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Padres Cruise Past Marlins 7-3, Cash Another Ticket for The Stable

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The Padres made it six straight over Miami with a comfortable 7-3 victory at Petco, and our -140 ticket never broke a sweat. San Diego's bats did exactly what they've done all season against the Marlins—tee off early and often—pushing their season series dominance to an absurd 6-0 while outscoring Miami 38-18 overall.

Walker Buehler wasn't sharp, but he didn't need to be. The Padres' offense provided more than enough cushion, continuing the blueprint that made this pick obvious from the jump. Miami's Sandy Alcantara came in with the better surface numbers, sure, but context is king: the Padres owned this matchup before first pitch, and nothing changed once the game started.

Our reasoning held up perfectly. We acknowledged Alcantara's edge on paper but leaned hard into San Diego's 13-2 recent surge, their home-field stranglehold, and Miami's complete inability to solve this lineup. The 7-3 final was never in doubt after the middle innings, and the -140 price—implying 58.3% probability—looked generous for a team that's now a perfect 6-0 against this opponent.

The Stable keeps eating. When the situation screams one direction and the market lags behind, you hammer it. Padres delivered, we delivered, and Miami's misery in San Diego continues unabated.

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