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It’s the rubber match of a three-game set on Sunday, as the visiting San Diego Padres take on the Los Angeles Angels.
My Padres vs Angels predictions and MLB picks ride on a solid pitching matchup that will keep this score Under the total.
The San Diego Padres just happen to be playing better baseball right now. After the Los Angeles Angels snapped their eight-game winning streak, the Padres got right back after it in a 4-1 win and kept that losing streak to one.
The Angels just haven’t found that consistency yet and are 5-6 in their last 11 contests.
San Diego's pitching is top-flight, ranked sixth in team ERA, powered by a bullpen with a 2.95 ERA (third).
If Michael King can get to six innings, his bullpen should be able to land the plane for the win.
Keeping Mike Trout off the basepaths will be key for Michael King. In 15 games this month, Trout has scored 17 runs, while recording at least a hit in seven of his last eight.
Michael King has won back-to-back starts, pitching six innings in each, allowing a total of eight hits and just three earned runs.
This will be a good test, as the Angels rank Top 5 in runs, though they were held to a single run last time out for just the second time this season.
Reid Detmers starts opposite King, and he’s coming off his best performance of the year, holding the Yankees to just four hits and one earned run in seven innings, while striking out nine.
The Under has hit in eight of the last nine head-to-heads, and it’s trending that way again.
The Padres have scored 4+ runs in eight of their last nine games. Find more MLB betting trends for Padres vs. Angels.
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