Padres vs Pirates: Low Scoring Battle

On April 7th, tonight's matchup pits the San Diego Padres at 5 wins and 5 losses against the Pittsburgh Pirates sitting at 6 and 4.

It's going down in Pittsburgh at 6.40pm Eastern time.

On the mound for the Padres, Nitt Paveta with a 1-1 record, 6.75 ERA, Pirates counter with Paul Schienz, also 1-1, but a rough 9.53 ERA.

Betting lines have the Pirates as favorites at minus 152, Padres plus 127, total runs over under 6 and a half.

The Padres are rolling on a 3-game win streak and want to keep that momentum alive against the Pirates squad that's been solid at home.

Last season, Pittsburgh finished 71 and 91 overall.

44 and 37 in their own park, averaging 2.4 extra, base hits per game including 0.7 homers.

San Diego posted 72, slugging 0.390 with 2.6 extra bases per tilt.

Injuries are hitting hard, especially for the Padres with Brian Hoeing, Jason Adam, Yuki Matsulli, Matt Waldron, Joe Musgrove and Griffin Canningall.

On the 15-day I.L., plus others like Will Wagner on 10 days, Pirates missing Jared Trio low on 10 days and Jared Jones on 60.

Buckle up for what could be a low scoring battle with those pitching lines and injury bubs should make for some tight innings ahead.

That's your update from MLB News Today, powered by AI. I'm Corey with The Story.