Houston Astros (60-58) vs. San Diego Padres (61-57) August 9, 2026 8:20 pm EDT The Line: San Diego Padres -119 / Houston Astros -111; Over/Under: 8.5 (Get latest betting odds)
The Houston Astros and the San Diego Padres meet Sunday in MLB action from Petco Park. We will look at this from a betting perspective and determine the best bets for this game. Here’s a Houston Astros vs. San Diego Padres prediction.
The Houston Astros will send out Cristian Javier for the start and Javier is 1-2 with a 6.59 ERA and 23 strikeouts this season. The San Diego Padres did not have a starting pitcher announced at the time that this article was posted.
The Houston Astros come into this game looking to bounce back from a 3-2 loss at the hands of the Padres on Saturday to sit at 60-58 this season. After this series, the Astros will head on the road for a set against the San Francisco Giants.
Yordan Alvarez has 136 hits with 24 doubles, 35 home runs and 85 RBIs while Christian Walker has 100 hits with 24 doubles, 22 home runs and 63 RBIs on the year. Jose Altuve’s chipped in 87 hits with 14 doubles, 13 home runs and 34 RBIs and Isaac Paredes has 99 hits with 18 doubles, 15 home runs and 60 RBIs. Cam Smith also has 81 hits with 15 doubles, 13 home runs and 40 RBIs.
The San Diego Padres come into this game looking to build on their win over Houston from Saturday to sit at 61-57 this season. After this series, the Padres will take on the Milwaukee Brewers in a series at home.
Jackson Merrill has 106 hits with 18 doubles, 16 home runs and 55 RBIs while Gavin Sheets has 68 hits with 15 doubles, 14 home runs and 43 RBIs as well on the year. Fernando Tatis Jr. has 125 hits with 24 doubles, 9 home runs and 50 RBIs and Xander Bogaerts has 86 hits with 11 doubles, 9 home runs and 41 RBIs. Manny Machado also has 88 hits with 20 doubles, 23 home runs and 70 RBIs as well on the year.
I’m looking at the Padres here. I just am not a fan of Cristian Javier’s game coming back from the injury, and I think the Padres can get to him in this one. Should be an interesting matchup if this ends up coming down to the bullpens, but I’lll back the Padres at home in this one.