San Diego Padres vs Miami Marlins: Marlins won’t allow a shutout loss in the series

San Diego won both games in the home series against the Miami Marlins. Will the Padres manage to prove stronger in game 3 as well? Let's pick a few options to bet on at once.

The Padres have a very difficult division. At the moment, even with a great 18-9 balance, San Diego is not first in the NL West standings, behind the Los Angeles Dodgers. Also in the quintet so far is the trailing but very strong San Francisco, the always dangerous, especially at home Colorado, and the increasingly bitey Arizona. To make the playoffs, San Diego, respectively, needs to squeeze the most out of a series like the one against Miami, an inferior opponent from another division.

Sean Manaea will pitch for the Padres in game three of their series with the Marlins. In five starts in the new season, the experienced pitcher is 2-2 and has a 3.60 ERA.

If the Padres have a tough division, the Marlins have one of the weakest in the league. With a negative 12-14 win-loss balance, the Florida team ranks second in the NL East standings. The New York Mets are unquestionably first in the quintet with 19-9, followed by Atlanta, who still can't find their game, and Philadelphia and Washington, who are quite bad at the start of the league.

Pablo Lopez will pitch for Miami in the upcoming game. The pitcher is 3-1 and only has a 1.29 ERA in 5 starts in the new season.

The score in the season series is 2-0 in favor of San Diego.

With Pablo Lopez on the pitcher's mound, Miami has won 3 out of 5 games this season, including against top contenders St. Louis and San Francisco. Why not repeat the success in the matchup with San Diego? Especially considering both face-offs in the series were very close, 1-2 and 2-3.

Prediction: a win for Miami.

• W2 for 2.10;
• W2+TU (8.5) for 2.55;
• W2 by 1 Run for 6.00.

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