Padres-Pirates Pointers

The San Diego Padres will be fighting to snap a losing streak on Thursday when they take on the Pittsburgh Pirates at PNC Park. The Padres will pin their hopes on the pitching of righthander Clay Hensley in this game. Hensley has a 0-0 record and a 0.00 ERA this season. It'll be Yoslan Herrera toeing the rubber for the Pirates in this contest. Righthander Herrera is 0-1 with a 19.50 ERA so far this season. NewBodog oddsmakers currently have the Pirates listed as 114-moneyline favorites versus the Padres, while the game's total has not yet been posted. The Padres lost 9-5 to the Reds as a +135 underdog in Wednesday's rubber match. The game's 14 runs made it OVER the posted over/under (9). Kevin Kouzmanoff smacked a two-run dinger for the Padres. Cla Meredith gave up the winning run and was tagged with the loss. The Pirates scored early and hung on to defeat the Astros 8-7 in the rubber match on Wednesday. The Pirates won the game as +120 underdogs, while the 15 runs sailed OVER the posted over/under (9.5). Doug Mientkiewicz went 4-for-4 at the plate with two RBIs for the Pirates. Franquelis Osoria tossed two scoreless innings of relief for the win. Current streak: San Diego has lost 2 straight games. Pittsburgh has won 3 straight games. Team records: San Diego: 38-64 SU Pittsburgh: 47-54 SU San Diego most recently: When playing on Thursday are 4-6 Before playing Pittsburgh are 9-1 After playing Cincinnati are 5-5 After a loss are 3-7 Pittsburgh most recently: When playing on Thursday are 5-5 Before playing San Diego are 1-9 After playing Houston are 6-4 After a win are 4-6 A few trends to consider: San Diego is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games when playing Pittsburgh San Diego is 5-2 SU in its last 7 games when playing on the road against Pittsburgh The total has gone OVER in 4 of San Diego's last 6 games The total has gone OVER in 4 of San Diego's last 6 games on the road The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Pittsburgh's last 6 games when playing at home against San Diego The total has gone OVER in 10 of Pittsburgh's last 15 games when playing at home against San Diego Pittsburgh is 2-5 SU in its last 7 games when playing at home against San Diego Pittsburgh is 0-5 SU in its last 5 games when playing San Diego Next up: Pittsburgh home to San Diego, Friday, July 25