9:40 pm
August 3

Padres @ Athletics

Who will WIN this matchup?

San Diego Padres (61-47)

@ Oakland Athletics (60-47)

 

Starting Pitchers:

Snell (SD): 4-4; 5.44 ERA

Manaea (OAK) 8-6; 3.01 ERA

 

Current odds:

San Diego Padres: (+147)

Oakland Athletics: (-157)

 

• The pitching duel of left-handers Blake Snell (4-4, 5.44 ERA) of the Padres and Sean Manaea (8-6, 3.01) of the A’s, who is expected to start despite the team not officially naming him yet, could be a rematch of a 10-4 Oakland win last Wednesday that allowed the A’s to earn a split of the two-game series in San Diego. The A’s roughed up Snell for seven runs and seven hits in four innings that day, triggered by a three-run home run by Matt Chapman in a four-run first inning. But the A’s scored four or fewer runs for a sixth time in seven games the following day, prompting management to seek reinforcements.

• The Oakland lineup now features Starling Marte, Josh Harrison and Yan Gomes after a couple of trades last week. They all started together for the first time Sunday, combining for six hits, three RBIs and three runs in an 8-3 road win over the Los Angeles Angels. While Gomes assured he was thrilled to be joining the A’s, noting, “This is an exciting team to be on,” Oakland manager Bob Melvin couldn’t get enough of Marte’s three-hit, three-steal performance Sunday.

• Manaea has gone 2-0 with a 1.96 ERA in his last three starts, striking out 29 in 18 1/3 innings. He shut out the Padres on one hit over six innings in last week’s win, striking out nine. The 29-year-old has never lost to the Padres in three lifetime starts, going 2-0 with a 1.50 ERA.

• Snell had been unbeaten in five starts before his debacle against Oakland last week. He’s now 1-1 with a 5.31 ERA in four career starts against the A’s.

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