A winning streak will be on the line for the Oakland Athletics on Sunday when they battle the San Diego Padres at PETCOPark.
The Athletics will give the ball to starter Dallas Braden in this one. LefthanderBraden is 5-5 this season with a 3.31 ERA.
Meanwhile, it’ll be KevinCorreia who starts for the Padres. RighthanderCorreia is 3-5 with a 4.52 ERA so far this season.
Oddsmakers currently have the Athletics listed as 130-moneyline favorites versus the Padres, while the game’s total has not yet been posted.
AdamKennedy had four hits and drove in two runs to help the A’s defeat the Padres 6-3 on Saturday, as -125 favorites. The nine runs made it OVER the posted over/under (8).
JackCust went 2-for-5 at the plate with a solo home run for the A’s MichaelWuertz improved to 4-1 with the win, and AndrewBailey collected his eighth save.
TonyGwynn had two hits and drove in one run for the Padres, who were +105 underdogs. ClaMeredith surrendered the winning run and suffered the loss on the mound.
Current streak: Oakland has won 2 straight games. San Diego has lost 2 straight games.
Team records: Oakland: 30-37 SU San Diego: 29-38 SU
Oakland most recently: When playing on Sunday are 5-5 Before playing San Francisco are 6-4 After playing San Diego are 6-4 After a win are 7-3
San Diego most recently: When playing on Sunday are 3-7 Before playing Seattle are 1-9 After playing Oakland are 3-7 After a loss are 4-6
A few trends to consider: Oakland is 8-3 SU in its last 11 games when playing San Diego San Diego is 3-8 SU in its last 11 games when playing Oakland San Diego is 1-4 SU in its last 5 games at home San Diego is 1-7 SU in its last 8 games
Next up: Oakland home to San Francisco, Monday, June 22 San Diego at Seattle, Tuesday, June 23
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