T.M. Selection: Padres (8* MONEY-MAKER).

I like the Padres to bounce back here after their 4-2 defeat here yesterday. Blake Snell (3-3, 5.29 ERA) returns from a short stint on the COVID IL. It was a precaution and he never wound up having it. In his last outing went five scoreless against the Dodgers. Snell's home and away numbers are ridiculous disproportionate (3-0 with a 1.45 ERA at home and 0-3 with a 10.53 ERA on the road) and I expect natural correction to happen sooner, rather than later. Vince Velasquez (3-2, 4.22) has been decent this year for the Phillies, but note that he's 0-1 with a 7.42 ERA in all day games this year. The Padres are also 7-2 in their last nine in trying to revenge a road loss against an opponent in which they were held to two or less runs in; the play is San Diego!

T.M. Prediction: 6-3 San Diego.