Arizona Diamondbacks vs San Diego Padres Prediction, 6/20/2022 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Arizona Diamondbacks vs San Diego Padres

Date: Monday, June 20, 2022

Location: Petco Park in San Diego, CA

TV: Bally Sports San Diego

The San Diego Padres (41-26) will try to defeat the Arizona Diamondbacks (31-36) at Petco Park on Monday. The pitchers who are expected to start are Zach Davies and Yu Darvish.

Arizona has a slugging rate of .378 and have been called out on strikes 607 times, while being walked on 232 occasions. They have 252 runs batted in in addition to 478 base knocks so far this season, while their batting average is .218. The Diamondbacks have compiled 102 two-baggers as a unit and have knocked 76 balls out of the park. They have notched a total of 272 runs scored and hold an OBP of .297. As a unit, the Arizona Diamondbacks are knocking in 4.1 runs per contest, which puts them at 24th in MLB.

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Diamondbacks pitchers have allowed 76 long balls and also 313 runs in total (23rd in the league). They have walked 207 opposing hitters and their FIP comes in at 4.37 as a team so far this season. Their strikeout to walk ratio is 2.33 and their pitching staff holds a collective WHIP of 1.33. The Diamondbacks have a team earned run average of 4.29 on the campaign (22nd in the league), and their staff has rung up 482 batters.

The Diamondbacks relief pitchers have accumulated a save rate of 68.0% and has come into the game in 64 save situations. The bullpen pitchers have inherited 90 base runners so far this year with 22.2% of those runners ended up scoring. Diamondbacks relief pitchers have stepped onto the hill with players on base 63 times as well as having 80 appearances in high leverage situations. The Diamondbacks have sent 237 relievers to the mound over the course of the season. The relief pitchers have a total of 38 holds on the season (12th in baseball). They have accumulated 17 saves for the season and have not converted 8 out of their 25 save opportunities.

The Arizona Diamondbacks are sitting with 1,775 putouts thus far, as well as 569 assists and 45 errors. Their fielding rate is at .981 which has them sitting 24th in professional baseball, and have earned 58 double plays. The Diamondbacks have converted 69.3% of balls hit into play into outs out of their 5,325 innings on the field, ranking them 18th in pro baseball.

Davies has thrown 900 innings and has earned 668 K's during his career. Davies (58-51 career record) has a FIP of 4.38 while he has faced 3,819 batters during his time in the majors. His ERA is 4.12 (412 earned runs allowed) and his career WHIP is 1.323. He has conceded 896 base knocks (9.0 hits per nine innings) and has 296 free passes.

The Padres have a team SLG% of .381 and they score 4.73 runs per outing (7th in baseball). They have 121 two-baggers, while walking 237 times as well as putting up 317 runs. San Diego is sitting with 56 home runs over the course of the season to go along with 307 runs batted in. They have struck out on 559 occasions (12th in the league) and have earned a total of 557 base knocks. The San Diego Padres have accounted for an on-base percentage of .320 in addition to a batting average of .244 this season.

The San Diego pitching staff have yielded 250 runs so far this season and come in with a team ERA of 3.46 (231 earned runs yielded). They have given up 61 dingers and they allow 3.74 runs per 9 innings (4th in baseball). The Padres have a team WHIP of 1.151 and have a FIP of 3.62 as a team over the course of the season. Their K/BB ratio comes in at 2.97 (593 strikeouts against 200 free passes). They are sitting at 7th in MLB as a staff in total hits allowed with 492.

Sitting with 70 save situations, the Padres have recorded 34 holds in addition to 10 blown saves. San Diego has had relief pitchers enter the game in 32 save chances and they have earned 22 saves. Their relief pitchers have come in 81 times in high leverage situations and on 52 occasions with base runners. San Diego relievers hold an inherited score rate of 46.6% of 73 inherited runners. They rank 10th in MLB holding a save rate of 68.8%, and they have sent 196 bullpen pitchers to the hill on the season.

In their 5,415 innings on the diamond, the Padres have a defensive efficiency of 71.9% (3rd in pro baseball). The San Diego Padres have gotten 56 double plays and hold a fielding percentage of .991 (1st in professional baseball). The Padres have accrued 632 assists, 23 errors and have 1,805 putouts so far this year.

In his career, Darvish has surrendered 1,105 base hits while he has earned 1,652 K's in 1,368 innings. Darvish (85-70 win-loss record in his career) has earned a 3.55 ERA and has conceded 7.3 hits per nine innings. He has given up a total of 540 earned runs while earning a WHIP of 1.141 and a FIP of 3.5. He has a K/BB ratio of 3.61 and he has gone up against 5,631 hitters during his pro baseball career.

Who will win tonight's MLB game against the spread or moneyline?

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Arizona

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