San Diego Padres vs Los Angeles Angels Prediction: This match could go either side

Petco Park in San Diego is the venue for Wednesday's baseball game between the San Diego Padres (38-46) and the Los Angeles Angels (45-41). The probabilities are high that the game will begin with Shohei Ohtani and Joe Musgrove taking the mound for their respective teams. On the other hand, a detailed analysis of the contest is included below.

The Padres are having a terrible season, and if they don't improve, they might be forced to make a difficult trade decision before the deadline. One of their bright spots is their starting pitcher, Joe Musgrove, who is enjoying a tremendous year on the mound. He has allowed only 30 runs in 66.1 innings pitched while striking out 61 batters. In addition, opponents are making weak contact off the bat against Musgrove, which contributes to the fact that they are having difficulty driving in runs as a direct result of Musgrove's 3.16 expected ERA, 356 expected opponent Slugging Percentage, and 30.5 expected Hard-Hit Percentage. The San Diego Padres head into this match with two wins in their last seven matches. With a percentile of 0.459, the Padres are sitting in the 10th spot in the National League standings.

The Los Angeles Dodgers have a slugging percentage of .444 and have been called out on strikes 757 times while walking 292 times. They have 746 hits and 408 runs batted in so far this season, with a batting average of.256 at the plate. They have a lot of RBIs (408), too. The Angels have a combined total of 137 singles and 129 extra-base hits, with 129 of those extra-base hits being home runs. They have scored 423 runs while maintaining an on-base percentage of.330 as a club. The Los Angeles Angels currently have two victories out of their previous six matches, with those victories coming from two series against the Chicago White Sox and the Arizona Diamondbacks, with one victory coming from each series. The Los Angeles Angels are currently in seventh place in the league as a result of their team's average of 4.9 runs batted in per game.

The San Diego Padres are going to start one of their better relievers in the next game at home, hoping that he will step up and help them win. The trouble is that the Los Angeles Angels have Shohei Ohtani on the mound, and they want to step up and take control of the game from the first inning on. The Los Angeles Angels, who score 4.92 runs per game on average, should be able to score as many runs as they want with Shohei Ohtani, Mike Trout, and the rest of the lineup powering the ball and crushing pitches from Joe Musgrove and the rest of the Padres pitchers. The Los Angeles Angels should limit the San Diego Padres' lineup by having Ohtani pitch multiple good innings. This would give the bullpen enough of a lead to finish the game with ease. If the Angels play well on the road, they should win this game 2.