Wednesday's contest that pits the Pittsburgh Pirates (56-55) against the San Diego Padres (61-52) at PNC Park has a good chance to be a close matchup based on our computer prediction, which projects a final score of 5-4 in favor of the Pirates. Game time is at 6:40 PM ET on August 7.

The probable pitchers are Michael King (9-6) for the Padres and Marco Gonzales (1-1) for the Pirates.

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Padres vs. Pirates Game Info & Odds

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Padres vs. Pirates Score Prediction

  • Our pick for this contest is Pirates 5, Padres 4.

Total Prediction for Padres vs. Pirates

  • Total Prediction: Over 8 runs

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    • Padres Performance Insights

    • The Padres have played as the favorite in six of their past 10 games and have gone 5-1 in those contests.
    • San Diego and its opponents have combined to hit the over seven times in its last 10 games with a total.
    • This season, the Padres have won 31 out of the 58 games, or 53.4%, in which they've been favored.
    • San Diego has a record of 16-8 in games when sportsbooks favor them by at least -155 on the moneyline.
    • The bookmakers' moneyline implies a 60.8% chance of a victory for the Padres.
    • San Diego has scored the 10th-most runs in the majors this season with 526.
    • The Padres have the 16th-ranked team ERA across all league pitching staffs (4.01).

    Pirates Performance Insights

    • The Pirates have played as the underdog in six of their past 10 games and have gone 2-4 in those contests.
    • When it comes to the total, Pittsburgh and its opponents are 6-4-0 in its previous 10 games.
    • The Pirates have come away with 31 wins in the 61 contests they have been listed as the underdogs in this season.
    • Pittsburgh has a mark of 10-14 in contests where bookmakers favor it by +125 or worse on the moneyline.
    • Bookmakers have implied with the moneyline set for this matchup that the Pirates have a 44.4% chance of pulling out a win.
    • Pittsburgh scores the 21st-most runs in baseball (468 total, 4.2 per game).
    • The Pirates have the 10th-best ERA (3.83) in the majors this season.

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    Padres Schedule

    Date Opponent Score Pitching Matchup
    July 30 Dodgers W 6-5 Matt Waldron vs Tyler Glasnow
    July 31 Dodgers W 8-1 Dylan Cease vs Clayton Kershaw
    August 2 Rockies L 5-2 Randy Vasquez vs Austin Gomber
    August 3 Rockies W 3-2 Martín Pérez vs Tanner Gordon
    August 4 Rockies W 10-2 Matt Waldron vs Cal Quantrill
    August 7 @ Pirates - Michael King vs Marco Gonzales
    August 8 @ Pirates - Randy Vasquez vs Luis Ortiz
    August 9 @ Marlins - Martín Pérez vs Edward Cabrera
    August 10 @ Marlins - Matt Waldron vs Roddery Munoz
    August 11 @ Marlins - Dylan Cease vs Max Meyer
    August 12 Pirates - Michael King vs Marco Gonzales

    Pirates Schedule

    Date Opponent Score Pitching Matchup
    July 30 @ Astros W 6-2 Bailey Falter vs Hunter Brown
    July 31 @ Astros L 5-4 Jake Woodford vs Framber Valdez
    August 2 Diamondbacks L 9-8 Luis Ortiz vs Brandon Pfaadt
    August 3 Diamondbacks W 4-2 Mitch Keller vs Jordan Montgomery
    August 4 Diamondbacks L 6-5 Paul Skenes vs Ryne Nelson
    August 7 Padres - Marco Gonzales vs Michael King
    August 8 Padres - Luis Ortiz vs Randy Vasquez
    August 9 @ Dodgers - Mitch Keller vs Jack Flaherty
    August 10 @ Dodgers - Paul Skenes vs River Ryan
    August 11 @ Dodgers - Bailey Falter vs Tyler Glasnow
    August 12 @ Padres - Marco Gonzales vs Michael King

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