Arizona Diamondbacks vs San Diego Padres Prediction, 9/5/2022 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Arizona Diamondbacks vs San Diego Padres

Date: Monday, September 5, 2022

Location: Petco Park in San Diego, CA

TV: Bally Sports San Diego

The San Diego Padres (74-60) are welcoming the Arizona Diamondbacks (63-69) at Petco Park on Monday. The expected starting pitchers will be Tommy Henry and Blake Snell.

The Diamondbacks have earned 216 two-baggers as a squad and have hit 142 balls out of the park. Arizona has a slugging percentage of .389 and have struck out 1,067 times, while taking a walk on 456 occasions. As a team, the Arizona Diamondbacks are notching 4.4 runs per contest, which ranks them 13th in baseball. They have recorded 547 runs batted in and 1,009 hits for the season, while their team batting average is at .232. They have earned 585 runs scored and hold an OBP of .309.

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Diamondbacks pitchers have allowed 136 long balls and 602 runs in total (21st in MLB). Their pitching staff has walked 403 opposing players and their FIP sits at 4.12 as a squad on the year. Their strikeout to walk ratio sits at 2.44 and their pitching staff sits with a WHIP of 1.29. The Diamondbacks have an earned run average of 4.22 this season (22nd in baseball), and the staff has struck out 983 hitters.

Diamondbacks pitchers have come into the game with opponents on base 123 times in addition to having 141 appearances in high leverage situations. The relief pitchers have accumulated 65 holds so far this season (18th in the league). The Diamondbacks relief pitchers have compiled a save rate of 59.2% and has entered the game in 116 save situations. They have tallied 29 saves this year and have blown 20 of 49 chances to get a save. The relief pitchers have inherited 167 base runners on the campaign with 31.1% of them earned a run for their team. The Diamondbacks have sent 453 relievers to the hill so far this year.

The Arizona Diamondbacks have accounted for 3,498 putouts thus far, as well as 1,147 assists and 74 errors. Their fielding rate sits at .984 which has them sitting 18th in professional baseball, and have earned 115 double plays. The Diamondbacks have turned 69.8% of balls hit into play into outs in their 10,494 innings, which has them sitting at 15th in professional baseball.

Henry (3-3 mark in his career) sits with a FIP of 4.60 while he has gone up against 139 batters during his time in the majors. He has surrendered 31 hits (8.8 hits per 9 innings) and has 16 free passes. His ERA is 4.83 (17 ER's allowed) and he has a WHIP of 1.484. Henry has pitched in 31 innings and has totaled 23 strikeouts during his MLB career.

San Diego has accounted for 123 home runs this season to go along with 575 runs batted in. They have recorded 229 doubles, while taking a walk 487 times and racking up 593 runs. The San Diego Padres have a team OBP of .320 in addition to a batting average of .241 over the course of the season. The Padres have a team slugging percentage of .381 and they average 4.43 runs per contest (14th in MLB). They have been called out on strikes on 1,095 occasions (19th in baseball) and are sitting with 1,092 hits.

The San Diego pitching staff have relinquished 553 runs on the campaign while holding an ERA of 3.84 (508 earned runs conceded). They have surrendered 136 homers and they relinquish 4.18 runs per 9 innings (11th in the league). The Padres have a team WHIP of 1.222 and have a FIP of 3.76 as a squad this year. They currently have a K/BB ratio of 3.07 (1,190 strikeouts against 387 bases on balls). They are currently ranked 12th in baseball as a pitching staff in total hits given up with 1,068.

San Diego has called on bullpen pitchers to enter the contest in 60 save chances and they have tallied 42 saves. They are currently ranked 8th in the league with a save rate of 70.0%, and they have sent 389 relievers to the mound for the year. Their bullpen pitchers have come in 137 times in high leverage situations and also on 103 occasions with runners on base. San Diego bullpen pitchers have an inherited score percentage of 39.3% out of 163 inherited runners. With 124 save situations, the Padres have 60 holds in addition to 18 blown saves.

Out of their 10,719 innings played, the Padres have accumulated a defensive efficiency of 69.8% (13th in professional baseball). The San Diego Padres have turned 98 double plays and have a fielding percentage of .986 (11th in the majors). The Padres have recorded 1,156 assists, 65 errors and have earned a total of 3,573 putouts on the season.

In his pro baseball career, Snell has allowed 639 base hits while he has totaled 942 strikeouts in 777 innings pitched. Snell (55-43 win-loss mark in his career) holds a 3.47 earned run average while giving up 7.4 hits per 9 innings. He has given up 300 earned runs while earning a WHIP of 1.261 and being the owner of a FIP of 3.5. He has a K/BB ratio of 2.75 and he has faced 3,243 batters so far in his career.

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Arizona

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