This is a 10* on SAN DIEGO

With only three wins in the last 12 games, this is the coldest the Padres have been all season. In what is poised to be a very tough three-team battle in the NL West with the Dodgers and Giants, SD is currently in third place. But we’ll look for them to bounce back from last night’s 3-2 loss to the Mets behind the sensational Joe Musgove this afternoon. Musgrove deserves way better than a 6-5 team start record in 2021. He has a 2.67 ERA and 0.90 WHIP. While Musgrove failed to beat the Mets one week ago, that was due to him having to go up against Jacob deGrom, who beat the Padres again last night. In last Saturday’s start, Musgrove had 10 strikeouts in five innings. He did give up three runs, but had allowed two or less in 8 of his first 10 starts this year. The Mets have been tough to beat at home this year (16-5 WL record) and Stroman has been sharp. But Stroman did have a season-high four walks in his last start, which was against San Diego. Look for San Diego to get the job done here behind Musgrove. Play on SAN DIEGO

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