On Tuesday, the San Diego Padres (67-53) are hosting the Pittsburgh Pirates (56-62), at 9:40 PM ET. The Pirates have lost eight straight.
The Pirates are an underdog (+118 moneyline odds) when they square off against the Padres (-138). The scheduled starters are Michael King (9-6) for the San Diego Padres, and Luis Ortiz (5-2) for the Pittsburgh Pirates.
Jeremiah Estrada (1.0 IP, 0 R, 1 H, 3 K) was credited with the win in the Padres’ 2-1 victory over the Pirates yesterday. Jurickson Profar led the way offensively, going 1-for-3 with a double. Jake Woodford (6.0 IP, 1 R, 3 H, 2 K) took the loss for the Pirates.
Prepare for the Padres vs. Pirates with what you need to know about Tuesday’s baseball action, including viewing options.
San Diego Padres vs. Pittsburgh Pirates odds and betting lines
MLB odds courtesy of BetMGM Sportsbook. Odds updated Tuesday at 3:16 PM ET. For a full list of Sports betting odds, access USA TODAY Sports Betting Scores Odds Hub.
- Favorite: Padres (-138, bet $138 to win $100)
- Underdog: Pirates (+118, bet $100 to win $118)
- Over/under: 8
Padres vs. Pirates: Live streaming info & game time
- Game Day: Tuesday, August 13, 2024
- Game Time: 9:40 PM ET
- Stadium: PETCO Park
- TV Channel: Padres
- Live Stream: Fubo (Watch for free)
Padres stats and trends
Padres betting records
- The Padres have won 42, or 58.3%, of the 72 games they’ve played as favorites this season.
- San Diego has entered 41 games this season favored by -138 or more and is 24-17 in those contests.
- The sportsbooks’ moneyline implies a 58% chance of a victory for the Padres.
- Games involving San Diego have gone over the total set by sportsbooks in 64 of 120 chances this season.
- In 119 games with a spread this season, the Padres are 60-59-0 ATS.
Michael King (Padres probable starter)
- King (9-6) is trying for his 10th win when he gets the starting nod for the Padres in his 23rd start of the season. He has a 3.34 ERA in 129 1/3 innings pitched, with 151 strikeouts.
- The right-hander last pitched on Wednesday against the Pittsburgh Pirates, when he went five innings, allowing three earned runs while giving up six hits.
- The 29-year-old has put up an ERA of 3.34, with 10.5 strikeouts per nine innings, in 23 games this season. Opponents are batting .217 against him.
- King is trying to record his 11th quality start of the season.
- King is aiming for his eighth straight appearance lasting five or more innings. He averages 5.6 innings per appearance on the mound.
- He has had four appearances this season in which he held his opponents to zero earned runs.
- He will face a Pirates offense that ranks 21st in the league with 494 runs while batting .235 as a squad. It has a collective .372 slugging percentage (27th in MLB action) and has hit a total of 117 home runs (25th in MLB).
- King has a 5.4 ERA and a 1.6 WHIP against the Pirates this season in five innings pitched, allowing a .286 batting average over one appearance.
- The 29-year-old ranks 19th in ERA (3.34), 35th in WHIP (1.175), and 10th in K/9 (10.5) among qualifying pitchers in MLB play this season.
Padres batting stats
- The Padres have hit 136 homers this season, which ranks 15th in the league.
- Fueled by 336 extra-base hits, San Diego ranks ninth in MLB with a .417 slugging percentage this season.
- The Padres lead baseball with a .265 batting average.
- San Diego is among the highest-scoring teams in the majors, ranking ninth with 571 total runs this season.
- The Padres have an OBP of .325 this season, which ranks seventh in MLB.
- No team has fewer strikeouts this season than San Diego, whose batters have struck out only 6.7 times per game on average.
Pirates stats and trends
Pirates betting records
- The Pirates have been victorious in 31, or 43.7%, of the 71 contests they have been chosen as underdogs in this season.
- Pittsburgh has a win-loss record of 17-24 when favored by +118 or worse by sportsbooks this year.
- Bookmakers have implied with the moneyline set for this matchup that the Pirates have a 45.9% chance of pulling out a win.
- Pittsburgh and its opponents have gone over the total this season in 55 of its 118 opportunities.
- The Pirates have posted a record of 65-52-0 against the spread this season.
Luis Ortiz (Pirates probable starter)
- Ortiz (5-2) gets the starting nod for the Pirates in his eighth start of the season. He has a 3.40 ERA in 90 2/3 innings pitched, with 68 strikeouts.
- The right-hander’s most recent time out was on Thursday against the San Diego Padres, when he went six innings, surrendering four earned runs while giving up four hits.
- The 25-year-old has amassed an ERA of 3.40, with 6.8 strikeouts per nine innings in 29 games this season. Opponents are batting .227 against him.
- Ortiz is looking to collect his fourth quality start of the season in this game.
- Ortiz will try to extend a seven-game streak of going five or more innings (he’s averaging 3.1 innings per appearance).
- In 14 of his 29 total appearances this season he has not given up an earned run.
- He will take the mound against a Padres offense that ranks first in the league with 1088 total hits (on a .265 batting average). The squad also slugs a collective .417 (ninth in the league) with 136 total home runs (15th in MLB action).
- Ortiz has pitched six innings, giving up four earned runs on four hits while striking out three against the Padres this season.
Pirates batting stats
- The Pirates rank 25th in baseball with 117 total home runs.
- So far this season, Pittsburgh’s .372 slugging percentage is the fourth-lowest percentage in the majors.
- The Pirates rank 24th in MLB with a .235 batting average.
- Averaging 4.2 runs per game (494 total), Pittsburgh is the 21st-highest scoring team in baseball.
- The Pirates’ .302 on-base percentage is the fifth-worst in the majors.
