MLB wagering oddsmakers did not expect the San Diego Padres to be anywhere close to playoff contention in the 2010 baseball betting online year. MLB gambling attention proceeds to now focus on the Padres as they’ve been the most lucrative baseball wagering online asset of the 2010 campaign.
San Diego continued its lead of the NL West Division midway through August on the toughness of a pitching team that was the leading rated for earned run average in all of baseball.
Everybody keeps watching and waiting for the San Diego Padres to fall apart but it has yet to happen and a major reason as to why is that pitching staff, which has reminded handicappers as to why it is so important to always take into account “well armed” squads with the MLB prospects.
Since the all star break the San Diego Padres young starting rotation that includes Mat Latos, Clayton Richard, and Wade LeBlanc hasn’t wilted with the dog days of August heat.
LeBlanc was 2-3 with a 4.15 ERA in 5 starts, Latos has gone 2-1 in 4 starts with a 1.96 earned run average, and Richard was 3-1 with a 5.93 ERA in 5 starts, since the break. Add in veterans Jon Garland and Kevin Correia and San Diego has what it takes to hang in the race through the stretch drive.
For the season overall Garland was 11-8 with a 3.41 ERA and Richard was 10-5 with a 3.80 ERA while Latos directed the staff with a 2.32 ERA and a 12-5 record.
The bullpen has been equally as effective as it has blown the smallest amount of games of any time in the major leagues this year. Heath Bell had thirty five saves and a 1.78 ERA.
A 5 competition winning streak put the San Diego Padres 22 competitions over the .500 mark which they’ve only accomplished 2 times before in 1984 and 1998 when they won NL pennants.
Adrian Gonzalez has been the offensive spark for San Diego with the baseball lines because he was hitting .300 with 22 home runs and 74 runs batted in, which were all best on the team.
Because he was hitting .280 with 14 home runs and 50 runs batted in, Ryan Ludwick was another key performer.
San Diego proceeds on a long MLB betting road trip with matches this week at Chicago and Milwaukee before returning home August 24 vs Arizona.
