San Diego Padres vs Arizona Diamondbacks Prediction, 6/29/2022 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: San Diego Padres vs Arizona Diamondbacks

Date: Wednesday, June 29, 2022

Location: Chase Field in Phoenix, AZ

TV: Bally Sports Arizona

Odds/Point Spread: San Diego (-155) Arizona (+135)

The Arizona Diamondbacks (33-41) are welcoming the San Diego Padres (45-30) at Chase Field on Wednesday. The odds on this game have San Diego at -155 while Arizona is coming in at +135. The over/under is 8. The starting pitchers will be Mike Clevinger and Madison Bumgarner.

San Diego has a slugging % of .379 and have struck out 622 times, while being walked on 263 occasions. They have 335 RBI's and 615 hits over the course of the season, and their team batting average comes in at .242. The Padres have hit 135 doubles as a unit and have hit 63 balls out of the park. They have earned a total of 347 runs scored while holding a team OBP of .318. As a squad, the San Diego Padres are knocking in 4.6 runs per contest, which has them sitting at 10th in baseball.

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Padres pitchers have allowed 70 home runs and 283 total runs (5th in baseball). Their pitching staff has walked 227 opposing batters and their FIP sits at 3.68 as a unit on the season. They have a K/BB ratio of 2.89 and the pitching staff has a collective WHIP of 1.16. The Padres hold a team ERA of 3.48 on the season (5th in MLB), and their staff has struck out 655 batters.

The Padres relievers have accumulated a save percentage of 69.4% and has stepped onto the mound in 76 save situations. The relief pitchers have inherited 82 base runners on the season with 46.3% of them crossed home plate. Padres relief pitchers have entered the contest with opponents on base 58 times as well as having 88 appearances in high leverage situations. The Padres have sent 220 relievers to the hill so far this year. The relief pitchers have recorded 36 holds on the year (21st in MLB). They have earned 25 saves so far this year and have not converted 11 out of their 36 save chances.

The Padres have turned 72.1% of balls in play into outs out of their 6,072 innings on the diamond, which has them sitting 3rd in baseball. The San Diego Padres have accounted for 2,024 putouts over the course of the season, in addition to 709 assists and 27 errors. Their fielding rate is holding at .990 which ranks 1st in professional baseball, and they have turned 62 double plays.

Clevinger (45-23 career record) has a FIP of 3.55 while he has gone up against 2,306 hitters in the major leagues. He has surrendered 457 base hits (7.3 hits per nine innings) and has 216 free passes. His ERA is 3.20 (201 earned runs allowed) and his WHIP is 1.190. Clevinger has pitched in 565 innings and has racked up 628 punch outs during his pro baseball career.

The Diamondbacks have a SLG% of .375 and they are recording 4.07 runs per contest (23rd in baseball). They have tallied 106 doubles, while taking a walk 261 times and recording 301 runs. Arizona is sitting with 86 home runs over the course of the season and 280 runs batted in. They have struck out on 660 occasions (5th in the league) and have 524 base hits. The Arizona Diamondbacks hold an OBP of .297 as well as a team batting average of .216 over the course of the season.

The Arizona pitching staff have yielded 349 runs on the campaign while holding a team ERA of 4.31 (313 earned runs surrendered). They have yielded 83 long balls and they surrender 4.80 runs per 9 innings (22nd in baseball). The Diamondbacks hold a team WHIP of 1.327 in addition to having a FIP of 4.31 as a staff so far this year. Their K/BB ratio sits at 2.37 (544 strikeouts against 230 walks). They are currently ranked 25th in baseball as a pitching staff in total hits given up with 638.

Sitting with 64 save situations, the Diamondbacks have earned 38 holds in addition to 8 blown saves. Arizona has had bullpen pitchers step onto the hill in 25 save chances and they have earned 17 saves. Their bullpen pitchers have taken the field 86 times in high leverage situations and on 68 occasions with base runners. Arizona relievers have an inherited score rate of 22.1% out of their 95 inherited runners. They rank 11th in MLB holding a save rate of 68.0%, and they have dispatched 262 relievers onto the field on the campaign.

The Arizona Diamondbacks have gotten 61 double plays and have earned a fielding percentage of .981 (27th in professional baseball). The Diamondbacks have recorded 629 assists, 50 errors and have accounted for 1,962 putouts on the season. In 5,886 innings on the field, the Diamondbacks have accumulated a defensive efficiency of 69.3% (17th in baseball).

In his pro baseball career, Bumgarner has allowed 1,882 base hits while he has tallied 2,001 punch outs in 2,108 innings pitched. He has conceded a total of 779 earned runs while holding a WHIP of 1.131 and a FIP of 3.5. His K/BB ratio is 3.98 and he has faced 8,633 batters in his career. Bumgarner (130-113 career record) has a 3.33 ERA while surrendering 8.0 hits per 9 innings.

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Arizona (+135)

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