PETCO Park hosts an MLB battle between the San Diego Padres and the visiting Pittsburgh Pirates on Wednesday.

The Padres will rely on Ross Ohlendorf to turn in a quality outing on the mound in this one, while James McDonald will be his counterpart for the Pirates. Ross Ohlendorf is 2-4 this season, and James McDonald is 11-5.



View Pittsburgh vs San Diego Odds and Stats.

Power Rankings:
According to new MLB Power Rankings here, it's the National League No. 12-ranked Padres and the National League No. 13-rated Pirates in this matchup.



How They Match Up:
On offense, it's a battle between San Diego and its National League No. 14-rated batting order, averaging 3.8 runs per nine innings, against the National League's No. 10 lineup of the Pirates at 4.2 runs per outing.

San Diego owns the National League's No. 9 defense, allowing 4.3 men per game to cross the plate. That contrasts with Pittsburgh's National League No. 7-rated defense.

Pittsburgh lost its last outing, a 7-5 result against the Padres on August 21. Bettors who backed the Padres at +116 on the moneyline won on the day, and the total score (12) sent OVER bettors to the payout window. Pittsburgh lost a tight one on Tuesday, seeing the game get away from them in extra innings and falling by a 7-5 score against San Diego at PETCO Park.




Pittsburgh Pirates Trends:
When playing on Wednesday are 5-5
Before playing Milwaukee are 5-5
After playing San Diego are 3-7
After a loss are 5-5

San Diego Padres Trends:
When playing on Wednesday are 6-4
Before playing Arizona are 7-3
After playing Pittsburgh are 7-3
After a win are 7-3

A few Pirates at Padres trends to consider:
The total has gone OVER in 8 of Pittsburgh's last 10 games
The total has gone OVER in 8 of Pittsburgh's last 10 games when playing San Diego
Pittsburgh is 4-9 SU in its last 13 games
Pittsburgh is 2-6 SU in its last 8 games when playing on the road against San Diego
San Diego is 7-1 SU in its last 8 games when playing Pittsburgh
The total has gone OVER in 4 of San Diego's last 5 games
The total has gone OVER in 4 of San Diego's last 5 games at home
The total has gone OVER in 8 of San Diego's last 10 games when playing Pittsburgh


Next up:
Pittsburgh home to Milwaukee, Friday, August 24
San Diego at Arizona, Friday, August 24