LATE NIGHT POWER-STRIKE ~ *HOT* 7-1-1 MLB RUN!
(MLB) Oakland vs. San Diego, 07/27/2021 10:10 PM, Score: 4 - 7
Money Line: -150.00 San Diego (Home)
Result: Win
8* San Diego (10:10 ET): Oakland hasn’t been hitting the ball well of late (.222 BA L7 games) and now faces the disadvantage of heading to a NL park where they won’t be able to use a DH. Even worse is that the NL park they head to is Petco Park where the host Padres are very stingy, giving up only 3.6 runs per game. The A’s just dropped three straight one-run decisions over the weekend (to Seattle), really tightening up the Wild Card race in the AL. San Diego has a much more comfortable lead in the NL WC race (six games) and despite being third in their own division, I have them as a Top 5 team in all of MLB.

The Padres are just 5-4 since the All-Star Break, however all of those games were played on the road. A 9-3 loss at Miami on Sunday marked the 1st time since the Break that they lost by more than one run. Now they finally get to return home where their 33 wins are the most among NL clubs. They are also 8-1 in Interleague Play this season. Chris Paddack will toe the rubber in tonight’s series opener. Save for one bad effort vs Washington on July 7th, Paddack has been impressive in 2021. Especially his last time out when he shut the Braves out over five innings and gave up just three hits and no walks.

Oakland will give the baseball to James Kaprielian, who also didn’t allow a run in his last start. But that was at home. The road has been less kind to Kaprielian so far as his ERA is 4.00 compared to 1.13 at home. Very early in the season, the A’s put together a 13-game win streak. Take that away and they would have a below .500 record. San Diego has been much more consistent this year and has a big-time edge getting this series at home. The A’s are 20-42 L62 IL road games vs. teams with a winning record. The Padres have won nine straight over teams that have winning records. 8* San Diego