Can Webb’s Mastery Silence the Padres and Ignite a Legendary Battle?

The Padres are second in the NL West, and just a few days ago I recommended that we place some wagers on the Padres to win the division. The value on them was just too high, and they (once again) pushed all their chips to the middle of the table in hopes of getting this elusive World Series. The Padres are one of the better hitting teams in baseball as you’d expect from a lineup with a loaded roster. The pitching has been solid for the Padres as well – as a team, they have a collective ERA of 3.62 and a 1.22 WHIP. They have won four of their past five games, doing so both with great offense and solid pitching. Today they send out Yu Darvish to the mound. If they want to get the most out of their roster, they need to get Darvish on track. He started his season a month ago and only has one start where he went more than five innings. He has allowed 20 earned runs in 27.2 innings this season. Eight of those runs came in one game against the Cardinals. Darvish does have a good history against the Giants, holding them to just six hits in 39 at-bats. 

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