The San Diego Padres (79-61) will host the Detroit Tigers (70-69), in the second game of a three-game series, Wednesday at 9:40 p.m. ET.
The Padres are favored at home (-187) against the Tigers (+156). The San Diego Padres will give the start to Yu Darvish (4-3, 3.20 ERA), who is looking for win No. 5 on the season, and the Tigers will turn to Keider Montero (4-6, 5.17 ERA).
These clubs play again following the Padres’ 3-0 victory over the Tigers Monday. Joe Musgrove (6.0 IP, 0 R, 3 H, 8 K) registered the win for the Padres. Luis Arraez went 2-for-4 with two RBI to lead the team on offense. Brenan Hanifee (1.0 IP, 0 R, 2 H, 2 K) took the loss on the mound for the Tigers.
Prepare for the Padres vs. Tigers with what you need to know about Wednesday’s baseball action, including viewing options.
San Diego Padres vs. Detroit Tigers odds and betting lines
MLB odds courtesy of BetMGM Sportsbook. Odds updated Wednesday at 3:16 a.m. ET. For a full list of Sports betting odds, access USA TODAY Sports Betting Scores Odds Hub.
- Favorite: Padres (-187, bet $187 to win $100)
- Underdog: Tigers (+156, bet $100 to win $156)
- Over/under: 8
Padres vs. Tigers: Live streaming info & game time
- Game Day: Wednesday, September 4, 2024
- Game Time: 9:40 p.m. ET
- Stadium: PETCO Park
- TV Channel: Padres
- Live Stream: Fubo (Watch for free)
Padres stats and trends
Padres betting records
- This season, the Padres have won 51 out of the 87 games, or 58.6%, in which they’ve been favored.
- This season San Diego has won 11 of its 17 games, or 64.7%, when favored by at least -187 on the moneyline.
- The moneyline for this contest implies a 65.2% chance of a victory for the Padres.
- San Diego and its opponents have gone over the total this season in 75 of 140 opportunities.
- The Padres have an ATS record of 70-69-0 in 139 games with a spread this season.
Yu Darvish (Padres probable starter)
- Darvish (4-3 with a 3.20 ERA and 53 strikeouts in 56 1/3 innings pitched) makes the start for the Padres, his 12th of the season.
- The righty last appeared on Wednesday, May 29 against the Miami Marlins, when he went three innings, allowing two earned runs while giving up six hits.
- The 38-year-old has put up a 3.20 ERA and 8.5 strikeouts per nine innings across 11 games this season, while allowing a batting average of .216 to his opponents.
- Darvish is trying to record his fourth quality start of the year in this matchup.
- Darvish enters the matchup with eight outings of five or more innings pitched this season.
- In five of his 11 total appearances this season he has not allowed an earned run.
- The opposing Tigers offense has a collective .233 batting average, and is 24th in the league with 1086 total hits and 20th in MLB play with 582 runs scored. It has the 22nd-ranked slugging percentage (.387) and ranks 24th in home runs (143) in all of MLB.
Padres batting stats
- The Padres rank 13th in Major League Baseball with 160 home runs.
- Fueled by 389 extra-base hits, San Diego ranks 10th in MLB with a .417 slugging percentage this season.
- The Padres lead baseball with a .265 batting average.
- San Diego has scored 667 runs this season, which ranks seventh in MLB.
- The Padres have an OBP of .326 this season, which ranks sixth in MLB.
- San Diego has the fewest strikeouts in MLB, whiffing only 6.5 times per game on average.
Tigers stats and trends
Tigers betting records
- The Tigers have been underdogs in 83 games this season and have come away with the win 38 times (45.8%) in those contests.
- Detroit has a win-loss record of 2-7 when favored by +156 or worse by oddsmakers this year.
- The Tigers have an implied victory probability of 39.1% according to the moneyline set for this matchup.
- Contests with Detroit has gone over the total set by sportsbooks in 69 of 138 chances this season.
- The Tigers are 73-64-0 against the spread in their 137 games with a line set by sportsbooks this season.
Keider Montero (Tigers probable starter)
- The Tigers will send Montero (4-6) to the mound to make his 13th start of the season. He is 4-6 with a 5.17 ERA and 58 strikeouts in 69 2/3 innings pitched.
- His last appearance came on Thursday against the Los Angeles Angels, when the righty tossed five innings, surrendering three earned runs while giving up five hits.
- In 13 games this season, the 24-year-old has put up an ERA of 5.17, with 7.5 strikeouts per nine innings. Opponents are hitting .264 against him.
- Montero heads into this outing with three quality starts under his belt this year.
- Montero is aiming for his 12th straight outing lasting five or more innings. He averages 5.3 frames per start.
- In two of his appearances this season he did not surrender an earned run.
- He will face a Padres offense that ranks seventh in the league with 667 total runs scored while batting .265 as a squad. His opponent has a collective .417 slugging percentage (10th in MLB play) and has hit a total of 160 home runs (13th in the league).
Tigers batting stats
- The Tigers average 1.0 home run per game to rank 24th in MLB action with 143 total home runs.
- So far this season, Detroit is 22nd in baseball with a .387 slugging percentage.
- The Tigers rank 24th in MLB with a .233 batting average.
- Averaging 4.2 runs per game (582 total), Detroit is the 20th-highest scoring team in MLB.
- The Tigers’ .296 on-base percentage is the third-worst in baseball.