San Diego Padres vs Miami Marlins Picks and Predictions for Sunday, July 26, 2026
San Diego Padres vs Miami Marlins Information
The San Diego Padres continue their East Coast road trip Sunday afternoon with a 1:40 PM matchup in Miami against the Miami Marlins. San Diego is 1 game below .500 coming into Sunday, but they have won 3 of the last 4, including 2 in a row, after taking both games of this set thus far. The Miami Marlins stay home Sunday, 1 game below .500, riding a long losing streak after the loss on Saturday. Stay in the news with our MLB Picks.
Padres Preview
The San Diego Padres have a .229 batting average this season, scoring 430 runs on 784 hits. San Diego has a .307 OBP and a .382 team slugging percentage. The Padres pitching has struggled this season with a 4.23 team ERA. Fernando Tatis Jr. leads San Diego with a .280 batting average. Manny Machado has a .207 batting average and leads the team with 22 home runs and 60 RBIs.
Marlins Preview
The Miami Marlins have a .251 batting average this season, scoring 459 runs on 870 hits. Miami has a .326 OBP and a .407 team slugging percentage. The Marlins pitching has been solid with a 4.05 team ERA this year. Otto Lopez leads the Miami offense with a .331 batting average. Liam Hicks has a .279 batting average and leads the team with 14 home runs and 60 RBIs.
Padres vs Marlins Pitching Matchup
Walker Buehler will take the mound Sunday for San Diego, looking to stay above .500. Buehler is 6-5 this year with a 5.23 ERA through 94.2 innings of work. Janson Junk will counter for Miami, looking to turn his season in the right direction. Junk is 4-6 with a 5.09 ERA through 69 innings of work.
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Padres vs Marlins Pick
Both starting pitchers have struggled this season, but San Diego has the more dangerous collection of power hitters. Look for the Padres to push their record back to .500 this year as their offense takes advantage of Junk as the Padres produce enough offense to secure a road victory in the series finale.
- Pick: San Diego Padres
- Secondary: Over
- Lean: Manny Machado Over 1.5 Bases
Final Score Prediction: San Diego Padres win 7-5.
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