This is an 8* on SAN DIEGO

This is a mismatch. San Diego beat Colorado 4-2 on Friday. It was the second straight day where the Padres rallied to win. Last night wasn’t nearly as exciting as the 9-8 win against Washington on Thursday. That one saw them come back from an 8-0 deficit, tying the largest rally in team history. The Padres have now won nine straight home games over the Rockies, who are a miserable 7-34 on the road this year. So the fact that SD had to rally to win last night doesn’t scare us at all. Expect them not to fall into an early hole tonight because of the fact Joe Musgrove is starting. Musgrove, responsible for one of MLB’s no-hitters this year, continues to pace the rotation with a 0.97 WHIP. He has a 2.89 ERA at home. When Musgrove faced the Rockies back on 5/19 (it was here in SD), he shut them out for seven innings, allowed just two hits and had 11 strikeouts. The Padres’ bullpen was pretty flawless last night. So when they are called upon here, there won’t be any drop off from Musgrove. The Rockies score just 2.8 runs/game away from home, a big reason for that terrible record of theirs. German Marquez has pitched very well of late for Colorado. But he has a 1-5 team start record on the road. Play on SAN DIEGO

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