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MLB: Pirates vs Padres Predictions

Major League Baseball betting sees the Pittsburgh Pirates taking on the San Diego Padres on Friday May 29 at PetCo Park in San Diego, California. Cappers Picks provides complimentary handicapping picks all MLB season long.

Pittsburgh has really found its groove but tonight will be a test taking on Shields in San Diego.

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Pittsburgh Pirates (25-22) vs. San Diego Padres (23-26)
Friday May 29
10:10PM
PetCo Park – San Diego, CA
MLB Betting Lines:  San Diego -114, Pittsburgh +105
MLB Betting Total:  6
Probable Pitchers: PIT:  Francisco Liriano (L) vs. SD:  James Shields (R)
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Pittsburgh

The Pirates took care of business early last night in their opener at San Diego. The final was 11-5 as they notched their seventh win in a row.

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This team has simply been awesome on the mound as yesterday was the only game in their current winning streak in which they have allowed more than two runs.

Winning streaks are made to be broken but they have one of their best starters on the mound tonight.

Very intriguing looking at the line and and their recent performance.

When he is on Francisco Liriano can be one of the most dominating pitchers in the game.

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Sadly it has been boom or bust for the lefty a lot of this season. Luckily a lot of the damage against him has come at home and this contest is on the road in a pitcher’s park.

Still he will be staring down a lineup with a lot of strong righthanded hitters. The Pirates are rolling right now and they are counting on him.

San Diego

The San Diego Padres are still sputtering along. After winning a couple up the coast against the Angels they lost at home last night as they tried to stop the league’s hottest team.

The offense is much better this season but I think it is fair to say it is still disappointing.

Matt Kemp is hitting under .250 and he has just one home run. Only Justin Upton has really lived up to expectations. If they are going to get into the race they are going to need the offense to get better.

The pitching too.

The Padres have been getting what they paid for when they acquired James Shields.

He is enjoying his first tour through the NL with a perfect 6-0 record so far while striking out batters at an impressive clip.

There are other good arms on this staff but nobody else is consistent like him.

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The Padres are 7-3 when he starts and even though it is no surprise he has been very sharp at home.

MLB Betting Trends:

  • PIT are 21-7 in their last 28 Fri. games.
  • Under is 11-4-2 in PIT last 17 road games.
  • PIT are 2-8 in Lirianos last 10 starts.
  • Over is 7-2 in SD last 9 games as a home favorite.
  • Over is 10-4 in SD last 14 home games.
  • SD are 7-3 in their last 10 Fri. games.
  • PIT are 17-40 in the last 57 meetings.

MLB Betting Total:  Pittsburgh +105

Let’s ride the streak a little longer.

MLB Score Prediction:  Pittsburgh 4 – San Diego 3

Liriano is more than capable of outdoing Shield and a San Diego team that is hit or miss from game to game.

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By The Wiesguy

The Wiesguy is a newcomer to the handicapping scene. Hailing from Toronto, Canada he is always sweet on the underdogs and you can often find his thoughts, musings and picks at moneydogs.blogspot.com.