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I will go with the Padres in this spot.. First of all it's very hard to sweep a double header and the REds have already won game 1. It's even more difficult when you don't have the bullpen depth that the opponent has as the Reds bullpen has posted some poor numbers this year 8.44 ERA over their last 5 games and a 4.47 overall at home while the Padres come in with a 2.14 ERA on the road.
Padres also hit lefties much better this year and are scoring over 3 more runs vs south paws on the road while the Reds have struggled at home vs. RHP. Padres continue to swing the bats well vs. LHP scoring 7.71 R/9 over their last 10 combined while carrying a .320 average over that time period. Tyson Ross > Jeff Francis who makes his first start this year. Francis does not have good numbers against the Padres