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Gambling911.com has your Pirates vs. Padres series betting line for Thursday night’s late games.
San Diego is a +122 home underdog, Pittsburgh is -132 and the total was coming in at 6.5. The total in this series has come in at 7 to 7.5 in eight of the last ten meetings. Only three games in this series have gone OVER 7.
PITCHING MATCHUP: Pirates RH A.J. Burnett (4-1, 1.37 ERA) vs. Padres RH Ian Kennedy (2-4, 6.11)
Burnett is 3-7 with a 4.23 ERA in 11 career starts against the Padres.
Kennedy is 3-3 with a 3.66 ERA in eight career starts against Pittsburgh.
On the daily fantasy front, against the Padres Ian Kennedy, Neil Walker is your man with 9 RBIs having gone 8-for-18 against him. He also has four homers over that period. Despite his modest under .300 ERA this season, Walker has hit in six of his last ten overall.
Andrew McClutchen has gone 6-for-15 against Kennedy.
On the other side of that game we have Justin Upton going 6-for-14 against A.J. Burnett. Two of those were homers.
- Ean Lamb, Gambling911.com
