Arizona Diamondbacks vs San Diego Padres Prediction, 7/15/2022 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Arizona Diamondbacks vs San Diego Padres

Date: Friday, July 15, 2022

Location: Petco Park in San Diego, CA

TV: Bally Sports San Diego

Odds/Point Spread: Arizona (+145) San Diego (-170)

The San Diego Padres (50-40) will try to defeat the Arizona Diamondbacks (39-50) at Petco Park on Friday. The odds on this game have the Diamondbacks at +145 while the Padres are priced at -170. The total has been set at 7.5. The pitchers taking the mound are Madison Bumgarner and Yu Darvish.

Arizona has a slugging rate of .382 and have been called out on strikes 762 times, while being walked on 314 occasions. They have earned 350 RBI's and 654 hits this season, while their team batting average is .223. The Diamondbacks have accumulated 136 doubles as a team and have knocked 101 balls out of the stadium. They have racked up 374 runs scored and hold an OBP of .302. As a team, the Arizona Diamondbacks are knocking in 4.2 runs per contest, which ranks them 21st in baseball.

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The Diamondbacks have a team earned run average of 4.38 for the year (23rd in MLB), and the staff has rung up 646 hitters. Their pitching staff has walked 279 players from the other team and their FIP comes in at 4.31 as a team this year. They have earned a strikeout to walk ratio of 2.32 and the pitching staff holds a collective WHIP of 1.33. Diamondbacks pitchers have allowed 99 home runs and 426 total runs (24th in MLB).

The Diamondbacks have dispatched 309 relief pitchers to the hill this year. The relievers have inherited 113 base runners this season with 23.9% of those runners ended up scoring. They have earned 18 saves for the season and have blown 12 out of their 30 save opportunities. The Diamondbacks relief pitchers have accumulated a save percentage of 60.0% and has stepped onto the mound in 76 save situations. The bullpen are sitting with 45 holds on the campaign (19th in the league). Diamondbacks bullpen pitchers have come into the game with runners on base 83 times and also have had 102 appearances in high leverage situations.

The Arizona Diamondbacks have a tally of 2,307 putouts at this point in the season, as well as 739 assists and 56 errors. Their fielding rate sits at .982 which has them sitting 27th in professional baseball, and they have turned 73 double plays. The Diamondbacks have converted 69.7% of baseballs in play into outs out of their 6,921 innings on the diamond, which has them ranked 16th in pro baseball.

Bumgarner (132-114 win-loss mark in his career) holds a FIP of 3.54 while going up against 8,706 opposing hitters in the major leagues. He has surrendered 1,897 hits (8.0 hits per nine innings) and has 509 walks. His ERA is 3.32 (785 earned runs allowed) and his WHIP is 1.132. Bumgarner has taken the ball for 2,125 innings and has racked up 2,014 punch outs in his career.

The San Diego Padres have earned an OBP of .317 and a team batting average of .241 for the year. They have been called out on strikes on 744 instances (16th in the league) and have 735 hits. San Diego has hit 74 HRs this season to go along with 380 RBIs. The Padres hold a slugging percentage of .374 and they are earning 4.37 runs per contest (15th in MLB). They have tallied 156 doubles, while getting a free base 318 times and putting up 393 runs.

The Padres have a team WHIP of 1.191 and have a FIP of 3.73 as a unit on the year. Their strikeout to walk ratio comes in at 2.92 (799 strikeouts against 274 walks). They rank 6th in baseball as a staff in total hits given up with 685. They have given up 88 dingers and they concede 4.02 runs per 9 innings (9th in the league). The San Diego pitching staff have conceded 360 runs this season while holding an ERA of 3.74 (335 earned runs relinquished).

With 86 save situations, the Padres have tallied 39 holds and also 14 blown saves. San Diego has had relievers step onto the mound in 43 save chances and they have walked away with 29 saves. Their relievers have stepped onto the mound 95 times in high leverage situations and also on 72 occasions with runners on. San Diego bullpen pitchers have an inherited score percentage of 42.3% of 104 inherited base runners. They rank 11th in baseball with a save rate of 67.4%, and they have dispatched 255 bullpen pitchers to the mound so far this season.

The San Diego Padres have gotten 66 double plays and have accounted for a fielding rate of .990 (2nd in pro baseball). The Padres have racked up 802 assists, 32 errors and have a total of 2,368 putouts this season. Out of their 7,104 innings played, the Padres have a efficiency on defense of 71.5% (5th in professional baseball).

Darvish (86-71 career mark) has earned a 3.55 earned run average while giving up 7.3 hits per 9 innings. His strikeout to walk ratio is 3.64 and he has faced 5,739 opposing hitters in his pro baseball career. He has conceded 550 ER's while holding a WHIP of 1.139 and being the owner of a FIP of 3.5. In his MLB career, Darvish has allowed 1,127 hits while tallying 1,682 K's in 1,394 innings pitched.

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Arizona (+145)

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