Tuesday, September 15, 2015

Chase Field

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Probable Pitchers: Tyson Ross (10-10) vs. Jhoulys Chacin (0-1)

The Arizona Diamondbacks welcome the San Diego Padres to Chase Field on Tuesday. Tyson Ross is the probable starter for the Padres and he'll face Jhoulys Chacin of the Diamondbacks. The opening line for this matchup has San Diego at +106 and Arizona at -116. The over/under was set at 8.5. The Padres have a 83-55 over/under record and a 69-75 run line mark, meaning they cover 48% of the time. The Diamondbacks have a 72-63 over/under record and a 74-69 run line mark, which means they are covering the spread 52% of the time.

The Padres come into this game with a 67-77 record, and they are 32-40 away from home. Tyson Ross has a 10-10 record on the season, an earned run average of 3.24 and a 1.31 WHIP. The Padres are 16-14 over his 178 innings pitched and he's also given up 158 hits over that time period. The Padres are also 15-13 against the over/under in his starts. The team is averaging 4.3 runs when he starts. The bullpen has given up 396 hits on the season and have an earned run average of 4.11. Teams are hitting .237 against the bullpen while being struck out 427 times and walking 159 times this season. As a team, San Diego has allowed 8.56 hits per nine innings while striking out 8.49 batters per nine. They are 20th in the league in team earned run average at 4.07.

San Diego is batting .244 as a team, which is good for 28th in the league and hitting .238 away from home. The Padres on-base percentage sits at .299, which puts them at 30th in the league and they have a team slugging percentage of .387. They rank 27th in baseball with 8.25 hits per game and Matt Kemp leads the team with 146.

With a 68-75 overall record, Arizona will come into this game 34-38 at home. Jhoulys Chacin has a record of 0-1 while sporting an earned run average of 2.70 on the year with a 1.05 WHIP. The Diamondbacks have a record of 0-2 over the 13.1 innings he's pitched during which he's given up 11 hits. The Diamondbacks are also 0-1 against the over/under in his starts. The team is averaging 2.5 runs when he takes the field. The bullpen has given up 476 hits on the season and have a team earned run average of 3.46. Teams are hitting .245 against the Diamondbacks bullpen while being struck out 432 times and walking 185 times this season. As a team, Arizona has allowed 9.02 hits per nine innings while striking out 7.28 batters per nine. They are 19th in the league in team earned run average at 4.07.

They are batting .265 as a team, which is good for 7th in the league and hitting .271 at home. The Diamondbacks on-base percentage sits at .324, which puts them at 7th in the league and they have a team slugging percentage of .412. They rank 5th in baseball with 9.27 hits per game and A.J. Pollock leads the team with 167.

In terms of team defense, the Padres have a fielding percentage of .984 with 85 total errors, 1,413 assists and 3,853 put outs. For the home team, they hold a .988 team fielding percentage while committing 68 errors, accumulating 1,522 assists and compiling 3,893 put outs.

San Diego Padres Betting Trends

The San Diego Padres are 83-55 against the over/under so far this season

The San Diego Padres are 69-75 against the run line so far this season

Arizona Diamondbacks Betting Trends

The Arizona Diamondbacks are 72-63 against the over/under so far this season

The Arizona Diamondbacks are 74-69 against the run line so far this season

Injuries to Watch

San Diego Padres

09/13/15 P Colin Rea Elbow "?" for next scheduled start
09/09/15 1B Yonder Alonso Back out indefinitely
08/15/15 P Brandon Maurer Shoulder Injury is on the 15 day disabled list (8/10)
05/06/15 P Brandon Morrow Shoulder Injury is on the 60 day disabled list (5/3)
04/06/15 P Cory Luebke Elbow Injury is on the 60 day disabled list (4/4)
04/06/15 P Josh Johnson Elbow Injury is on the 15 day disabled list (4/4)
04/04/15 C Tim Federowicz Knee Injury is on the 60 day disabled list (3/26)

Arizona Diamondbacks

05/30/15 C Tuffy Gosewisch Knee Injury is on the 60 day disabled list (5/28), out for season

Josh's Pick: Take the Diamondbacks

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