Wednesday brings eight MLB games on the main slate, with a buyer’s beware vibe on pitching and several high-upside stacks. Jacob Misiorowski is the closest thing to an ace but carries clear IL-recovery risk in a Cubs matchup. Hurston Waldrep has flashed a plus strikeout rate in three big-league starts, and Shohei Ohtani is creeping into fantasy-pivot discussions despite Coors Field exposure. Nick Martinez is a budget swing option with tasty K%/. K-BB in a favorable Angels matchup. On offense, Heliot Ramos is a midrange trap with big-lefty splits, while Oakland’s trio of Nick Kurtz, Shea Langeliers, and Brent Rooker offers a cheap stack against Bailey Ober. Top stacks focus on Dodgers at Coors (Betts, Smith, Freeman) and Rays vs Schlittler (Simpson, Diaz, Caminero). Michael Harris remains a discount-correlated hitter, and a few one-offs like Austin Martin and Trevor Larnach add upside. The slate invites balanced exposure to high-floor studs and bold, contrarian stacks built around Dodgers and Rays.

Padres host Giants in a late-summer showdown at Petco Park as Landen Roupp squarely faces JP Sears in a crucial midweek tilt. San Francisco snapped a four-game skid with a 5-1 win that kept this four-game series interesting, and the Padres hold a 4-1 edge over SF in the last 10 days. San Diego sits 8-3 against the Giants this season and has cashed in four straight home games against NL foes, with the total trending high in this matchup. Odds lean Padres on the moneyline and spread, while expert picks skew toward SD to cover, and the total sits around 8.0 with no clear bet on the over/under. For fantasy and betting-minded fans, this game features a standout pitcher matchup (Roupp vs Sears) with significant implications for lineups, stacks, and late-inning decisions.

Rotoworld’s coverage provides the latest player news, matchup context, and in-game updates, helping you decide whom to start, sit, or stash. The Padres’ home-field and head-to-head trends elevate SD’s upside, while Giants backers must weigh Roupp’s recent form against a Padres lineup that can explode for big innings at Petco. Model-driven projections accompany the lineup and weather context to help you optimize daily fantasy rosters and betting strategies for this high-variance, high-leverage NL showdown.

San Diego snapped a four-game slide behind Nick Pivetta’s six innings of stingy work, a 5-1 win at Petco Park that showcased the Padres’ balanced attack and late-inning bullpen work. A leadoff homer by Jung Hoo Lee gave the Giants a quick early edge, but Pivetta quieted the opposing lineup and piled up 10 strikeouts, allowing just three hits and two walks. San Diego answered in the first, knotting the game on an RBI-groundout from Manny Machado after Fernando Tatis Jr. reached on an error. The Padres pulled away in the fourth as Iglesias delivered a go-ahead single, then Machado’ double set the stage for O’Hearn’s RBI knock and a subsequent scoring sequence that extended the lead to 4-1. Arraez contributed, and Diaz and Tatis Jr. added key moments to seal the 5-1 win.

Machado and O’Hearn paced the offense with two hits apiece, scoring a run and driving in a run apiece. The lineup depth was on display as multiple Padres recorded hits, with the bullpen of Morejon, Adam and Suarez closing it out by surrendering only a single hit while striking out two. For fantasy gamers, the performance solidifies Machado as a steady fantasy asset and elevates O’Hearn to everyday-at-bat status, while Pivetta’s high strikeout upside makes him a viable streaming option in favorable matchups. The Padres now look ahead to a rematch with the Giants in the next game, aiming to keep the momentum rolling.

Kai-Wei Teng faces a tough assignment in San Diego as the Giants take on Nick Pivetta and the Padres at Petco Park. Teng owns a 9.90 ERA and 5.52 FIP through 10 innings, with eight strikeouts and eight walks, and his last start vs San Diego was brutal (seven runs, six earned in 1 2/3). Pivetta counters with a 2.87 ERA, 3.27 FIP, and 144 strikeouts in 141.1 innings; in his most recent outing he allowed one run on three hits with five Ks over six frames. This game leans toward pitching mastery, but Teng must limit free passes and avoid the big inning if he’s to keep fantasy managers hope alive against a Padres lineup that can punish mistakes.

The 6:40 p.m. PT start in Petco Park features regional and national coverage (NBCS Bay Area and MLB Network) with radio on KNBR and KSFN. At 61-64, the Giants visit the 69-56 Padres in a late-season showdown with real implications for both teams’ rotations and bullpens. For fantasy players, Pivetta is the solid cash-game staple, while Teng represents a high-variance dart throw whose upside depends on command and a cleaner bounce-back start.

In short, this duel screams volatility but also upside for those willing to ride the pitcher who minimizes walks and avoids the plate-damaging mistake. Expect Pivetta to carry a reliable floor with strikeout potential, while Teng will need to redirect his control to deliver a surprise quality outing and a favorable fantasy result in a game that could tilt on a single inning.