San Diego Padres vs. San Francisco Giants MLB Betting Preview | October 3

The San Diego Padres (87-72) and the San Francisco Giants (80-79) square off on Monday at 9:40 PM ET. The Padres are favored on the moneyline (-269) against the underdog Giants (+221). Joe Musgrove starts for San Diego while San Francisco will counter with John Brebbia.

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Game Info, Betting Lines for Padres vs. Giants

• Game Day: Monday, October 3, 2022
• Game Time: 9:40 PM ET
• Location: San Diego, California
• Stadium: PETCO Park

Padres Stats & Trends

Padres Batting

• The Padres average 0.9 home runs per game to rank 21st in MLB action with 151 total home runs .
• The Padres have the 16th-ranked batting average in the majors (.240).
• The Padres rank seventh in the league with an on-base percentage of .318.
• The Padres strike out 8.1 times per game to rank 10th in baseball.
• The Padres have hit 75 homers at home this season (1.0 per game).
• The Padres are slugging .362 with 2.3 extra-base hits per game at home.
• The team averages 7.4 hits per game and is batting .229 at home this season.

Padres Key Batters

• Manny Machado leads San Diego in slugging percentage (.529) and total hits (168) this season.
• Among qualified hitters in MLB, Machado is 16th in batting average, 20th in on-base percentage, and seventh in slugging.
• Juan Soto has 127 hits this season and a team-best OBP of .404.
• Among all qualified hitters, Soto ranks 87th in batting average, third in on-base percentage and 41st in slugging percentage.
• Soto enters this game looking to extend his four-game hit streak. In his last five games he is batting .250 with a double, a home run, a walk and an RBI.
• Josh Bell has collected 147 base hits, an OBP of .362 and a slugging percentage of .426 this season.
• Bell brings a three-game hitting streak into this game. During his last five outings he is batting .267 with two walks and an RBI.
• Jake Cronenworth has been key for San Diego with 138 hits, an OBP of .332 plus a slugging percentage of .390.
• Cronenworth heads into this game on a four-game hitting streak. During his last five outings he is batting .222 with two doubles, a home run, two walks and two RBI.

Giants Stats & Trends

Giants Batting

• The Giants have hit 180 homers this season, which ranks 12th in the league.
• The Giants rank 23rd in MLB with a .234 team batting average.
• The Giants have the 14th-ranked on-base percentage in MLB this season (.315).
• The Giants are one of the least disciplined teams at the plate this season, ranking 26th with an average of 9.0 strikeouts per game.
• They have averaged 1.2 home runs per game in their 78 road contests this season.
• They are slugging .389 in 78 road games this season.
• In away games this season, they’re batting .230 with 7.9 base hits per contest.

Giants Key Batters

• Wilmer Flores is batting .232 with 28 doubles, a triple, 19 home runs and 58 walks.
• Including all qualifying hitters in MLB, Flores’ batting average places him 116th, his on-base percentage is 83rd, and he is 93rd in slugging.
• Flores takes a two-game hitting streak into this game. In his last five games he is batting .154 with a double, four walks and two RBI.
• Thairo Estrada paces his team with 126 hits and a .321 OBP, with a team-best .405 slugging percentage.
• Estrada’s batting average is 63rd among all qualified players, his on-base percentage ranks 76th, and he is 87th in slugging.
• Joc Pederson has 19 doubles, three triples, 23 home runs and 40 walks while hitting .276.
• Mike Yastrzemski is batting .212 with 30 doubles, two triples, 17 home runs and 60 walks.

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