Pineda has been great and it's looking more and more like he's the real deal.. But he has not been as good on the road and his margin for error is even less right now as he faces off against Clayton Richard who is dominant at home with a 1.71 ERA with a 1.19 WHIP over 4 starts. He's got 3 starts vs. the Mariners 20 IP and just 3 ER. Mariners are 26th in the league in OPS vs. LHP and are 18-39 in their last 57 road games vs. LH starters. NOw the Padres have played poorly at home this season, but they are way past due to break out of it. Their bats have been a little better due to Ryan Ludwick who is hitting .457 with 4 HR over his last 9 games. San Diego also has a huge advantage in the bullpen if this game goes extras at it is very likely to be a close game.
