The rubber match of an interleague three-game weekend series between the San Diego Padres and Cleveland Guardians will take place on Sunday afternoon when the Padres travel to Cleveland, Ohio, to face the Guardians at Progressive Field. The first pitch of Game 3 is scheduled for 1:40 PM ET and will air on ESPN+, Bally Sports Great Lakes, and Padres TV.
The San Diego Padres ended their two-game losing streak in dominating fashion on Saturday evening following a 7-0 win in Game 2 of the series on the road against the Cleveland Guardians, which also improved their record to 51-50, putting them in 3rd place in the NL West, behind the Los Angeles Dodgers and Arizona Diamondbacks and 1 game back of the New York Mets and Arizona Diamondbacks for the final Wild Card spot in the National League.
Dylan Cease improved his record to above .500 in the year, with a record of 9-8 after pitching seven innings of shutout baseball while recording ten strikeouts. David Peralta also played a pivotal role in the win as he went 2 for 3 at the plate with two runs scored including a one-run home run in the 8th inning.
The win also ended San Diego's two-game losing streak in the series. However, the Padres have lost six of the previous ten meetings and have been outscored by the Guardians by an average of 3.7 to 4.9 runs per game in those contests. The San Diego Padres will look to win the series when they travel to face the Cleveland Guardians for Game 3 of the three-game weekend series.
The Cleveland Guardians are 21 games above .500 this season despite being shutout in Game 2 of the series at home against the San Diego Padres, which puts them in 1st place in the AL Central and gives them the 2nd best record in the American League, only behind the Baltimore Orioles and a five-game lead over the Minnesota Twins for 1st place in the division.
However, the Guardians have struggled over their last seven games, compiling a record of 2-5 during that stretch, and have been outscored by their opponents by an average of 2.29 to 4 runs per game in those matchups. Cleveland has also scored one or fewer runs in four of their last six games, including a 0-7 shutout loss on Saturday in Game 2 of the series. Gavin Williams only lasted 3 ? innings in his start against the Padres while allowing three runs and recording five strikeouts.
Cleveland has won two of the last three games against San Diego, winning by an average margin of .67 runs per game in those matchups. The Cleveland Guardians will look to win the series when they host the San Diego Padres for Game 3 on Sunday afternoon.
BetNow has the Cleveland Guardians listed as -112 moneyline favorites at home against the San Diego Padres in Game 3 of the series on Sunday afternoon. Cleveland has won six of the last ten games with an average margin of 1.2 runs per game and two of the previous three games with an average margin of .67 runs per game.
Cleveland has the second-best record in the American League. However, they have struggled over their last seven games, compiling a record of 2-5 during that stretch while being outscored by their opponents by an average of 1.71 runs per game in those contests.
However, the Guardians have won six of the last ten and two of the previous three games in the series against the Padres while having won by an average margin of 1.2 runs per game in the last ten. As a result, I am taking the moneyline for the Cleveland Guardians when they host the San Diego Padres for Game 3 of the series on Sunday.
