T.M. Selection: San Diego Padres.

I like the San Diego Padres to win this game against the Miami Marlins on Monday. The Padres made some huge trades at the deadline looking to really improve their team and compete with the Dodgers in their division. They got off to a really rough start after bringing in all those players but they have started to figure things out and have looked a lot better in their games lately. They have won 4/5 of their previous 5 games now and their offense has looked a lot better in those games, putting up 6+ runs in their 4 wins. I think they are going to have another great offensive game here now that they have been rolling and I see them outscoring the Marlins heavily here since their offense has looked terrible lately. The Marlins have lost 4 games in a row now and 6/7 of their previous 7 games, and they haven't been putting up many runs lately either. They haven't put up more than 2 runs in 3 games in a row now, and they haven't put up more than 3 runs in 15 games in a row either. I don't think this offense can compete with the Padres the way they are playing lately and I see the Padres blowing the Marlins out here now that they are rolling. Joe Musgrove (8-5, 2.91 ERA) is up for the Padres here and he has looked really good all year. He had a rough stretch in July but he has bounced back in his most recent start, pitching 7 innings and only giving up the 1 run, and I see him continuing to pitch well here as he shuts down this bad offense that isn't doing much as of late. Sandy Alcantara (10-5, 2.01 ERA) is up for the Marlins here and he has also looked really good this year but hasn't looked great in his starts lately. He has given up 4+ runs in 2/3 of his previous 3 starts and both of those starts were against teams with really good offenses, which the Padres have here. I see him giving up runs to the Padres here and I expect them to continue on their run here. I like the Padres to win this game.

T.M. Prediction: 7-2 Padres.