Arizona Diamondbacks vs San Diego Padres Prediction, 7/16/2022 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Arizona Diamondbacks vs San Diego Padres

Date: Saturday, July 16, 2022

Location: Petco Park in San Diego, CA

TV: Bally Sports San Diego

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

Petco Park is where the San Diego Padres (50-41) will attempt to defeat the Arizona Diamondbacks (39-50) on Saturday. The moneyline on this game has Arizona at +145 and San Diego is coming in at -170. The total is 7.5. The starting pitchers will be Tyler Gilbert and MacKenzie Gore.

The Diamondbacks have recorded 136 two-baggers as a squad and have smacked 101 baseballs out of the stadium. Arizona has a slugging rate of .382 and have struck out 762 times, while drawing a walk on 314 occasions. As a squad, the Arizona Diamondbacks are putting up 4.2 runs per game, which is 20th in baseball. They have tallied 350 runs batted in in addition to 654 hits on the year, and their average at the plate comes in at .223. They have a total of 374 runs while holding a team on-base percentage of .302.

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The Diamondbacks are sitting with a team ERA of 4.38 so far this season (23rd in MLB), and the staff has struck out 646 hitters. They have walked 279 opposing players and their FIP comes in at 4.30 as a squad this year. They have earned a strikeout to walk ratio of 2.32 and the pitching staff has a collective WHIP of 1.33. Diamondbacks pitchers have conceded 99 home runs and 426 runs in total (24th in MLB).

The Diamondbacks relievers have earned a save percentage of 60.0% and has stepped onto the mound in 76 save situations. The relief pitchers have inherited 113 runners so far this season with 23.9% of them earned a run for their team. Diamondbacks relief pitchers have gone to the mound with runners on 83 times as well as having 102 appearances in high leverage situations. The Diamondbacks have sent 309 relievers to the hill over the course of the season. The relief pitchers have 45 holds on the campaign (19th in MLB). They have earned 18 saves for the year and have blown 12 of their 30 save opportunities.

The Arizona Diamondbacks have a tally of 2,356 putouts over the course of the season, in addition to 754 assists and 57 errors. Their fielding rate is holding at .982 which puts them in 28th in professional baseball, and have earned 76 double plays. The Diamondbacks have transformed 69.5% of balls hit into play into outs in their 7,068 innings, which has them ranked 18th in baseball.

Gilbert has taken the hill for 65 innings and has earned 42 strikeouts during his pro baseball career. His earned run average is 3.99 (29 ER's allowed) and his career WHIP is 1.117. He has surrendered 52 hits (7.2 hits per nine innings) and has 21 free passes. Gilbert (2-5 win-loss record in his career) has a FIP of 5.11 and he has faced 265 hitters during his time in the major leagues.

The Padres have a team SLG% of .374 and they score 4.37 runs per contest (15th in MLB). They have put up 158 two-baggers, while walking 321 times as well as racking up 398 runs. San Diego has hit 75 home runs so far this year as well as 385 RBIs. They have struck out on 751 occasions (16th in the league) and have totaled 743 hits. The San Diego Padres have accumulated an OBP of .317 and a batting average of .241 this year.

The Padres have a team WHIP of 1.202 with a FIP of 3.73 as a pitching staff over the course of the season. Their strikeout to walk ratio comes in at 2.86 (809 strikeouts against 283 free passes). They rank 6th in MLB as a pitching staff in total hits allowed with 694. They have relinquished 88 homers and they give up 4.07 runs per 9 innings (9th in the league). The San Diego pitching staff have yielded 368 runs over the course of the season while holding an ERA of 3.80 (343 earned runs yielded).

San Diego relievers have an inherited score percentage of 41.3% out of 109 inherited base runners. Their relief pitchers have come in 95 times in high leverage situations and also on 74 occasions with runners on base. Sitting with 86 save situations, the Padres have amassed 39 holds and 14 blown saves. They are currently ranked 12th in the league holding a save percentage of 67.4%, and they have dispatched 259 relief pitchers to the hill over the course of the season. San Diego has called on relievers to step onto the mound in 43 save chances and they have come away with 29 saves.

Out of their 7,320 innings on the diamond, the Padres hold a efficiency on defense of 71.0% (6th in MLB). The San Diego Padres have gotten 69 double plays and have a fielding percentage of .989 (2nd in the majors). The Padres have recorded 829 assists, 35 errors and have earned a total of 2,440 putouts on the campaign.

So far in his MLB career, Gore has allowed 64 base hits while tallying 70 K's in 68 innings pitched. He has given up 31 earned runs while earning a WHIP of 1.420 and a FIP of 3.8. He has a K/BB ratio of 2.12 and he has gone up against 298 hitters in his career. Gore (4-4 career win-loss record) has a 4.08 ERA while giving up 8.4 hits per nine innings.

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

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

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