Padres vs Giants Prediction, Odds, Picks - Aug. 21
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The Giants’ losing streak reached seven games — and 15 of 16 at home — despite seven shutout innings from Justin Verlander.
Yandy Díaz and Brandon Lowe hit consecutive two-out RBI singles in the eighth inning and the Tampa Bay Rays rallied for the second straight day to beat the San Francisco Giants 2-1.
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NBC Sports Bay Area on MSNJustin Verlander keeps climbing MLB strikeout list, but Giants can't capitalize
There were a lot of reasons for Justin Verlander and the San Francisco Giants to exclaim "sheesh" after Saturday's loss to the Tampa Bay Rays.
The future Hall of Famer began his afternoon by striking out James Wood swinging with an elevated 95.3 mph four-seam fastball. He followed up by punching out CJ Abrams swinging with a down-and-in slider that dropped off the table, bringing him one strikeout away from history.
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The Dodgers are adding to one critical area. Especially with a massive showdown looming against the Padres in division play.
With a sloppy 8-4 loss on Thursday at Petco Park, the Giants have lost 10 of their last 12 games. They’re 61-67, a season-low six games below .500, and will now fly to Milwaukee for three games against the Brewers — the best team in baseball.
Giants: Justin Verlander (1-9, 4.32 ERA, 1.43 WHIP, 95 strikeouts); Padres: Dylan Cease (5-11, 4.61 ERA, 1.31 WHIP, 171 strikeouts) BOTTOM LINE: The San Diego Padres take a 2-1 lead into the latest game of the series against the San Francisco Giants.