Marlins-Padres Lines Preview

The Florida Marlins and the San Diego Padres will both be trying to pick up a win on Wednesday when they battle at PETCO Park.

The Marlins will give the ball to ace starter Ricky Nolasco in this one. Righthander Nolasco is 6-7 this season with a 5.68 ERA.

The Padres will counter Nolasco with Josh Geer. Righthander Geer has a 5.65 ERA to go along with a 1-5 record this season.

Oddsmakers currently have the Marlins listed as 150-moneyline favorites versus the Padres, while the game’s total has not yet been posted.

Chris Volstad gave up only one run over seven innings to get the victory, as the Marlins edged the Padres 3-2 on Tuesday night.

Florida won as -140 road favorites as the game played UNDER the 7.5-run total set by sportsbooks.

John Baker was 2-for-3 with a run batted in for the Marlins, while Jorge Cantu went 2-for-5 with an RBI for Florida.

Kyle Blanks homered for San Diego, as losing pitcher Chad Gaudin allowed three runs over six innings for the Padres.

Current streak:
Florida has won 2 straight games.
San Diego has lost 3 straight games.

Team records:
Florida: 48-47 SU
San Diego: 37-57 SU

Florida most recently:
When playing on Wednesday are 3-7
Before playing LA Dodgers are 6-4
After playing San Diego are 7-3
After a win are 5-5

San Diego most recently:
When playing on Wednesday are 3-7
Before playing Washington are 7-3
After playing Florida are 4-6
After a loss are 2-8

A few trends to consider:
Florida is 5-1 SU in its last 6 games when playing on the road against San Diego
Florida is 5-1 SU in its last 6 games when playing San Diego
Florida is 5-2 SU in its last 7 games on the road
San Diego is 1-5 SU in its last 6 games when playing at home against Florida
San Diego is 1-5 SU in its last 6 games when playing Florida
San Diego is 1-6 SU in its last 7 games at home
San Diego is 2-12 SU in its last 14 games

Next up:
Florida at LA Dodgers, Friday, July 24
San Diego at Washington, Friday, July 24