AMEDEUS' MLB DIAMOND DINGER!
(MLB) Padres (SDP) vs. Orioles (BAL),
Money Line: 102.00 Padres (SDP) (Away)
Result: Win
The Padres are coming into this game with a 56-50 record this season and they have been playing very well in their recent games. They are coming off of a 6-4 win against the Orioles on Friday and have won theirHe has been pitching very well in his recent starts as he has allowed 1 earned run or less in each of his last last 6 straight games, winning 6 of their 7 games since coming out of the break. They have climbed back into the Wild Card race in the NL and they are going up against an Orioles team that has still been struggling on this side of the break. The Orioles are 61-42 this season but they have lost 4 of their last 5 games, even losing their last series against an awful Marlins team. Their pitching has not been good in these games either as they have allowed at least 6 runs in each of their last 4 games. Dean Kremer is starting for the Orioles in this game and he is 4-6 with a 4.43 ERA this season. He has not been going very deep into games as he has pitched 5 innings or less in 4 of his last 5 starts, and he has also allowed at least 3 earned runs in 2 of his last 3 as well as 4 of his last 6 starts. He has actually been worse at home this season as well, allowing at least 6 runs in 2 of his last 3 as well as 3 of his last 5 starts there. The Padres have been hitting well recently as they are heating up and they are going to continue to score runs with the way Kremer has pitched all season. Michael King is starting for the Padres in this game and he is 8-6 with a 3.28 ERA this season. He has been pitching very well in his recent starts as he has allowed 1 earned run or less in his last 4 straight as well as 8 of his last 10 starts. He has also been great on the road as he has allowed just 1 earned run in each of his last 5 road starts. He has only given up 5 hits total in his last 2 starts as well and he is not going to leave the Orioles lineup many opportunities to get on base and score runs in this game. The Padres will continue to heat up as they search for a Wild Card spot in the NL. The Padres will win this game.