Padres vs Athletics Odds, Betting Lines, and Probable Pitchers (August 4)

• The San Diego Padres are -115 favorites over the Oakland Athletics on Wednesday
• Joe Musgrove (7-7, 2.94) will start for the Padres against Frankie Montas (9-8, 4.08)
• The odds and pitching matchup can be found below along with a prediction.

Two pitchers coming off dominant performances face off when Joe Musgrove and the San Diego Padres visit Frankie Montas and the Oakland Athletics at 3:37 p.m. ET Wednesday in the finale of a two-game series at the RingCentral Coliseum.

The Padres (62-47, 26-25 road) have won back-to-back games after losing five of their previous eight. Prior to losing 8-1 to the Padres on Tuesday night, the Athletics (60-48, 30-25 home) had won four of five.

Padres vs Athletics Odds

Odds as of August 3rd at DraftKings.

The Padres opened as -115 favorites and the line has held steady.

Probable Pitchers

Musgrove (7-7, 2.94) pitched seven shutout innings against the Colorado Rockies last Thursday at San Diego, allowing three hits and one walk while striking out 11.

Montas (9-8, 4.08) had 10 strikeouts in seven scoreless innings the same night to win on the road against the Los Angeles Angels. He walked three and gave up three hits.

Musgrove vs Montas

Musgrove has won his last two starts, yielding just two runs in 13 innings. He has turned in back-to-back quality starts, raising his total to nine in 20 outings this season.

In 10 games (nine starts) on the road, Musgrove has a 3-3 record and 3.46 ERA. He is just 1-3 with a 4.21 during the day in seven games (six starts).

The San Diego native has been a hit in his first season in his hometown after being acquired in an offseason trade with the Pittsburgh Pirates.

Legendary moment for the city! 2 San Diego natives putting on in a major way for the 619!!! 🍋⚾️ Much Love to my boy Joe Musgrove !!! Daygo Legend 🔥 pic.twitter.com/tshN40Yl4V

— rob $tone. (@youngrobstone) August 2, 2021

The big right-hander is 1-2 in his career against the Athletics with a 3.13 ERA in eight games, including four starts. At RingCentral Coliseum, Musgrove has no record with a 2.70 ERA in three games (one start).

Montas has 10 or more strikeouts in three of his last four starts and is 2-1 with a 2.48 ERA in his last six trips to the mound. In his last 11 starts, he has yielded just five home runs and a .225 batting average.

Montas has 11 quality starts out of 21 this season, including in each of his last four outings.

The anatomy of a @FrankieMontas strikeout pic.twitter.com/p6h2hTTGyJ

— Oakland A's (@Athletics) April 17, 2021

He is 4-6 with a 4.39 ERA in 12 starts and 3-2 with a 3.21 in six starts in the day. The only time Montas faced the Padres was in 2018 and he got the win by allowing only one run in 6.2 innings.

Pham Goes Bam off Montas

Montas has limited exposure to the Padres’ hitters. However, left fielder Tommy Pham has a home run off the big righty in three plate appearances.

The Padres have had at least two extra-base hits in 24 consecutive games prior to Tuesday. They entered Tuesday at 12th in MLB with a .411 slugging percentage.

Batting Average vs Starting Pitchers

Padres vs Athletics Pick

The teams split two games in San Diego from July 27-28. Padres third baseman Manny Machado was 3 for 7 and belted a home run while Athletics catcher Sean Murphy went 3 for 8 with a double and a homer.

Catcher Austin Nola led the Padres over the Athletics on Tuesday night with four hits and two RBIs while Pham led off the game with a home run. Craig Stammen, Emiliano Pagan, Matt Strahm and Miguel Diaz combied for four scoreless innings of relief.

Full count flex? Get yours, @TphamLV.#HungryForMore pic.twitter.com/au3a0dCT89

— San Diego Padres (@Padres) August 4, 2021

The Athletics took three of four from the Padres last season.

It’s a tough call between two good teams with hot pitchers but let’s go with the value play.

The Play: Athletics moneyline (-105)