MLB matchup analysis

Padres vs Giants Prediction, Odds and Model Pick

Sunday, September 13, 2026 at Oracle Park · 7:20 PM ET

Pass

LyDia decision: Pass on Padres vs Giants

Lab Rating
5.9/10
Model lean
Padres 61.3%
Market probability
53.9%
Model edge
+7.3%
Best moneyline
-125
Sportsbooks checked
9
LyDia model
61.3%
Market
53.9%

The case for San Diego Padres

Bats are hot: +0.016 wOBA
San Diego Padres is outhitting its own season form over the last 15 days. Recent form is context, not a model input, but it points the same way here.

The case for San Francisco Giants

Their bats are hot: +0.011 wOBA
San Francisco Giants is outhitting its own season form over the last 15 days.

Why it is not official

Setup quality below the bar
Lab Rating is 5.9/10, under the 7.2/10 required for an official pick.
Own bullpen carries risk: 7.6/10
The San Diego Padres bullpen comes in tired. A lead after six innings is less safe than usual.

Why the setup score is what it is

Conviction: 3.13/10
LyDia leans toward San Diego Padres, but not strongly enough to earn full conviction credit.
Pitching plan: 30.67/40
Nick Pivetta rates 73 on LyDia's pitcher score, judged on its own merits (50-80 is the credited range). That is a strong start on its own, and it earns most or all of the available credit here.
Offense: 25.44/50
San Diego Padres's recent offensive form clearly outpaces San Francisco Giants's over the tracked windows.

Why the price is what it is

Team strength: 54.6%
Before any pitcher or bullpen adjustment, LyDia's team-strength model alone makes San Diego Padres 54.6% to win. Everything below moves the price from this starting point.
Pitcher score gap: 6 points
The pitcher-score gap favors San Diego Padres by 6 points. This is the biggest single mover of the price -- a large gap moves it a lot, a small gap barely moves it.
Bullpen adjustment: -0.03
The bullpen-fatigue gap between the two pens nudges the price toward San Francisco Giants. This moves the price less than the starting pitchers do, since a starter covers more of the game than the bullpen.
Net effect: 54.6% -> 61.3%
Team strength alone had San Diego Padres at 54.6%. After the pitcher and bullpen terms, the price is 61.3% -- the same number shown as Model Lean above.
The verdict LyDia passes. The combined Lab Rating did not clear the official threshold.
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The combined Lab Rating did not clear the official threshold.

Game information

MatchupSan Diego Padres at San Francisco Giants
DateSunday, September 13, 2026
First pitch7:20 PM ET
VenueOracle Park
Starting pitchersNick Pivetta vs Logan Webb
WeatherGame-time forecast: 69°F, 0% precipitation chance, 18 mph wind from NW.

Starting pitcher matchup

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Nick PivettaPadres · RHP
vs
Logan WebbGiants · RHP
MetricPadresGiants
Pitching planLimited starterTraditional starter
Expected innings4⅓6
ThrowsRR
LyDia pitcher score (higher is better)7367
ERA (lower is better)3.434.10
WHIP (lower is better)0.951.15
K/9 (higher is better)11.17.3
K-BB% (higher is better)24.1%13.5%
K% (higher is better)31.3%19.7%
BB% (lower is better)7.2%6.2%
BB/9 (lower is better)2.62.3
HR/9 (lower is better)0.00.7
Ground-ball rate32.4%59.2%
Fly-ball rate67.6%40.8%

Pitcher edge: LyDia gives Nick Pivetta a 6-point edge over Logan Webb, driven mainly by K/9 (11.1 vs 7.3) and K-BB% (24.1% vs 13.5%).

How to read this: the scorecards above name the starters; every number lives in this table.

Strikeout Projections Full strikeout projections →

Nick Pivetta strikeouts
4.9 LyDia projected Ks
No strikeout line posted when this page was generated
Logan Webb strikeouts
4.8 LyDia projected Ks
No strikeout line posted when this page was generated

Same data source as the Pitcher Matchup Tool, where every starter on the slate is compared side by side.

Padres are 7-3 in their last 10 and averaging 4.6 runs per game over the last 15 days; Giants are 5-5 in their last 10 and averaging 5.4 runs per game over the last 15 days. On the season Padres carry the better run differential per game (+0.14 against -0.50).

MetricPadresGiants
Last 107-35-5
Last 10 by venue (away team on the road, home team at home)4-6 on the road5-5 at home
OPS, last 15 days0.7550.740
wOBA, last 15 days (hot/cold read)0.3290.326
Runs per game, last 15 days4.65.4
K% last 15 days (lower is better)20.1%21.9%

Last 15 days only. Hot and cold streaks for all 30 teams live on the Stats page.

30-day offense

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Last 30 daysPadresGiants
OPS0.728 (+0.022 vs szn)0.733 (+0.017 vs szn)
Runs per game4.27 (-0.008 vs szn)4.82 (+0.607 vs szn)
wOBA (model offense input)0.321 (+0.009 vs szn)0.323 (+0.008 vs szn)
K% (lower is better)20.6% (-1.0% vs szn)23.0% (+1.6% vs szn)

Over the last 30 days the Giants have been the better offense, 0.323 wOBA to 0.321. They are running hot against their own season line (+0.008 wOBA).

Season profile

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MetricPadresGiants
Record80-6862-87
Run differential / game (team quality)+0.14-0.50
Runs scored / game (offense, season)4.284.21
Runs allowed / game (defense, season, lower better)4.144.72
Season OPS0.7060.716
K% season (lower is better)21.6%21.4%
OPS vs opposing hand (season)0.7100.734

Season-long team quality, not recent form. Run differential and run environment come from the season standings; splits for all 30 teams live on the Stats page, including the run environment table.

Every team on today's slate, on any two axes you pick. Padres and Giants are highlighted.

Padres
Combined risk
7.6 Tired
Fatigue
8.2 High risk
Efficiency
6.3 Effective
Giants
Combined risk
6.6 Tired
Fatigue
7.0 Tired
Efficiency
5.9 Effective

Risk is what the model actually uses: fatigue blended with how well the pen has pitched. High fatigue with high efficiency is a tired pen that is still getting outs.

MetricPadresGiants
Fatigue8.2/10, High risk7.0/10, Tired
Efficiency6.3/10, Effective5.9/10, Effective
Combined risk7.6/10, Tired6.6/10, Tired
Relief innings, last 7 days23.025.3
Back-to-back arms54
7-day ERA3.132.49
7-day WHIP0.871.38

Fatigue measures workload. Efficiency measures recent run prevention. Combined risk is what the moneyline and totals systems use.

Run total projection

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LyDia projection
8.2
Market total
7.5
Projected away runs
3.0
Projected home runs
4.3
Over price
+100
Under price
-112
San Diego Padres team total
3.0 projected
Line Not available · O Not available / U Not available
Market line pending
San Francisco Giants team total
4.3 projected
Line Not available · O Not available / U Not available
Market line pending

The model and market are close. Team totals remain research-only until their graded sample is established.

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