San Diego Padres vs Tampa Bay Rays betting preview: why the first five innings favor McClanahan

I ended up going 1-1 yesterday in the two WNBA plays that I put out for the night.

Not the end of the world, but I'm glad we have a full slate of baseball games again today for us to choose from.

I'm back at it with some really intriguing games tonight.

We have Tarik Skubal returning to Detroit for the first time since he was traded, and honestly, I'd probably fade him as it might be pretty emotional.

But, I have my eyes set on a different former Tigers hurler as the Padres take on the Rays.

The San Diego Padres have been one of the hotter teams in baseball.

They are currently sitting at 72-62 and owner of the final Wild Card spot.

This team has more than enough talent, but it seems like they haven't been able to put it together for a full season.

I still maintain that if they can get it together in the postseason, they have a roster dangerous enough to win the World Series .

Sure, you can probably say that about a lot of teams, but I think it is more true of the Padres than the majority of teams simply due to the talent on the roster.

New Padres owner Kwanza Jones puts on a performance for the ages at introductory presser As usual, they went out to add more talent at the trade deadline.

One of those additions takes the hill tonight, as Casey Mize comes to the mound.

He is 5-7 for the season with a 3.44 ERA and a 1.09 WHIP.

Mize has struggled on the road a bit more than in his home stadium this season, but the majority of those numbers came when he was with the Tigers.