San Diego Padres vs Arizona Diamondbacks Prediction, 4/23/2023 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: San Diego Padres vs Arizona Diamondbacks

Date: Sunday, April 23, 2023

Location: Chase Field in Phoenix, AZ

TV: Bally Sports Arizona

Odds/Point Spread: San Diego (-140) Arizona (+120)

The San Diego Padres (10-12) are on their way to Chase Field on Sunday where they will attempt to beat the Arizona Diamondbacks (12-9). The moneyline on this matchup has the Padres at -140 and the Diamondbacks are coming in at +120. The over/under is 9.5. The pitchers who are expected to start are Yu Darvish and Drey Jameson.

San Diego has a slugging rate of .376 and have struck out 196 times, while taking a walk on 78 occasions. They have compiled 76 RBI's in addition to 153 base knocks for the season, and their team batting average comes in at .216. The Padres have accrued 38 two-baggers as a unit and have smacked 25 balls out of the park. They have notched a total of 80 runs while holding a team on-base percentage of .298. As a unit, the San Diego Padres are scoring 3.6 runs per outing, which has them at 25th in the league.

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They have a K/BB ratio of 2.22 and the pitching staff holds a collective WHIP of 1.39. Padres pitchers have surrendered 21 home runs and also 97 total runs (19th in baseball). San Diego has yielded 186 base hits (8.6 per 9 innings) and 95 earned runs. The Padres have a team ERA of 4.37 for the year (15th in the league), and they have struck out 189 hitters. Their pitching staff has walked 85 players from the other team and their FIP is 4.25 as a unit on the season.

The Padres relief pitchers have recorded a save percentage of 66.7% and has come into the game in 25 save situations. The relievers have inherited 25 base runners this year and 40.0% of them crossed the plate. Padres relief pitchers have gone to the mound with runners on 13 times in addition to having 24 appearances in high leverage situations. The Padres have dispatched 66 relief pitchers to the hill on the year. The relievers have a total of 16 holds this season (7th in MLB). They have tallied 6 saves over the course of the season and have blown 3 of their 9 save chances.

The Padres have transformed 68.8% of baseballs in play into outs out of their 1,761 innings on the diamond, which ranks them 17th in baseball. The San Diego Padres have a tally of 587 putouts at this point in the season, as well as 208 assists and 6 errors. Their fielding rate is holding steady at .993 which has them sitting 2nd in pro baseball, and have a total of 20 double plays.

Darvish has pitched in 1,506 innings and has totaled 1,808 K's in his career. His earned run average is 3.50 (586 ER's allowed) and he has a WHIP of 1.125. He has given up 1,208 hits (7.2 hits per 9 innings) and has had 486 free passes. Darvish (95-77 career mark) sits with a FIP of 3.46 while he has faced 6,179 batters during his time in the major leagues.

The Arizona Diamondbacks have accounted for a team on-base percentage of .308 in addition to a batting average of .264 on the season. They have been rung up on 158 occasions (26th in baseball) and have earned a total of 188 base hits. Arizona has compiled 17 HRs over the course of the season to go along with 98 runs batted in. The Diamondbacks hold a team slugging % of .419 and they earn 4.86 runs per game (12th in the league). They have tallied 49 doubles, while taking a walk 40 times and recording 102 runs.

The Diamondbacks hold a team WHIP of 1.344 and have a FIP of 5.13 as a squad on the year. They sit at 12th in baseball as a staff in total hits conceded with 159. The Arizona pitching staff have given up 102 runs so far this year while having a team ERA of 4.72 (96 earned runs surrendered). They currently have a strikeout to walk ratio of 8.60 (174 strikeouts against 87 walks). They have conceded 30 homers and they concede 5.02 runs per 9 innings (20th in the league).

With 16 save situations, the Diamondbacks have recorded 8 holds and also 2 blown saves. Arizona has had relief pitchers step onto the hill in 8 save opportunities and they have walked away with 6 saves. Their bullpen pitchers have stepped onto the mound 17 times in high leverage situations in addition to 20 occasions with runners on base. Arizona relievers have an inherited score percentage of 20.6% out of 34 inherited base runners. They sit at 7th in baseball holding a save rate of 75.0%, and they have sent 68 relievers to the mound this season.

The Arizona Diamondbacks have gotten 16 double plays and hold a fielding percentage of .991 (6th in the majors). The Diamondbacks have accrued 203 assists, 7 errors and have notched a total of 549 putouts for the year. In 1,647 innings on the field, the Diamondbacks hold a defensive efficiency of 72.4% (4th in pro baseball).

Jameson (5-0 mark in his career) has a 1.79 earned run average and has allowed 6.9 hits per nine innings. He has a strikeout to walk ratio of 2.44 and he has faced 164 opposing batters so far in his career. He has allowed a total of 8 earned runs while earning a WHIP of 1.165 and having a FIP of 4.1. During his career, Jameson has allowed 31 hits while totaling 39 punch outs in 40 innings.

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take San Diego (-140)

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