Padres Vs Pirates: MLB Betting Odds, Trends & Stats – April 30, 2022

The San Diego Padres (14-7) visit the Pittsburgh Pirates (8-12) on Saturday at PNC Park, starting at 6:35 PM ET. Sean Manaea takes the mound first for San Diego (-170 to win), and JT Brubaker is Pittsburgh’s (+141) choice to start.

The betting facts in the article below reference odds valid as of April 30, 2022 at 5:24 PM ET.

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Padres vs Pirates Betting Odds

Pitching Matchup

Padres Probable Starter Sean Manaea

• The Padres will send Manaea (2-2) to make his fifth start of the season. He is 2-2 with a 3.47 ERA and 24 strikeouts in 23 1/3 innings pitched.
• The lefty’s last time out was on Sunday against the Los Angeles Dodgers, when he threw 4 2/3 innings, surrendering six earned runs while giving up six hits.
• The 30-year-old has an ERA of 3.47, with 9.3 strikeouts per nine innings, in four games this season. Opponents have a .000 batting average against him.
• He will take the mound against a Pirates offense that ranks 17th in MLB with 153 total hits (on a .231 batting average). The squad also slugs a collective .331 (24th in MLB) with 11 total home runs (27th in MLB).
• The 30-year-old ranks 41st in ERA (3.47), 30th in WHIP (1.029), and 17th in K/9 (9.3) among qualifying pitchers in MLB action this season.

Starting pitcher projections reflect team information as of April 30, 2022 at 5:24 PM ET and may change up to the start of game.

Pirates Stats vs Manaea

Pirates Probable Starter JT Brubaker

• The Pirates will hand the ball to Brubaker (0-2) for his fifth start of the season.
• The right-hander’s last start was on Sunday, when he tossed 3 2/3 innings while giving up one earned run on three hits in a matchup with the Chicago Cubs.
• The 28-year-old has pitched to a 6.46 ERA this season with 10 strikeouts per nine innings compared to 6.5 walks per nine across four games.
• The Padres are batting .233 this season, 16th in MLB. They have a team slugging percentage of .377 (15th in the league) with 19 home runs.

Starting pitcher projections reflect team information as of April 30, 2022 at 5:24 PM ET and may change up to the start of game.

Padres Stats vs Brubaker

Padres Betting Trends

• The Padres are 12-3 in games they were favored on the moneyline (winning 80% of those games).
• San Diego has won all six games it has played as a moneyline favorite with odds of -170 or shorter.
• The Padres have a 63% chance to win this contest based on the moneyline’s implied probability.
• San Diego has played in 21 games with a set over/under, and has combined with their opponents to go over the total nine times (9-12-0).
• The Padres have gone 13-8-0 against the spread this season.

Pirates Betting Trends

• The Pirates have been underdogs in 17 games this season and won six (35.3%) of those contests.
• Pittsburgh has a record of 2-8, a 20% win rate, when they’re set as an underdog of +141 or more by oddsmakers this season.
• Oddsmakers have implied with the moneyline set for this matchup that the Pirates have a 41.5% chance to win.
• Pittsburgh and its opponents have hit the over in seven of their 20 games with a total this season.
• The Pirates are 10-10-0 against the spread in their 20 chances this season.

Padres Players to Watch

• Manny Machado has 31 hits with a .588 slugging percentage, both team-best statistics for the Padres. He’s hitting .388 with seven doubles, three home runs and nine walks.
• Among qualified hitters, Machado ranks third in batting average, while his on-base percentage ranks fourth and he is 10th in slugging.
• Machado has safely hit in five games in a row. During his last five outings he is hitting .524 with two doubles, a walk and three RBI.
• Eric Hosmer has a .468 OBP to pace his team. He has six doubles, two home runs and nine walks while hitting .397.
• Among qualifying hitters, Hosmer’s batting average ranks first, his on-base percentage ranks second, and he is 15th in the league in slugging.
• Jurickson Profar is hitting .197 with four doubles, five home runs and 13 walks.
• Jake Cronenworth has a double, two triples, two home runs and 13 walks while hitting .213.

Padres Batting Stats (2022)

Pirates Players to Watch

• Ke’Bryan Hayes leads Pittsburgh in OBP (.408), slugging percentage (.415) and OPS (.823) this season.
• Of all qualifying hitters in the big leagues, Hayes ranks 16th in batting average, 18th in on-base percentage and 74th in slugging percentage.
• Daniel Vogelbach leads Pittsburgh with 19 hits. He is batting .311 this season and has six extra-base hits.
• Vogelbach is currently 20th in batting average, 36th in on-base percentage and 22nd in slugging percentage among all qualifying players.
• Ben Gamel has 13 hits this season and has a slash line of .228/.323/.316.
• Michael Chavis is batting .269 with a .304 OBP and eight RBI for Pittsburgh this season.

Pirates Batting Stats (2022)

Padres vs Pirates Player Props

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