This is an 8* play on SAN DIEGO

San Diego hasn't done well in this series, losing the first two games 13-2 and 10-4. We had the Giants in the opener, but expect the Padres to avoid the sweep. Yes, San Francisco has won three straight and outscored its opponents 33-10 in that time. But there's a reason they are still in last place in the NL West. Prior to that, they were looking at a -95 run differential on the year, the worst in the National League. They are 1-4 this season following three consecutive wins. So we expect them to "slip up" tonight as the previous two days are not indicative of the matchup here. The Padres desperately need this game with a series in LA looming on the horizon. It's a battle of rookie right-handers with Anderson and Quantrill starting. The two have similar numbers. We view the difference being San Diego's motivation and the fact San Francisco simply isn't as good as they've looked lately. They come back down to Earth tonight. Play on SAN DIEGO

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