San Francisco Giants vs San Diego Padres Picks and Predictions for Sunday, August 2nd, 2026
Giants vs Padres Game Information
The San Francisco Giants stay on the road Sunday afternoon with a 4:10 PM matchup in San Diego for game 4 of their series against the San Diego Padres. San Francisco comes into this matchup well below .500, having lost 3 of the last 5, including 2 in a row following Saturday's loss. The San Diego Padres stay home Sunday just above .500, but they have won 5 of the last 6, including 3 in a row. For more MLB news, see our MLB Picks.
Giants Preview
Tyler Mahle got the start on Saturday for San Francisco, giving up 5 runs on 5 hits across 5.2 innings of work, resulting in a no-decision. The San Francisco bullpen gave up no runs on 3 hits over the next 2.1 innings before Dylan Smith came on to give up 1 run on 2 hits after recording 2 outs, leading to the loss. Oslevis Basabe led the way for San Francisco on Saturday with 2 hits in 4 at-bats to drive in 4 runs.
Padres Preview
Walker Buehler got the start Saturday for San Diego, giving up 3 runs on 8 hits across 4.1 innings, resulting in a no-decision. The San Diego bullpen gave up 2 runs on 2 hits over the next 3 innings before Mason Miller came on to give up no runs on 1 hit after recording the last 5 outs of the game to pick up the win. Freddy Fermin led the San Diego offense on Saturday with 2 hits in 3 at-bats to drive in 3 runs. Jackson Merrill chipped in heavily as well, driving in 2 runs across 4 at-bats.
Giants vs Padres Pitching Matchup
Landen Roupp will get the start Sunday for San Francisco. Roupp is 7-9 with a 4.12 ERA across 113.2 innings of action. Michael King will counter for San Diego, looking to push his record back to 500. King is 6-7 this year with a 3.38 ERA across 125.1 innings of action.
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Giants vs Padres Pick
Both teams have been inconsistent this season, but San Diego has played better baseball recently. The Padres have the advantage on the mound and will benefit from playing in front of their home crowd, leading to the win on Sunday against a struggling San Francisco team.
- Pick: San Diego Padres
- Secondary: Over
- Lean: Manny Machado Over 1.5 Bases
Final Score Prediction: San Diego Padres win 8-3.
Game Written Before completion of the game on Saturday
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