Arizona Diamondbacks vs San Diego Padres Prediction, 6/6/2024 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Arizona Diamondbacks vs San Diego Padres

Date: Thursday, June 6, 2024

Location: Petco Park in San Diego, CA

TV: DBACKS.TV

Petco Park is where the San Diego Padres (32-32) will meet the Arizona Diamondbacks (29-32) on Thursday. The starting pitchers will be Slade Cecconi and Freddy Peralta.

The Diamondbacks have accumulated 107 two-baggers as a team and have smacked 57 baseballs out of the park. Arizona has a slugging percentage of .390 and have struck out 487 times, while taking a walk on 196 occasions. As a squad, the Arizona Diamondbacks are putting up 4.7 runs per contest, which is 8th in MLB. They have amassed 271 RBI's in addition to 506 hits this season, and their team batting average is sitting at .246. They have 286 runs and have an OBP of .315.

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The Diamondbacks have a team earned run average of 4.31 for the season (23rd in MLB), and their staff has struck out 452 hitters. Diamondbacks pitchers have relinquished 60 home runs and 281 total runs (22nd in baseball). Their pitching staff has walked 175 players from the other team and their FIP is 3.98 as a squad so far this year. Arizona has surrendered 535 hits (8.9 per 9 innings) as well as 259 earned runs. They have earned a strikeout to walk ratio of 2.58 and their pitching staff holds a collective WHIP of 1.31.

Diamondbacks relief pitchers have come into the game with runners on base 57 times as well as having 64 appearances in high leverage situations. The relief pitchers have a total of 23 holds so far this year (29th in MLB). The Diamondbacks relief pitchers have accumulated a save percentage of 52.0% and has come into the game in 50 save situations. They have 13 saves on the year and have blown 12 of 25 chances to get a save. The relief pitchers have inherited 76 base runners this year with 44.7% of them ended up crossing the plate. The Diamondbacks have sent 191 relief pitchers to the mound this season.

The Diamondbacks have transformed 69.0% of balls hit into play into outs out of their 4,869 innings on the diamond, ranking them 24th in baseball. The Arizona Diamondbacks have amassed 1,623 putouts for the season, as well as 563 assists and 26 errors. Their fielding percentage is at .988 which has them ranked 5th in pro baseball, and have a total of 60 double plays.

Cecconi has pitched in 64 frames and has tallied 46 strikeouts during his career. Cecconi (1-5 career mark) sits with a FIP of 5.14 and he has gone up against 260 hitters in the major leagues. His ERA is 5.06 (36 ER's allowed) and he has a career WHIP of 1.094. He has given up 58 base knocks (8.2 hits per 9 innings) and has had 12 free passes.

San Diego has hit 59 home runs on the year as well as 269 runs batted in. They have tallied 92 two-baggers, while walking 195 times as well as scoring 279 runs. The San Diego Padres hold an OBP of .324 and a batting average of .259 this year. The Padres hold a team slugging % of .390 and they average 4.36 runs per game (11th in MLB). They have been called out on strikes on 447 instances (27th in the league) and have tallied 560 hits.

The Padres hold a team WHIP of 1.208 in addition to having a FIP of 3.82 as a team on the year. They are currently ranked 20th in baseball as a pitching staff in total hits allowed with 501. The San Diego pitching staff have allowed 271 runs on the season while having a team ERA of 3.94 (248 earned runs yielded). Their strikeout to walk ratio is 8.80 (555 strikeouts vs 183 free passes). They have conceded 68 home runs and they relinquish 4.31 runs per 9 innings (13th in baseball).

San Diego relievers have an inherited score rate of 37.6% of 101 inherited runners. Their relief pitchers have come in 56 times in high leverage situations and also on 69 occasions with base runners. With 55 save situations, the Padres have compiled 29 holds in addition to 7 blown saves. They sit at 6th in baseball with a save rate of 72.0%, and they have dispatched 203 relievers to the hill so far this season. San Diego has called on relievers to take the mound in 25 save opportunities and they have recorded 18 saves.

In 5,100 innings played, the Padres hold a defensive efficiency of 70.3% (9th in professional baseball). The San Diego Padres have gotten 49 double plays and have a fielding rate of .985 (10th in pro baseball). The Padres have accrued 517 assists, 33 errors and have amassed 1,700 putouts this season.

Peralta (46-30 career record) has earned a 3.82 ERA while giving up 6.6 hits per 9 innings. He has a strikeout to walk ratio of 3.39 and he has faced 2,677 batters so far in his career. He has surrendered 275 earned runs while holding a WHIP of 1.117 and being the owner of a FIP of 3.5. In his career, Peralta has conceded 477 hits while earning 838 strikeouts in 648 frames.

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take San Diego

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