San Diego Padres vs Arizona Diamondbacks Prediction, 9/18/2022 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: San Diego Padres vs Arizona Diamondbacks

Date: Sunday, September 18, 2022

Location: Chase Field in Phoenix, AZ

TV: Bally Sports Arizona

Odds/Point Spread: San Diego (-195) Arizona (+165)

The San Diego Padres (79-66) are en route to Chase Field on Sunday where they will take on the Arizona Diamondbacks (68-76). The odds on this game have San Diego at -195 and Arizona is coming in at +165. The over/under comes in at 9. The starting pitchers are Yu Darvish and Ryne Nelson.

San Diego has a slugging % of .381 and have been called out on strikes 1,182 times, while taking a walk on 515 occasions. They have tallied 614 RBI's as well as 1,178 base knocks this year, and their team batting average is at .241. The Padres have hit 245 doubles as a unit and have smacked 137 balls out of the stadium. They have 635 runs scored while holding a team OBP of .318. As a squad, the San Diego Padres are scoring 4.4 runs per game, which ranks them 14th in baseball.

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The Padres have an earned run average of 3.95 so far this year (17th in MLB), and their staff has struck out 1,289 batters. They have walked 415 opposing hitters and their FIP sits at 3.87 as a team this season. They have earned a K/BB ratio of 3.11 and their pitching staff holds a WHIP of 1.22. Padres pitchers have conceded 160 home runs in addition to 611 total runs (15th in the league).

The Padres have dispatched 428 relief pitchers to the mound for the season. The relievers have inherited 183 runners for the season with 40.4% of those players ended up scoring. They have recorded 44 saves on the year and have blown 18 of 62 chances to get a save. The Padres bullpen have compiled a save rate of 71.0% and has come into the game in 128 save situations. The relievers are sitting with 62 holds this year (24th in the league). Padres bullpen pitchers have entered the game with players on base 114 times and also have had 144 appearances in high leverage situations.

The San Diego Padres have a total of 3,864 putouts for the season, in addition to 1,236 assists and 71 errors. Their fielding percentage is at .986 which has them ranked 12th in baseball, and have accumulated 109 double plays. The Padres have converted 70.0% of baseballs in play into outs out of 11,592 innings on the diamond, ranking them 13th in the majors.

Darvish has taken the mound for 1,470 frames and has earned 1,766 punch outs during his pro baseball career. Darvish (93-74 career win-loss mark) has earned a FIP of 3.47 and he has gone up against 6,032 hitters during his time in the majors. His ERA is 3.51 (574 earned runs allowed) and his WHIP is 1.127. He has surrendered 1,181 base hits (7.2 hits per nine innings) and has had 476 free passes.

The Diamondbacks hold a slugging percentage of .390 and they score 4.43 runs per contest (13th in the league). They have recorded 227 doubles, while taking a walk 493 times and scoring 638 runs. Arizona has hit 162 home runs over the course of the season as well as 599 runs batted in. They have struck out on 1,163 occasions (21st in the league) and have 1,096 base knocks. The Arizona Diamondbacks hold an on-base percentage of .308 and a team batting average of .231 on the year.

The Diamondbacks hold a team WHIP of 1.289 in addition to having a FIP of 4.23 as a unit for the season. They have a ranking of 18th in baseball as a pitching staff in total hits allowed with 1,200. The Arizona pitching staff have given up 663 runs so far this season while holding a team ERA of 4.29 (607 earned runs conceded). Their K/BB ratio sits at 2.44 (1,072 strikeouts vs 440 walks). They have given up 160 long balls and they surrender 4.69 runs per 9 innings (22nd in the league).

Arizona has called on bullpen pitchers to enter the game in 51 save opportunities and they have converted 29 saves. They are ranked 21st in the league holding a save rate of 56.9%, and they have dispatched 492 relief pitchers to the mound for the year. Their relief pitchers have come in 152 times in high leverage situations in addition to 132 occasions with base runners. Arizona relievers have an inherited score rate of 31.8% out of 179 inherited runners. Sitting with 125 save situations, the Diamondbacks have 72 holds in addition to 22 blown saves.

The Arizona Diamondbacks have gotten 120 double plays and hold a fielding percentage of .985 (18th in professional baseball). The Diamondbacks have accrued 1,231 assists, 78 errors and have amassed 3,817 putouts so far this season. In 11,451 innings on the field, the Diamondbacks are sitting with a efficiency on defense of 70.2% (12th in pro baseball).

During his pro baseball career, Nelson has given up 6 base hits while he has totaled 13 K's in 13 innings pitched. He has given up a total of 0 ER's while holding a WHIP of 0.615 and having a FIP of 1.6. His K/BB ratio is 6.50 and he has gone up against 47 opposing batters thus far in his career. Nelson (1-0 career record) is the owner of a 0.00 ERA while giving up 4.2 hits per nine innings.

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Arizona (+165)

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