Arizona Diamondbacks vs San Diego Padres Prediction, 4/4/2023 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Arizona Diamondbacks vs San Diego Padres

Date: Tuesday, April 4, 2023

Location: Petco Park in San Diego, CA

TV: Bally Sports San Diego

Odds/Point Spread: Arizona (+110) San Diego (-130)

Petco Park is the location where the San Diego Padres (2-2) will attempt to defeat the Arizona Diamondbacks (2-2) on Tuesday. The moneyline on this game has Arizona at +110 and San Diego is coming in at -130. The total comes in at 7.5. The pitchers taking the mound are Zac Gallen and Yu Darvish.

As a team, the Arizona Diamondbacks are knocking in 1.8 runs per outing, which puts them at 27th in the league. They have earned a total of 7 runs scored while holding a team OBP of .214. The Diamondbacks have earned 7 doubles as a unit and have hit 2 balls out of the park. They have 7 runs batted in in addition to 25 base knocks this year, and their team batting average sits at .197. Arizona is slugging .299 and have struck out 29 times, while being walked on 1 occasion.

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The Diamondbacks have a team earned run average of 5.29 on the year (23rd in baseball), and their staff has struck out 39 batters. They have earned a K/BB ratio of 1.70 and the pitching staff holds a collective WHIP of 1.53. Diamondbacks pitchers have yielded 7 home runs in addition to 20 total runs (24th in the league). They have walked 23 opposing players and their FIP sits at 5.80 as a squad this year.

The Arizona Diamondbacks have accumulated 102 putouts on the year, in addition to 31 assists and 1 error. Their fielding percentage sits at .993 which is 6th in professional baseball, and they have twisted 0 double plays. The Diamondbacks have turned 72.8% of balls hit into play into outs in their 306 innings, which has them ranked 11th in baseball.

Gallen has taken the hill for 462 innings and has racked up 516 K's in his pro baseball career. His earned run average is 3.16 (162 ER's allowed) and his career WHIP is 1.108. He has given up 352 base knocks (6.9 hits per nine innings) with 160 walks. Gallen (22-23 record in his career) has earned a FIP of 3.55 while he has gone up against 1,885 opposing batters in the majors.

The San Diego Padres have tallied an on-base percentage of .285 as well as a batting average of .215 on the campaign. They have been rung up on 24 instances (25th in the league) and have notched a total of 26 base hits. San Diego has 3 home runs for the year to go along with 14 runs batted in. The Padres hold a team slugging % of .355 and they tally 3.50 runs per outing (20th in MLB). They have recorded 8 two-baggers, while walking 13 times and putting up 14 runs.

The San Diego pitching staff have conceded 16 runs for the season while having an ERA of 4.00 (16 earned runs given up). They have conceded 6 home runs and they allow 4.00 runs per 9 innings (16th in MLB). The Padres are sitting with a team WHIP of 1.222 in addition to having a FIP of 3.94 as a unit so far this season. They currently have a strikeout to walk ratio of 5.13 (41 strikeouts vs 8 bases on balls). They rank 27th in the league as a pitching staff in total hits conceded with 36.

The San Diego Padres have gotten 3 double plays and own a fielding percentage of .993 (5th in the majors). The Padres have racked up 35 assists, 1 error and have earned a total of 108 putouts over the course of the season. In 324 innings played, the Padres hold a defensive efficiency of 67.1% (20th in professional baseball).

Darvish (95-75 career record) has a 3.50 earned run average and has given up 7.2 hits per nine innings. He has a K/BB ratio of 3.73 and he has faced 6,104 hitters during his pro baseball career. He has given up 579 ER's while holding a WHIP of 1.125 and a FIP of 3.5. During his pro baseball career, Darvish has given up 1,195 hits and he has 1,788 punch outs in 1,488 innings pitched.

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take Arizona (+110)

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