Padres vs Giants Prediction, Odds, Picks - Aug. 20
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Padres look to end 4-game skid, play Giants
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BOTTOM LINE: The San Diego Padres face the San Francisco Giants on Wednesday. San Diego has a 70-56 record overall and a 39-21 record at home. Padres hitters are batting a collective .251, which ranks fourth in the NL.
Compared to some of their NL West adversaries, the Giants and president Buster Posey have a lot of work to do when it comes to the bullpen.
Nick Pivetta fired six dominant innings Tuesday night and the San Diego Padres snapped a four-game losing streak with a 5-1 win over the visiting San Francisco Giants.
The San Diego starter allowed a leadoff homer by Jung Hoo Lee and then settled down to tie his season high with 10 strikeouts.
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Padres manager sounds off on controversial fan interference call vs. Giants
Padres manager Mike Shildt expressed his frustration with the review process on the controversial play in San Diego's loss to the San Francisco Giants.
SAN DIEGO — Roughly a week ago, Kai-Wei Teng and Nick Pivetta faced off at Oracle Park in what ended up being a 10-run loss for the Giants. There would be no blowout on Tuesday night at Petco Park, but the result was the same.
The Texas Rangers face the Kansas City Royals in the second game of a 4-game set at Kauffman Stadium in Kansas City Tuesday.
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