San Diego Padres vs Arizona Diamondbacks Prediction, 4/20/2023 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: San Diego Padres vs Arizona Diamondbacks

Date: Thursday, April 20, 2023

Location: Chase Field in Phoenix, AZ

TV: Bally Sports Arizona

The Arizona Diamondbacks (11-7) welcome the San Diego Padres (8-11) at Chase Field on Thursday. The pitchers taking the mound are Michael Wacha and Ryne Nelson.

The Padres have tallied 33 doubles as a unit and have knocked 22 balls out of the park. San Diego is slugging .384 and have struck out 166 times, while drawing a walk on 71 occasions. As a unit, the San Diego Padres are notching 3.8 runs per game, which ranks them 25th in baseball. They have accounted for 68 RBI's in addition to 138 hits for the year, while their team batting average comes in at .224. They have accumulated 72 runs and hold an on-base percentage of .309.

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The Padres have compiled a team ERA of 4.30 on the campaign (16th in baseball), and their staff has rung up 163 hitters. Padres pitchers have conceded 21 home runs and 83 total runs (17th in baseball). Their pitching staff has walked 78 opposing hitters and their FIP is 4.54 as a team on the season. San Diego has allowed 158 base hits (8.4 per 9 innings) in addition to 81 earned runs. They have a K/BB ratio of 2.09 and their pitching staff holds a WHIP of 1.39.

The Padres bullpen have a save percentage of 57.1% and has come into the game in 19 save situations. The relief pitchers have inherited 22 base runners on the campaign and 36.4% of them crossed the plate. Padres relief pitchers have gone to the mound with runners on 11 times in addition to having 18 appearances in high leverage situations. The Padres have sent 56 relievers to the mound on the season. The relief pitchers have recorded 12 holds on the campaign (10th in baseball). They have accumulated 4 saves on the year and have missed out on 3 of 7 save chances.

The Padres have converted 69.7% of baseballs in play into outs in their 1,527 innings on the diamond, which ranks them 12th in the majors. The San Diego Padres have accumulated 509 putouts on the year, as well as 185 assists and 5 errors. Their fielding percentage is currently at .993 which puts them in 2nd in MLB, and have a total of 19 double plays.

Wacha has taken the ball for 1,170 innings and has racked up 1,036 strikeouts during his pro baseball career. Wacha (76-51 win-loss record in his career) sits with a FIP of 4.08 while he has faced 4,962 hitters during his time in the majors. His ERA is 4.08 (530 earned runs allowed) and he has a WHIP of 1.309. He has allowed 1,157 hits (8.9 hits per nine innings) and has had 375 free passes.

The Diamondbacks have a team slugging percentage of .413 and they score 4.61 runs per contest (15th in baseball). They have notched 41 two-baggers, while getting a free base 33 times as well as scoring 83 runs. Arizona has 15 home runs this season as well as 80 RBIs. They have been called out on strikes on 131 occasions (28th in the league) and have notched a total of 154 base hits. The Arizona Diamondbacks have recorded an OBP of .302 and a team batting average of .257 on the season.

The Diamondbacks hold a team WHIP of 1.344 and are the owners of a FIP of 5.17 as a pitching staff for the year. They have a ranking of 8th in the league as a staff in total hits allowed with 137. The Arizona pitching staff have allowed 81 runs for the year and come in with a team ERA of 4.41 (77 earned runs allowed). Their strikeout to walk ratio is 8.40 (146 strikeouts against 74 bases on balls). They have surrendered 26 homers and they concede 4.64 runs per 9 innings (17th in the league).

Arizona has had bullpen pitchers step onto the mound in 8 save chances and they have walked away with 6 saves. They sit at 7th in MLB with a save rate of 75.0%, and they have dispatched 59 relief pitchers onto the field so far this year. Their relievers have come in 17 times in high leverage situations and on 18 occasions with runners on. Arizona relievers hold an inherited score percentage of 21.9% out of their 32 inherited runners. Sitting with 15 save situations, the Diamondbacks have earned 7 holds in addition to 2 blown saves.

The Arizona Diamondbacks have turned 16 double plays and hold a fielding percentage of .992 (4th in pro baseball). The Diamondbacks have racked up 174 assists, 5 errors and have a total of 471 putouts this season. Out of their 1,413 innings on the diamond, the Diamondbacks hold a efficiency on defense of 72.5% (4th in the majors).

Nelson (2-1 win-loss record in his career) has earned a 2.55 ERA while allowing 6.1 hits per 9 innings. He has a strikeout to walk ratio of 2.36 and he has faced 139 opposing hitters during his pro baseball career. He has surrendered a total of 10 ER's while holding a WHIP of 0.991 and having a FIP of 4.1. So far in his MLB career, Nelson has given up 24 base hits while he has tallied 26 strikeouts in 35 frames.

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Arizona

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