Padres vs Mariners: Game 3 prediction, odds, injuries, and picks

The Padres are looking to avoid a sweep in Game 3 of the Vedder Cup series against the Mariners on the road. The Friars have seemingly been shell shocked as they have only tallied two runs across two games.

Seattle is coming off another dominant victory wherein they limited the high-octane San Diego offense to a solitary run. In spite of a stellar showing for Nick Pivetta for the visitors, the team just couldn't produce any runs to back it up — leaving the door for the Mariners to snag another win.

The quartet of Fernando Tatis Jr., Luis Arraez, Manny Machado, and Jackson Merrill could only muster up three hits amongst themselves with no RBI in another disappointing game.

Padres vs Mariners recent form and records

For the first time since May 8, the Friars have incurred back-to-back losses. They currently hold the second spot in the NL West with a 27-17 record just behind the Dodgers. Fortunately for San Diego, the champions have also dropped back-to-back games to the Angels so they're still within arm's length of the top spot.

The Mariners, on the other hand, have massively bouced back after being swept by the Blue Jays and losing to the Yankees in the preceding two series. They currently possess the best record in a surprisingly competitive AL West at 25-19.

Players to watch

Starting pitchers

SD: Michael King (4-1, 2.32 ERA), SEA: Bryan Woo (4-1, 2.84 ERA, 56 K)

San Diego Padres

Although Mariners starter Bryan Woo has largely impressed this year, Friars ace Michael King will certainly have the spotlight on him in the closing game. Across nine starts, King has compiled a 4-1 record with a 2.32 ERA and 56 strikeouts.

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Seattle Mariners

Mariners backstop Cal Raleigh is currently tied for the second-most home runs in the league this year with 15. Apart from his slugging capabilities, "The Big Dumper" is also batting .253/.379/.589 with an OPS of .968 and 31 RBI to boot.

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Padres vs Mariners baseball betting odds

Sunday, 5/18	Money Line	Run Line	Total Runs
SD	-139	-1.5, +150	O 7.5, +102
SEA	+125	+1.5, -186	U 7.5, -124

Padres vs Mariners expert picks and game prediction

The Friars are heading into the game as the heavily-favored party. However, the Mariners have already proven that they can stop the high-scoring San Diego Padres offense dead in its tracks. Starter Bryan Woo already has his work cut out for him as he seeks to claim his fifth victory of the year.

Run Line: +1.5, -186

Total Runs: U 7.5, -124

Prediction: SEA wins, 3-1

About the author

Daniel Santiago is a journalist who has been reporting on baseball at Sportskeeda since 2022. He was drawn towards the sport after the underlying statistics and the analysis surrounding it grabbed his attention.

Daniel particularly enjoys furnishing reports about historic events in baseball and analyzing the game through a statistic-based outlook, based on Fangraphs and Baseball-Reference. This is in line with how he enjoyed watching baseball as a pastime. As a writer, he is very particular about cross-checking from reputable sources and doing his due diligence.

He became a lifelong Hideki Matsui fan after his exploits in the 2009 World Series for the New York Yankees. Among the current generation, Daniel's favorites include Shohei Ohtani and Jung Hoo Lee. Daniel is a huge follower of Asian baseball and both Ohtani and Lee have been in the top echelon of their respective leagues during their time with the NPB and KBO.

His favorite moment as a baseball fan was the final at-bat of the 2023 World Baseball Classic between Shohei Ohtani and Mike Trout. He believes there aren't many words to fittingly describe the intensity of the moment.

As an avid sports fan, Daniel watches other sports and Esports when not writing about baseball.

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Padres vs Mariners: Game 3 prediction, odds, injuries, and picks - May 18, 2025