Arizona Diamondbacks vs San Diego Padres Prediction, 9/7/2022 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Arizona Diamondbacks vs San Diego Padres

Date: Wednesday, September 7, 2022

Location: Petco Park in San Diego, CA

TV: Bally Sports San Diego

Odds/Point Spread: Arizona (+220) San Diego (-260)

The San Diego Padres (74-62) are hosting the Arizona Diamondbacks (65-69) at Petco Park on Wednesday. The moneyline on this game has the Diamondbacks at +220 and the Padres open at -260. The betting total is set at 8.5. The pitchers taking the mound are Tommy Henry and Yu Darvish.

As a squad, the Arizona Diamondbacks are recording 4.4 runs per game, which has them sitting at 13th in MLB. They have 595 runs and have an OBP of .309. The Diamondbacks have accrued 219 doubles as a team and have hit 145 baseballs out of the park. They have accumulated 557 runs batted in in addition to 1,024 hits so far this year, while their batting average is sitting at .232. Arizona is slugging .389 and have been called out on strikes 1,086 times, while taking a walk on 464 occasions.

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The Diamondbacks are sitting with a team ERA of 4.17 this season (22nd in MLB), and their staff has rung up 998 batters. Their strikeout to walk ratio is 2.47 and the pitching staff holds a collective WHIP of 1.28. Diamondbacks pitchers have conceded 137 home runs and 603 total runs (20th in the league). Their pitching staff has walked 404 opposing players and their FIP sits at 4.09 as a squad for the year.

The Diamondbacks relief pitchers have compiled a save rate of 59.2% and has entered the game in 117 save situations. The relievers have inherited 167 runners for the season with 31.1% of them earned a run for their team. Diamondbacks bullpen pitchers have come into the game with runners on 123 times as well as having 141 appearances in high leverage situations. The Diamondbacks have sent 457 relievers to the hill for the year. The bullpen have 66 holds for the year (18th in the league). They have tallied 29 saves on the year and have blown 20 of their 49 save opportunities.

The Diamondbacks have turned 70.0% of balls hit into play into outs in their 10,656 innings on the field, which has them ranked 12th in pro baseball. The Arizona Diamondbacks have a total of 3,552 putouts so far this season, in addition to 1,161 assists and 75 errors. Their fielding percentage sits at .984 which has them ranked 19th in pro baseball, and have accumulated 115 double plays.

Henry (3-3 record in his career) holds a FIP of 4.60 and he has faced 139 batters during his time in the majors. He has surrendered 31 hits (8.8 hits per 9 innings) and has had 16 free passes. His ERA is 4.83 (17 earned runs allowed) and his WHIP is 1.484. Henry has pitched in 31 innings and has accumulated 23 punch outs thus far in his career.

The San Diego Padres have accounted for an on-base percentage of .319 and a batting average of .241 so far this year. They have been called out on strikes on 1,113 instances (19th in baseball) and have tallied 1,104 base knocks. San Diego has recorded 123 home runs this year as well as 578 runs batted in. The Padres have a team SLG% of .379 and they are earning 4.39 runs per outing (15th in baseball). They have hit 233 doubles, while getting a free base 493 times as well as racking up 597 runs.

The San Diego pitching staff have relinquished 567 runs on the year while having a team ERA of 3.89 (522 earned runs yielded). They have conceded 139 home runs and they concede 4.22 runs per 9 innings (12th in the league). The Padres have a WHIP of 1.225 in addition to having a FIP of 3.77 as a team for the season. They currently have a K/BB ratio of 3.06 (1,211 strikeouts against 396 bases on balls). They are currently ranked 14th in MLB as a staff in total hits relinquished with 1,084.

Sitting with 124 save situations, the Padres have 60 holds and 18 blown saves. San Diego has called on bullpen pitchers to enter the game in 60 save chances and they have tallied 42 saves. Their relievers have stepped onto the mound 138 times in high leverage situations and on 105 occasions with runners on base. San Diego relief pitchers have an inherited score rate of 39.9% out of their 168 inherited base runners. They sit at 8th in baseball with a save rate of 70.0%, and they have dispatched 397 relievers to the hill for the season.

Out of their 10,872 innings on the field, the Padres have accumulated a defensive efficiency of 69.8% (13th in MLB). The San Diego Padres have gotten 99 double plays and have earned a fielding percentage of .986 (11th in MLB). The Padres have recorded 1,169 assists, 66 errors and have a total of 3,624 putouts so far this season.

Darvish (91-74 career win-loss mark) has a 3.53 ERA while allowing 7.3 hits per 9 innings. His K/BB ratio is 3.71 and he has faced 5,982 hitters during his pro baseball career. He has surrendered 571 ER's while holding a WHIP of 1.131 and a FIP of 3.5. So far in his MLB career, Darvish has allowed 1,174 base hits while he has accumulated 1,753 strikeouts in 1,456 innings pitched.

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take San Diego (-260)

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