San Diego Padres vs Cleveland Guardians Picks and Predictions for Sunday, August 16th, 2026
Padres vs Guardians Game Information
The San Diego Padres continue their East Coast road trip Sunday with a 1:40 PM matchup in Cleveland, OH, against the Cleveland Guardians. San Diego is 8 games above .500, currently tied for second place in the National League West, following the loss on Saturday to end a winning streak. The Cleveland Guardians stay home Sunday, 4 games below .500, after dropping 3 of their last 5 overall. For more MLB news, see our MLB Picks.
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Wandy Peralta got the start Saturday for San Diego, giving up 1 run on 3 hits through 1 inning of work. Kyle Hart came on in relief to give up 1 run on 1 hit across one inning, leading to the loss. The rest of the San Diego bullpen gave up 4 runs on 7 hits over the final 6 innings. The San Diego offense was terrible on Saturday, compiling just 1 hit in 26 at-bats as a team
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Joey Cantillo got the start Saturday for Cleveland, giving up 1 run on 1 hit through 6 innings of work, leading to the victory. The Cleveland bullpen was fantastic, giving up no runs on no hits over the final 3 innings of the game. Cleveland had a balanced scoring attack on Saturday, with 4 different players driving in 1 run each.
Padres vs Guardians Pitching Matchup
Casey Mize will get the start Sunday for San Diego. Mize is 4-7 this year with a 3.38 ERA across 96 innings. Tanner Bibbee will be on the mound for the Guardians, trying to get closer to .500. Bibbee is 4-12 with a 3.99 ERA through 144.1 innings.
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Padres vs Guardians Pick
The San Diego Padres are the better team in this matchup, playing good baseball lately. San Diego will lean on their edge on both sides of the dish Sunday against a lackluster Cleveland team. Take the Padres Sunday as they get the win on the road in game 3 of this set.
- Pick: San Diego Padres -112
- Secondary: Over 8.5
- Lean: Fernando Tatis Jr. Over 1.5 Bases
Final Score Prediction: San Diego Padres win 8-3.
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