Written By: The Persian
The San Diego Padres look to continue their playoff push when they clash against the Seattle Mariners in the second of a brief two-game set Wednesday night inside T-Mobile Stadium from Seattle, Washington. They toss out the first pitch at 9:40 in a battle between two teams vying for a spot in the postseason.
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The Padres have put together a very respectful season. They have turned a corner, and their fanbase has been very supportive. They have a ton of talent on their roster, and their lineup is stacked. They are finally seeing the fruits of their labor, as several players are having career seasons with the club.
On offense, they are led by Manny Machado, who has slugged 25 home runs this season and has shown when healthy, he is still a feared slugger and hitter. The Padres have also gotten some great production from 21-year-old center-fielder Jackson Merrill, who has contributed to the power surge with 23 home runs as a rookie while batting .290 on the season.
The Padres will hand the ball over to Michael King, who has a record of 12-8 and an ERA of 3.10. He fanned 185 hitters in just over 156 innings of work.
The Mariners had a great start to the season, and they were poised to not only make a significant push in the AL West but finally get over the hump and end the Houston Astros run in the division.
They had a great chance to put the Astros away, but they faded down the stretch, costing their old manager his job. They have shown they are just not ready to close out games and surpass teams like the Astros.
On offense, they have some decent players who can not only get on base but have some power in their bats. As a team they have cracked a total of 161 home runs while their team batting average is a horrible and poor .219 on the season.
Cal Raleigh has had a decent season. He has hit .213 and has 29 home runs and 90 RBI.
They will hand the ball over to Bryan Woo, who has recorded a mark of 7-2 and an ERA of 2.36. He has pitched well this season. They have a nice building block with him going forward, and he has shown he can be the ace of the staff.
They have a team ERA of 3.51.
The Mariners are 4-1 in their last five games and 4-1 in their last five games against the spread. They are also 31-44 in their road games against the spread, and the totals have gone over in three out of their last five games. The Padres are 2-3 in their last five games and 1-4 in their last five games against the spread. They are also 40-29 in their road games against the spread.
