San Diego Padres (59-44) vs Oakland Athletics (56-46)
Wednesday, July 28, 2021 at 4:10 pm
The Oakland A's are a sharp dog play in my eyes today. Sean Manaea has pitched well for Oakland this season. Manaea currently has a 3.16 ERA with a 3.31 FIP so far this season. Manaea has 9.87 strikeouts per nine and the Padres have not hit left-handers nearly as well as they hit righ-handers. On the other side, Blake Snell has a 4.93 ERA and a 5.33 expected ERA. Snell still has a major problem with the free passes he is allowing, 5.71 per nine innings. Snell has allowed 14 walks in his last 19.0 innings, which is never going to cut it in the MLB. With the public all over the Padres, the books look to be really comfortable with all of this San Diego money. I think the Athletics earn the much-needed victory to stay ahead in the American League Wild Card race. Getting plus money on top of it makes the play even better.