The visiting Padres hope for a solid performance on Tuesday as they look to steal a win at AT&T Park against the San Francisco Giants.

Cory Luebke gets the ball in front of a hostile crowd for the Padres on this day; he's 4-7 on the season. The Giants, meanwhile, will counter with Matt Cain, who will be looking to improve on his 11-10 mark.



View San Diego vs San Francisco Odds and Stats.

Betting Line:
On the Sportsbook MLB line for this matchup, San Francisco sat as -160 favorites. The total was set at 6.

Power Rankings:
According to new MLB Power Rankings here, it's the National League No. 5-ranked Giants and the National League No. 13-rated Padres in this matchup.



How They Match Up:
Offensively, the game matches up San Francisco's No. 16 ranked National League offense (3.4 runs per game) against a Padres defense and pitching staff that sits at No. 5 in the National League at 3.9 runs allowed per game. The Giants have been averaging 8 hits per game, almost the same as the Padres have managed so far this season (8 hits on average).

Pitching and defensive stats are important baseball handicapping factors and San Francisco has the National League's No. 2-ranked defense. In the other dugout, the Padres own the National League's No. 5 mark in runs allowed.

San Diego lost its last outing, an 8-3 result against the Giants on September 12. Bettors who backed the Giants at -135 on the moneyline won on the day, and the total score (11) sent OVER bettors to the payout window. San Diego didn't get the job done in their last match, falling 8-3 to San Francisco on Monday at AT&T Park.




San Diego Padres Trends:
When playing on Tuesday are 6-4
Before playing San Francisco are 5-5
After playing San Francisco are 3-7
After a loss are 3-7

San Francisco Giants Trends:
When playing on Tuesday are 5-5
Before playing San Diego are 7-3
After playing San Diego are 5-5
After a win are 4-6

A few Padres at Giants trends to consider:
The total has gone OVER in 8 of San Diego's last 10 games when playing San Francisco
The total has gone OVER in 5 of San Diego's last 7 games when playing on the road against San Francisco
The total has gone OVER in 7 of San Diego's last 10 games
The total has gone UNDER in 8 of San Diego's last 12 games on the road
San Francisco is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games when playing San Diego
The total has gone OVER in 8 of San Francisco's last 10 games when playing San Diego
San Francisco is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games when playing at home against San Diego
The total has gone OVER in 5 of San Francisco's last 7 games when playing at home against San Diego


Next up:
San Diego at San Francisco, Wednesday, September 14