With last night’s 5-1 win over the San Francisco Giants, the San Diego Padres have won 4 straight and are now tied with the Los Angeles Dodgers for the lead in the NL West. Today at Oracle Park the Padres will go for a 3-game sweep of the Giants and will call on Nick Pivetta to throw strikes. Pivetta has excellent numbers at 11-4 with a 2.94 ERA and a 0.95 WHIP. The Giants will send Kai-Wei Teng to the hill. Teng has just two starts under his belt and is 1-1 with an elevated 5.40 ERA and a 1.32 WHIP. San Diego’s hot bats should send him packing early. The Friars are on a roll, winning 20 of their last 30. They are 6-2 this year against the Giants and are the side to consider this afternoon.
TODAY’S PICK: SAN DIEGO PADRES