Padres Finish Season By The Bay

Apr 30, 2014; San Francisco, CA, USA; San Diego Padres starting pitcher Robbie Erlin (41) pitches against the San Francisco Giants during the fourth inning at AT&T Park. Mandatory Credit: Ed Szczepanski-USA TODAY Sports

Robbie Erlin (4-4, 4.53 ERA) will start off the series and season finale against Madison Bumgarner (18-10, 2.98 ERA). Erlin has faced the Giants two times this year, he lost both starts. He had 8 strikeouts in 12.2 innings. Erlin has not lost a start since the last time he faced the Giants on April 30th. Bumgarner got knocked around in his last start for 4 earned runs on 6 hits in the loss. He has only faced the Padres once this year and he was tagged for the loss. He allowed 4 runs on 7 hits.

The Padres just need to win one of the games to have a better season than last year. My prediction is that the Padres will split this series. The Padres have played well at AT&T Park in the past and they look to finish the 2014 season with good momentum. This season has been full of ups and downs, but finishing strong is important.

Thanks to our friends at Knoda.com, you can make your predictions against our staff writers here at Friars On Base. How do you think the Padres will finish up their final series of the season now that the Giants have already clinched a playoff berth?