San Diego Padres vs Arizona Diamondbacks Prediction, 8/11/2023 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: San Diego Padres vs Arizona Diamondbacks

Date: Friday, August 11, 2023

Location: Chase Field in Phoenix, AZ

TV: Bally Sports Arizona

The Arizona Diamondbacks (57-58) are welcoming the San Diego Padres (55-60) at Chase Field on Friday. The starting pitchers are Blake Snell and Ryne Nelson.

As a squad, the San Diego Padres are putting up 4.6 runs per outing, which ranks them 14th in the league. They are sitting with 526 runs scored and hold an on-base percentage of .326. The Padres have tallied 193 two-baggers as a squad and have smacked 148 baseballs out of the stadium. They have accounted for 504 RBI's as well as 914 hits over the course of the season, while their batting average is .239. San Diego has a slugging percentage of .411 and have been rung up 952 times, while taking a walk on 469 occasions.

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Their strikeout to walk ratio is 2.60 and their pitching staff holds a collective WHIP of 1.27. Padres pitchers have conceded 127 long balls in addition to 470 total runs (5th in baseball). San Diego has given up 910 hits (8.0 per 9 innings) as well as 433 earned runs. The Padres are sitting with a team earned run average of 3.81 on the year (6th in baseball), and the staff has rung up 1,017 batters. Their pitching staff has walked 391 opposing batters and their FIP is 4.20 as a squad on the season.

The Padres bullpen have accumulated a save rate of 57.1% and has come into the game in 115 save situations. The relievers have inherited 128 runners on the campaign and 38.3% of them earned a run for their team. Padres relief pitchers have gone to the mound with runners on base 83 times as well as having 113 appearances in high leverage situations. The Padres have sent 368 relief pitchers to the hill for the year. The relievers have notched 65 holds on the campaign (13th in MLB). They have compiled 28 saves this year and have missed out on 21 of 49 chances to save the game.

The San Diego Padres have earned a total of 3,066 putouts thus far, as well as 1,024 assists and 50 errors. Their fielding percentage is holding at .988 which puts them in 6th in professional baseball, and have accumulated 95 double plays. The Padres have transformed 70.1% of balls in play into outs out of their 9,198 innings on the field, which has them sitting 7th in the majors.

Snell has taken the hill for 936 innings and has accounted for 1,153 strikeouts so far in his pro baseball career. Snell (65-54 career record) is the owner of a FIP of 3.47 while he has faced 3,901 batters in the majors. His ERA is 3.31 (344 ER's allowed) and he has a WHIP of 1.252. He has surrendered 749 hits (7.2 hits per nine innings) with 424 free passes.

Arizona is sitting with 126 HRs this season and 506 runs batted in. They have put up 207 two-baggers, while taking a walk 377 times and scoring 536 runs. The Arizona Diamondbacks have accounted for an on-base percentage of .322 and a team batting average of .253 so far this year. The Diamondbacks hold a slugging percentage of .418 and they are recording 4.66 runs per game (11th in MLB). They have been called out on strikes on 889 occasions (28th in the league) and have 984 base hits.

The Diamondbacks hold a team WHIP of 1.343 with a FIP of 4.45 as a staff over the course of the season. They are sitting at 23rd in baseball as a staff in total hits conceded with 987. The Arizona pitching staff have conceded 557 runs so far this year while holding a team ERA of 4.64 (523 earned runs conceded). Their K/BB ratio is 8.30 (940 strikeouts against 376 walks). They have conceded 143 dingers and they surrender 4.94 runs per 9 innings (22nd in MLB).

Arizona relief pitchers hold an inherited score percentage of 29.6% out of 169 inherited runners. Their relievers have come in 110 times in high leverage situations and on 113 occasions with runners on. With 101 save situations, the Diamondbacks have amassed 52 holds and also 20 blown saves. They sit at 21st in the league holding a save rate of 58.3%, and they have sent 373 bullpen pitchers to the mound so far this season. Arizona has called on bullpen pitchers to step onto the hill in 48 save chances and they have earned 28 saves.

In 9,138 innings played, the Diamondbacks have a defensive efficiency of 69.4% (13th in MLB). The Arizona Diamondbacks have turned 97 double plays and hold a fielding percentage of .990 (1st in pro baseball). The Diamondbacks have recorded 983 assists, 40 errors and have a tally of 3,046 putouts over the course of the season.

Nelson (7-7 career record) has a 4.68 earned run average and has conceded 9.4 hits per nine innings. He has a K/BB ratio of 2.29 and he has faced 594 batters so far in his career. He has conceded 73 ER's while earning a WHIP of 1.347 and being the owner of a FIP of 4.8. So far in his MLB career, Nelson has allowed 147 base knocks while he has earned 96 punch outs in 140 innings pitched.

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Arizona

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