On Wednesday, the San Diego Padres (29-28) are hosting the Miami Marlins (19-36), at 4:10 PM ET, in the second game of a three-game series.
The Padres are the home favorite (-129) versus the Marlins (+109). The San Diego Padres will hand the ball to Yu Darvish (4-2, 3.04 ERA), who is looking for win No. 5 on the season, and the Marlins will counter with Braxton Garrett (1-0, 5.30 ERA).
Wednesday, the Padres claimed a 2-1 victory over the Marlins, with Adrian Morejon (2.0 IP, 0 R, 0 H, 1 K) earning the win for the Padres. Donovan Solano went 1-for-2 with a home run and an RBI to lead the offensive attack. Andrew Jacob Puk (0.2 IP, 0 R, 1 H, 0 K) was handed the loss for the Marlins.
Before the Padres vs. Marlins matchup, here is what you need to prepare for Wednesday’s baseball action, including viewing options.
San Diego Padres vs. Miami Marlins odds and betting lines
MLB odds courtesy of BetMGM Sportsbook. Odds updated Tuesday at 9:16 AM ET. For a full list of Sports betting odds, access USA TODAY Sports Betting Scores Odds Hub.
- Favorite: Padres (-129, bet $129 to win $100)
- Underdog: Marlins (+109, bet $100 to win $109)
- Over/under: 7.5
Padres vs. Marlins: Live streaming info & game time
- Game Day: Wednesday, May 29, 2024
- Game Time: 4:10 PM 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 been favored 33 times and won 17, or 51.5%, of those games.
- This season San Diego has won 10 of its 20 games, or 50%, when favored by at least -129 on the moneyline.
- The implied probability of a win from the Padres, based on the moneyline, is 56.3%.
- San Diego and its opponents have gone over the total this season in 29 of 57 opportunities.
- The Padres are 29-27-0 against the spread in their 56 chances this season.
Yu Darvish (Padres probable starter)
- Darvish gets the start for the Padres, his 11th of the season. He is 4-2 with a 3.04 ERA and 51 strikeouts through 53 1/3 innings pitched.
- The right-hander’s most recent time out came on Saturday against the New York Yankees, when he threw 5 2/3 innings, surrendering seven earned runs while giving up nine hits.
- The 37-year-old has amassed an ERA of 3.04, with 8.6 strikeouts per nine innings, in 10 games this season. Opponents are batting .203 against him.
- Darvish has three quality starts under his belt this year.
- Darvish will look to last five or more innings for his seventh straight start. He’s averaging 5.3 innings per outing.
- He has had five appearances this season in which he kept his opponents to zero earned runs.
- The opposing Marlins offense has a collective .232 batting average, and is 16th in the league with 429 total hits and 28th in MLB play with 202 runs scored. It has the 29th-ranked slugging percentage (.349) and ranks 27th in home runs (44) in all of MLB.
Padres batting stats
- The Padres have hit 54 homers this season, which ranks 16th in the league.
- The offense for San Diego has a slugging percentage of .389 this season, 13th in MLB.
- The Padres’ .255 batting average is among the best in baseball, ranking fourth in MLB.
- San Diego is among the highest-scoring teams in the majors, ranking eighth with 250 total runs this season.
- The Padres are among the best in the league at getting on base, ranking sixth with an OBP of .322.
- San Diego has shown patience at the plate this season with the sixth-best rate of strikeouts per game (7.2) among MLB offenses.
Marlins stats and trends
Marlins betting records
- The Marlins have been underdogs in 41 games this season and have come away with the win 16 times (39%) in those contests.
- Miami has a win-loss record of 13-22 when favored by +109 or worse by oddsmakers this year.
- The Marlins have an implied victory probability of 47.8% according to the moneyline set by oddsmakers for this matchup.
- Miami’s games have gone over the total in 30 of its 55 opportunities.
- The Marlins are 23-31-0 against the spread in their 54 games with a line set by sportsbooks this season.
Braxton Garrett (Marlins probable starter)
- Garrett makes the start for the Marlins, his fourth of the season. He is 1-0 with a 5.30 ERA and 19 strikeouts in 18 2/3 innings pitched.
- His last appearance came on Saturday against the Arizona Diamondbacks, when the lefty tossed nine scoreless innings while allowing four hits.
- In three games this season, the 26-year-old has an ERA of 5.30, with 9.2 strikeouts per nine innings. Opponents are batting .222 against him.
- Garrett is looking to pick up his second quality start of the season in this game.
- Garrett has two starts this campaign where he pitched five or more innings.
- He has made one appearances this season in which he did not surrender an earned run.
- He will face off against a Padres offense that ranks first in the league with 491 total hits (on a .255 batting average). The squad also slugs a collective .389 (13th in the league) with 54 total home runs (16th in MLB play).
Marlins batting stats
- The Marlins have hit 44 home runs this season, the fourth-lowest total in MLB play.
- This season, Miami has the second-lowest slugging percentage in the majors (.349).
- The Marlins have the 22nd-ranked batting average in the league (.232).
- Miami scores the third-fewest runs in baseball (202 total, 3.7 per game).
- The Marlins rank 29th in the majors with a .288 on-base percentage.