At PETCO Park on Monday, the San Diego Padres (78-61) begin a three-game series against the Detroit Tigers (70-68), at 6:40 p.m. ET.
The Padres are favored at home (-225) against the Tigers (+184). The matchup on the mound for this contest is set with the San Diego Padres looking to Joe Musgrove (4-4), and Keider Montero (4-6) answering the bell for the Detroit Tigers.
The Padres won their most recent game against the Rays yesterday by a 4-3 score. Jackson Merrill went 1-for-5 with a home run and two RBI to lead them offensively. Tanner Scott picked up the win on the strength of one inning without giving up an earned run on one hit, while striking out two.
The Tigers picked up a 4-1 victory against the Red Sox yesterday. Riley Greene (1-for-4 with a home run and two RBI) led the way offensively, while Brant Hurter got the win on the mound after going five innings, giving up one earned run on six hits while striking out five.
Here’s everything you need to prepare for Monday’s Padres vs. Tigers contest, including viewing options.
San Diego Padres vs. Detroit Tigers odds and betting lines
MLB odds courtesy of BetMGM Sportsbook. Odds updated Monday at 3:16 p.m. ET. For a full list of sports betting odds, access USA TODAY Sports Betting Scores Odds Hub.
Favorite: Padres (-225, bet $225 to win $100)
Underdog: Tigers (+184, bet $100 to win $184)
Over/under: 8
Padres vs. Tigers: Live streaming info & game time
Game Day: Monday, September 2, 2024
Game Time: 6:40 p.m. ET
Stadium: PETCO Park
TV Channel: Bally Sports
Live Stream: Fubo (Watch for free)
Padres stats and trends
Padres betting records
This season, the Padres have won 50 out of the 86 games, or 58.1%, in which they’ve been favored.
San Diego has a record of 3-3 in games when bookmakers favor them by at least -225 on the moneyline.
The moneyline for this contest implies a 69.2% chance of a victory for the Padres.
Games involving San Diego have gone over the total set by oddsmakers in 75 of 139 chances this season.
The Padres are 69-69-0 against the spread in their 138 chances this season.
Joe Musgrove (Padres probable starter)
Musgrove gets the start for the Padres, his 15th of the season. He is 4-4 with a 4.44 ERA and 63 strikeouts in 71 2/3 innings pitched.
In his most recent time out on Wednesday, the right-hander threw six innings against the St. Louis Cardinals, allowing three earned runs while surrendering seven hits.
The 31-year-old has an ERA of 4.44, with 8 strikeouts per nine innings, in 14 games this season. Opponents are batting .268 against him.
Musgrove is trying to record his third quality start in a row in this game.
Musgrove will try to extend a three-game streak of going five or more innings (he’s averaging 5.1 frames per appearance).
In two of his 14 total appearances this season he has not allowed an earned run.
The opposing Tigers offense has the 22nd-ranked slugging percentage (.388) and is 21st in MLB play with 143 home runs. It has a collective .233 batting average, and is 23rd in MLB with 1080 total hits and 20th in MLB action scoring 582 runs.
Padres batting stats
The Padres rank 12th in Major League Baseball with 160 home runs.
Fueled by 388 extra-base hits, San Diego ranks 11th in MLB with a .418 slugging percentage this season.
The Padres lead baseball with a .265 batting average.
San Diego has scored the sixth-most runs in the majors this season with 664.
The Padres have an OBP of .327 this season, which ranks fifth in MLB.
No team has fewer strikeouts this season than San Diego, whose batters have struck out only 6.6 times per game on average.
Tigers stats and trends
Tigers betting records
The Tigers have won in 38, or 46.3%, of the 82 contests they have been named as odds-on underdogs this year.
Detroit has been listed as an underdog of +184 or more on two occasions this season and split those games.
Bookmakers have implied with the moneyline set for this matchup that the Tigers have a 35.2% chance of pulling out a win.
Detroit and its opponents have hit the over in 69 of its 137 games with a total set by oddsmakers this season.
In 136 games with a line this season, the Tigers have a mark of 73-63-0 against the spread.
Keider Montero (Tigers probable starter)
The Tigers will send Montero (4-6) to the mound to make his 13th start of the season. He is 4-6 with a 5.17 ERA and 58 strikeouts through 69 2/3 innings pitched.
In his most recent time out on Thursday, the righty went five innings against the Los Angeles Angels, giving up three earned runs while surrendering five hits.
Over 13 games this season, the 24-year-old has a 5.17 ERA and 7.5 strikeouts per nine innings, while allowing a batting average of .264 to his opponents.
Montero has three quality starts under his belt this year.
Montero is looking for his 12th straight outing lasting five or more innings. He averages 5.3 frames per start.
He has had two appearances this season in which he did not give up an earned run.
The opposing Padres offense has the 11th-ranked slugging percentage (.418) and ranks 12th in home runs hit (160) in all of MLB. They have a collective .265 batting average, and are first in the league with 1254 total hits and sixth in MLB action scoring 664 runs.
Tigers batting stats
The Tigers rank 21st in MLB action with 143 total home runs.
So far this season, Detroit ranks 22nd in the majors with a .388 slugging percentage.
The Tigers are 25th in the majors with a .233 batting average.
Averaging 4.2 runs per game (582 total), Detroit is the 20th-highest scoring team in MLB.
The Tigers rank 28th in baseball with a .297 on-base percentage.
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