Arizona Diamondbacks vs San Diego Padres Prediction, 6/21/2022 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Arizona Diamondbacks vs San Diego Padres

Date: Tuesday, June 21, 2022

Location: Petco Park in San Diego, CA

TV: Bally Sports San Diego

Petco Park is the location where the San Diego Padres (41-27) will meet the Arizona Diamondbacks (32-36) on Tuesday. The starting pitchers will be Zac Gallen and Sean Manaea.

As a team, the Arizona Diamondbacks are notching 4.1 runs per contest, which is 23rd in the league. They have notched a total of 279 runs scored while holding a team OBP of .297. The Diamondbacks have accrued 102 doubles as a team and have hit 80 baseballs out of the park. They have 259 RBI's and 486 hits this year, and their average at the plate sits at .218. Arizona is slugging .381 and have been called out on strikes 613 times, while being walked on 234 occasions.

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The Diamondbacks are sitting with a team earned run average of 4.24 so far this year (22nd in baseball), and the staff has struck out 489 hitters. They have a K/BB ratio of 2.34 and their pitching staff holds a collective WHIP of 1.33. Diamondbacks pitchers have yielded 76 home runs and 314 runs in total (23rd in baseball). Their pitching staff has walked 209 opposing batters and their FIP sits at 4.33 as a team on the year.

The Diamondbacks bullpen have accumulated a save percentage of 68.0% and stepped onto the hill in 64 save situations. The relief pitchers have inherited 92 base runners on the season and 21.7% of them ended up scoring. Diamondbacks relief pitchers have gone to the mound with players on base 64 times in addition to having 80 appearances in high leverage situations. The Diamondbacks have sent 240 relievers to the hill on the campaign. The bullpen have 38 holds this season (13th in MLB). They have compiled 17 saves on the year and have not converted 8 of 25 save opportunities.

The Diamondbacks have turned 69.4% of balls in play into outs in their 5,406 innings on the diamond, which ranks them 18th in pro baseball. The Arizona Diamondbacks have earned a total of 1,802 putouts this year, in addition to 579 assists and 45 errors. Their fielding percentage is currently at .981 which is 24th in professional baseball, and they have turned 59 double plays.

Gallen has thrown 338 innings and has tallied 377 strikeouts in his pro baseball career. Gallen (14-20 mark in his career) sits with a FIP of 3.86 while facing 1,413 batters during his time in the major leagues. His ERA is 3.35 (126 earned runs allowed) and he has a WHIP of 1.179. He has conceded 273 base hits (7.3 hits per 9 innings) with 126 free passes.

The Padres hold a slugging percentage of .383 and they average 4.71 runs per game (9th in baseball). They have notched 123 doubles, while taking a walk 241 times and putting up 320 runs. San Diego has a total of 58 home runs on the campaign as well as 310 runs batted in. They have struck out on 564 occasions (14th in the league) and have 567 hits. The San Diego Padres have tallied an on-base percentage of .320 and a team batting average of .245 on the year.

The San Diego pitching staff have given up 258 runs this season while holding an ERA of 3.52 (238 earned runs relinquished). They have relinquished 63 HR's and they surrender 3.81 runs per 9 innings (4th in MLB). The Padres hold a team WHIP of 1.162 in addition to having a FIP of 3.65 as a pitching staff for the season. Their K/BB ratio comes in at 2.91 (600 strikeouts against 206 free passes). They rank 7th in the league as a staff in total hits surrendered with 502.

San Diego relievers hold an inherited score percentage of 48.7% out of 76 inherited runners. Their bullpen pitchers have come in 81 times in high leverage situations and on 54 occasions with runners on base. With 70 save situations, the Padres have recorded 34 holds and also 10 blown saves. They are currently ranked 10th in MLB holding a save rate of 68.8%, and they have dispatched 200 relief pitchers onto the field on the campaign. San Diego has called on relief pitchers to step onto the mound in 32 save opportunities and they have walked away with 22 saves.

Out of their 5,487 innings played, the Padres have earned a defensive efficiency of 71.8% (4th in pro baseball). The San Diego Padres have turned 58 double plays and own a fielding percentage of .991 (1st in pro baseball). The Padres have recorded 643 assists, 23 errors and have accounted for 1,829 putouts during this campaign.

Manaea (53-44 win-loss mark in his career) is the owner of a 3.87 ERA and has given up 8.5 hits per nine innings. He has a strikeout to walk ratio of 3.50 and he has gone up against 3,323 opposing hitters in his career. He has allowed a total of 344 ER's while earning a WHIP of 1.199 and being the owner of a FIP of 4.0. During his career, Manaea has surrendered 754 hits while he has tallied 717 punch outs in 800 innings pitched.

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Arizona

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