The final game of a three-game interleague series between the San Diego Padres and Boston Red Sox will take place on Sunday afternoon in Boston, Massachusetts, at Fenway Park. The first pitch of Game 3 is scheduled for 1:35 PM ET. It will air on the MLB Network, New England Sports Network, and Padres TV.
The San Diego Padres have been one of the hottest teams over their last nine games, compiling a record of 8-1 during that stretch. They are on a five-game winning streak after dominating the first two games of the series against the Boston Red Sox, winning 9-2 in Game 1 on Friday and 11-1 in Game 2 on Saturday.
Manny Machado played a pivotal role in the Padres' runs. He went two for five at the plate with two home runs and five RBIs, including a two-run home run in the third inning that also scored Luis Arraez and a three-run home run in the fifth inning that also scored Jake Cronenworth and Jurickson Profar.
The Padres have had back-to-back stellar performances on the mound after allowing two runs in Game 1. They followed it up with one run allowed in Game 2 after Michael King pitched six innings, allowing one run and striking out six batters to pick up his 6th win of the season.
The Padres' win in Game 2 was their third in a row against the Red Sox, and they have won by an average margin of eight runs per game in those matchups. The San Diego Padres will look to win their fourth in a row in the series and extend their winning streak to six games when they travel to face the Boston Red Sox in Game 3.
Following the 1-11 loss in Game 2 of the series against the San Diego Padres on Saturday, the Boston Red Sox have now lost three games in a row and have allowed nine or more runs in three straight games as well.
The Red Sox's hitting in the series against the Padres has been essentially non-existent. They have averaged 1.5 runs in the series, including only one run in Game 2. The lone run for the Red Sox on Saturday came in the bottom of the 6th inning when Jarren Duran hit a one-run home run, his eighth home run of the season.
Tanner Houck lost his 6th start of the season and had his worst start of the year after pitching 4 ? innings, allowing seven runs, and striking out four batters, with the seven runs being only the 2nd time this season Houck has allowed four or more runs in a game. Boston has lost three straight games in the series against San Diego, however, the Red Sox have won six of the last ten and have outscored the Padres by an average of 4.2 to 4 runs per game in those meetings.
The Boston Red Sox will look to end their three-game losing streak in the series when they host the San Diego Padres for Game 3 on Sunday afternoon.
BetNow has the Boston Red Sox listed as -118 moneyline favorites at home against the San Diego Padres for Game 3 of the series on Sunday afternoon.
Boston has won six of the last ten by an average margin of .2 runs per game, while the Padres have won three straight games in the series and have won by an average margin of 8 runs per game in those matchups.
The San Diego Padres have been one of the hottest teams in baseball over the last nine games, winning eight of their last nine. They have also won three straight games in the series against the Red Sox.
San Diego has outscored Boston 20-3 through the first two games in the series which is why I am taking the moneyline for the San Diego Padres when they travel to face the Boston Red Sox for Game 3 of the series on Sunday afternoon.
