Padres at Reds
O/U 9.5 · RL Padres -1.5 · Great American Ball Park
Padres ML-136
CONF 62%
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The read
Great American Ball Park gets a clear, 94°F September evening, with San Diego trying to carry Monday’s 5-0 response into Game 2 and Cincinnati trying to answer. Randy Vásquez has allowed four earned runs across his last 17.0 innings and owns a 3.44 road ERA; Nick Lodolo has allowed 10 earned runs across his last 12.1 innings and carries a 5.24 ERA and 1.54 WHIP. San Diego is starting eight right-handed hitters against Lodolo, who has allowed righties a .273 average, .842 OPS and 13 home runs.
Cincinnati has a legitimate counter with three left-handed hitters and three switch-hitters against Vásquez, whose opponents have a .836 OPS from the left side, so I want the moneyline rather than requiring the Padres to cover -1.5. The decisive separation is behind the starters: San Diego’s active bullpen has a 2.37 ERA and 1.11 WHIP, compared with Cincinnati’s 4.07 and 1.30, while their respective ERAs over the last 10 days are 2.04 and 6.68. Mason Miller and Adrian Morejon also did not pitch Monday.
Add San Diego’s broader advantages in team pitching—3.91 ERA and 1.29 WHIP versus 4.67 and 1.43—and defense, with 58 errors versus 77, and the Padres have more reliable paths to finishing this game.
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Props on this game
2Nick LodoloUNDER 15.5 Pitcher Outs Pitcher Outs-130
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Lodolo has recorded more than 15 outs in only one of his last eight starts. He needed 91 and 95 pitches to complete just 3.1 and 4.0 innings in his last two, and now faces a San Diego lineup stacked with eight right-handed hitters. Righties have produced an .842 OPS with 13 home runs against him, while his heavily used sinker carries a .459 xwOBA. I expect traffic and another early handoff to Cincinnati's bullpen.
Randy VasquezOVER 13.5 Pitcher Outs Pitcher Outs-130
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Vasquez needs only to finish the fifth inning's second out, a mark he has cleared in six of his last eight starts. He has completed at least five innings in each of his last four, allowing four earned runs across 23 innings during that stretch. Cincinnati was shut out Monday and its bottom five tonight owns season OPS marks of .629 or lower. Even if the left-handed matchups create some traffic, I expect Vasquez to provide the five innings San Diego needs.
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