3-Game MLB POWER SWEEP
(MLB) San Diego vs. Seattle, 09/18/2020 9:40 PM, Score: 6 - 1
Money Line: -180.00 San Diego (Away)
Result: Win
8* San Diego (9:40 ET): Along with the White Sox over in the American League, the Padres have emerged as one of the nice “success stories” of the 2020 MLB season. San Diego is in great shape right now, having scored the 2nd most runs in all of baseball. Their WL record is second only to the Dodgers among all NL teams and their run differential is third best in all of baseball. While they just dropped two of three at home to LA (disappointing), San Diego should find this series against bottom-feeder Seattle quite conducive to success.

A nice edge the Padres have coming into Friday’s opener is that they were off Thursday. Seattle was busy hosting San Francisco yesterday and lost 6-4. The Mariners dropped both games in that series and have lost six of their last nine overall. As was pretty much expected, the M’s are having a rough year as they’ve been outscored by 52 runs, which is the 6th worst differential in all of baseball. They are easily MLB’s “worst third place team” right now.

Oh, by the way - this game is being played in San Diego, NOT Seattle. This is due to ongoing issues with the air out on the West Coast. Again, like having yesterday off, it’s an added advantage the Padres have that they didn’t really need. But we’ll take it! Though they will still come up to bat first, I don't think that's as big a deal as the game taking place in Petco Park where the Padres have gone 19-8 this season. Chris Paddack gets the start. He’ll be looking to get back on track after spraining his ankle on Sept 10. He should be fine facing a Seattle lineup that hasn’t hit well its last eight games. The Mariners go with Yusei Kikuchi, who has allowed 4 or more runs in three of his previous five starts. 8* San Diego