per game with an average of 7.2 whiffs per contest.
- They’ve hit 53 homers, an average of 0.9 per game, in 58 home contests this season.
- In 58 home games this season, they’re slugging .375 with 145 hits going for extra bases.
- In 58 home games this season, they have a batting average of .240 while averaging 7.9 base hits per contest.
Nationals Key Batters
- Nelson Cruz is batting .233 with 15 doubles, eight home runs and 42 walks.
- Including all the qualifying players in MLB, Cruz’s batting average places him 120th, his on-base percentage is 102nd, and he is 140th in slugging.
- Cesar Hernandez leads his team with a .305 slugging percentage.
- Hernandez is currently 111th in batting average, 121st in on-base percentage and 148th in slugging percentage among all qualified batters.
- Keibert Ruiz is batting .245 with 18 doubles, six home runs and 24 walks.
- Luke Voit paces his team with 75 hits and a .324 on-base percentage.
Padres vs. Nationals Probable Pitchers
| Darvish | Sánchez | |
|---|---|---|
| 21 | GS | 5 |
| 10-5 | W-L | 0-5 |
| 3.28 | ERA | 7.56 |
| 134.1 | IP | 25.0 |
| 26 | BB | 11 |
| 132 | SO | 18 |
