Houston Astros vs. San Diego Padres
MLB Pick: Over 7.5 Runs -110 odds
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The suddenly hot Padres bats welcome the Houston Astros to town. San Diego scored 22 runs in their 3-game series against the Colorado Rockies with 13 of those runs coming last night. Brian Moehler gets the start for Houston. He’s 1-3 with a 6.37 ERA in six starts this season. On the road, Moehler is sporting an 8.34 ERA and a 2.35 WHIP in four starts. He has faced the Padres five times in his career with three of those games going Over the total. In limited at-bats, Adrian Gonzalez (5-12), David Eckstein (3-9), Scott Hairston (2-6), Jerry Hairston Jr. (1-3), and Nick Hundley (1-3) hit Moehler well. The Astros bullpen hasn’t helped their starters as they own a 4.81 ERA on the road.

San Diego’s Jon Garland struggled big time in the month of June. Outside of his last start against the Marlins, he had a 6.38 ERA and a 1.54 WHIP. Michael Bourn (5-13), Jason Michaels (4-8), Jeff Keppinger (2-5), Hunter Pence (2-5), and Humberto Quintero (2-2) all hit Garland well. Houston has scored 19 runs in their last three games; they’ve gone Over the total in six of their last eight games. San Diego has gone Over in 21 of their 42 home games where they hit .255 as a team. With both pitchers in bad current form, we’ll recommend a play on the Over between the Astros and Padres tonight.

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