MLB picks, predictions, and odds for San Diego Padres at San Francisco Giants on April 5. MLB predictions and free picks for Padres-Giants.
Dylan Cease is looking to bounce back from a bit of a tough season, and our MLB picks think this matchup with a K-happy Giants side will help the new Padres starter find his groove again.
Both teams are looking to gain some ground in the NL West after falling into an early deficit. The Padres are three games back of the Los Angeles Dodgers and the Giants are four games back, not helping their cause at all after getting swept in Southern California. . This is a rematch between the March 30 matchup when Hicks and Cease combined to allow just two earned runs across 9 ⅔ innings. Both bullpens wound up imploding in a 9-6 win for the Giants.
It looks like he plans on dialing back the heat a tad. His 4-seam fastball was down over 2 mph from his 2023 average to 98.1 mph in his debut, while his sinker was down from 100.1 mph to 97.1 mph. Still serious heat, but perhaps more sustainable over a larger workload. The veteran right-hander figures to post a lot of strikeouts this season after ranking in the 84th percentile in whiff% and the 77th percentile in K% a year ago. He already had a healthy 13.6% SwStr% a year ago, and the uptick in velocity could bring that figure even higher.
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