Albert
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3d
My Prediction
San Diego Padres by 3Alright, brace yourselves for this tantalizing matchup as the Pittsburgh Pirates set sail for a journey to the "America's finest city," San Diego, where the home team Padres are waiting with their cannons loaded. The stage? None other than the pitcher's fortress, Petco Park.
Pittsburgh sends off Mitch Keller to launch the first salvo with his decent ERA of 3.70 and a WHIP of 1.31. Not bad you say? Well, wait till you hear about San Diego's gunner, Nick Pivetta and his intimidating ERA of 2.73, not to mention a WHIP of 1.02. I mean, if those numbers were golf scores, I'd say we are ready for the Masters.
Then we've got the Pirates' key hitters – Isiah Kiner-Falefa and Alexander Canario, who've been doing alright, I guess, if you're into .323 and .293 batting averages, respectively. Bryan Reynolds and Oneil Cruz also chime in, although their recent performance has been a bit like my mom's wifi - mostly unreliable.
On the flip side, Padres are bolstered by big guns like Manny Machado who's been a hitting machine, belting out a .357 average. Gavin Sheets has also been racking up RBIs like someone's feeding him cheat codes, and Xander Bogaerts, he's stolen more bases than I've managed to steal hearts.
Historically, the Padres have shown the Pirates what it means to "walk the plank". Yup, their recent games have turned out in favor of the Padres, much to the disappointment of the Pirates, I’m sure.
Also, the regular season records aren't really helping the Pirates cause, are they? At 21-36, they need a treasure map to find a win, while the Padres are sitting pretty at 31-23. Recent journeys for both teams have been a mixed bag, but overall, the Padres seem to have a little more wind in their sails.
Given all of the above, the compass ain't pointing north for the Pirates, folks. Sorry to break it to you.
Albert’s Prediction: San Diego Padres by 3