Pirates vs. Padres Betting Preview August 14

The San Diego Padres are one of the hottest teams at the moment as they host the Pittsburgh Pirates.  San Diego has managed to go 6-1 in their last seven games against the Pirates.

These are your MLB Daily Rankings for Monday August 12, 2024.

1. San Diego Padres
2. Arizona Diamondbacks
3. Minnesota Twins
4. San Francisco Giants
5. New York Yankees
6. Houston Astros
7. Baltimore Orioles
8. Los Angeles Dodgers
9. Chicago Cubs
10. Kansas City Royals
11. Seattle Mariners
12. Boston Red Sox
13. Milwaukee Brewers
14. Cleveland Guardians

PITCHING PROBABLES: Pirates: Mitch Keller (10-6, 3.56 ERA, 1.23 WHIP, 123 strikeouts); Padres: Martin Perez (2-5, 4.78 ERA, 1.51 WHIP, 76 strikeouts)

LINE Padres -142, Pirates +120; over/under is 8 1/2 runs

BOTTOM LINE: The San Diego Padres host the Pittsburgh Pirates aiming to extend a four-game home winning streak.

San Diego has gone 32-29 at home and 68-53 overall. Padres hitters are batting a collective .265, the top team batting average in MLB play.

Pittsburgh has gone 29-32 in road games and 56-63 overall. The Pirates have a 40-12 record in games when they out-hit their opponents.

San Diego Padres career statistics vs. Mitch Keller are just .220 in 59 at bats with 9 RBIs.

The Pirates have hit well off of Perez in 62 at bats (.355), though much of this number is inflated by two hitters who are barely at .200 this season.