Padres-Pirates Who Will Cover?

The San Diego Padres and the Pittsburgh Pirates will both be gunning for a victory on Sunday when they meet at PNC Park. The Padres will trot ace Jake Peavy out to the mound in this one. Righthander Peavy has a 7-6 record and a 2.98 ERA this season. Starting this game for the Pirates will be Paul Maholm. The lefthander has a 3.92 ERA to go along with a 7-6 record this season. NewBodog oddsmakers currently have the Padres listed as 127-moneyline favorites versus the Pirates, while the game's total has not yet been posted. Adrian Gonzalez homered twice in leading the Padres to a 9-6 win over the Pirates on Saturday, as -110 favorites. The game's 15 runs made it OVER the posted over/under (10.5). Gonzalez finished 3-for-5 with four RBIs and Kevin Kouzmanoff drove in three runs for the Padres. Josh Banks tossed 5 2-3 innings for the win, allowing five runs off six hits. Jason Michaels belted a two-run homer and finished with three RBIs for the Pirates, who were +100 underdogs. John Van Benschoten gave up seven runs in just 1 2-3 innings to suffer the loss. Current streak: San Diego has won 2 straight games. Pittsburgh has lost 2 straight games. Team records: San Diego: 40-65 SU Pittsburgh: 48-56 SU San Diego most recently: When playing on Sunday are 6-4 Before playing Arizona are 3-7 After playing Pittsburgh are 8-2 After a win are 2-8 Pittsburgh most recently: When playing on Sunday are 4-6 Before playing Colorado are 3-7 After playing San Diego are 0-10 After a loss are 4-6 A few trends to consider: San Diego is 8-1 SU in its last 9 games when playing Pittsburgh San Diego is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games when playing on the road against Pittsburgh San Diego is 3-8 SU in its last 11 games on the road San Diego is 3-9 SU in its last 12 games Pittsburgh is 4-2 SU in its last 6 games Pittsburgh is 2-4 SU in its last 6 games at home Pittsburgh is 1-4 SU in its last 5 games when playing at home against San Diego Pittsburgh is 1-8 SU in its last 9 games when playing San Diego Next up: San Diego home to Arizona, Monday, July 28 Pittsburgh home to Colorado, Monday, July 28