Padres-Pirates Vegas Betting Odds

The San Diego Padres and the Pittsburgh Pirates will both be trying to pick up a win on Saturday when they battle at PNC Park. Josh Banks will be the starting pitcher for the Padres on this day. Righthander Banks is 1-4 this season with a 3.99 ERA. Banks's opponent in this one will be John Van Benschoten. The Pirates righthander has a 9.56 ERA to go along with a 0-1 record this season. NewBodog oddsmakers currently have the Pirates listed as 115-moneyline favorites versus the Padres, while the game's total has not yet been posted. Adrian Gonzalez belted a two-run homer in helping the Padres defeat the Pirates 6-5 as +115 underdogs on Friday. The 11 runs made it OVER the posted over/under (9.5). Josh Bard went 2-for-4 at the plate with two RBIs for the Padres. Cha Seung Baek allowed four runs over 5 1-3 innings as he won his third overall. Adam LaRoche smacked two home runs for the Pirates, who were -125 favorites in that game. Zach Duke gave up five runs over six innings in the loss. Team records: San Diego: 39-65 SU Pittsburgh: 48-55 SU San Diego most recently: When playing on Saturday are 6-4 Before playing Pittsburgh are 7-3 After playing Pittsburgh are 8-2 After a win are 2-8 Pittsburgh most recently: When playing on Saturday are 6-4 Before playing San Diego are 3-7 After playing San Diego are 0-10 After a loss are 4-6 A few trends to consider: San Diego is 7-1 SU in its last 8 games when playing Pittsburgh The total has gone UNDER in 4 of San Diego's last 6 games when playing on the road against Pittsburgh San Diego is 4-2 SU in its last 6 games when playing on the road against Pittsburgh San Diego is 2-8 SU in its last 10 games on the road Pittsburgh is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Pittsburgh's last 6 games when playing at home against San Diego Pittsburgh is 2-4 SU in its last 6 games when playing at home against San Diego Pittsburgh is 1-7 SU in its last 8 games when playing San Diego Next up: Pittsburgh home to San Diego, Sunday, July 27