Arizona Diamondbacks vs San Diego Padres Prediction, 6/9/2024 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Arizona Diamondbacks vs San Diego Padres

Date: Sunday, June 9, 2024

Location: Petco Park in San Diego, CA

TV: Padres.TV

Odds/Point Spread: Arizona (+105) San Diego (-120)

The Arizona Diamondbacks (30-33) are hitting the road to Petco Park on Sunday where they will take on the San Diego Padres (32-34). The moneyline on this contest has the Diamondbacks at +105 while the Padres are priced at -120. The over/under has been set at 7.5. The pitchers taking the mound will be Humberto Castellanos and Dylan Cease.

The Diamondbacks have earned 110 two-baggers as a unit and have smacked 60 balls out of the stadium. Arizona has a slugging % of .391 and have struck out 505 times, while drawing a walk on 204 occasions. As a unit, the Arizona Diamondbacks are putting up 4.7 runs per outing, which has them sitting at 8th in the league. They have amassed 278 RBI's as well as 524 base knocks so far this year, while their batting average is .246. They have accumulated 293 runs while holding a team OBP of .317.

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They have earned a strikeout to walk ratio of 2.47 and their pitching staff holds a WHIP of 1.34. Diamondbacks pitchers have conceded 64 home runs and also 293 total runs (22nd in the league). Arizona has conceded 560 base hits (9.0 per 9 innings) and 273 earned runs. The Diamondbacks have compiled a team ERA of 4.40 this year (25th in baseball), and their staff has rung up 464 hitters. Their pitching staff has walked 188 opposing batters and their FIP is 4.08 as a team for the year.

The Diamondbacks relievers have accumulated a save percentage of 53.8% and has entered the game in 52 save situations. The bullpen pitchers have inherited 82 runners this year with 43.9% of those players crossed the plate. Diamondbacks relief pitchers have entered the game with runners on 60 times as well as having 67 appearances in high leverage situations. The Diamondbacks have dispatched 198 relief pitchers to the hill for the season. The relievers have 24 holds for the season (29th in baseball). They have accumulated 14 saves over the course of the season and have blown 12 of their 26 save chances.

The Diamondbacks have turned 68.8% of balls hit into play into outs out of 5,031 innings, which ranks them 25th in professional baseball. The Arizona Diamondbacks have accumulated 1,677 putouts for the season, as well as 581 assists and 27 errors. Their fielding percentage sits at .988 which puts them in 4th in professional baseball, and they have turned 60 double plays.

Castellanos has taken the mound for 100 innings and has earned 73 punch outs during his MLB career. His earned run average is 5.48 (61 earned runs allowed) and he has a career WHIP of 1.417. He has allowed 110 base knocks (9.9 hits per nine innings) with 32 walks. Castellanos (5-5 career mark) has earned a FIP of 5.40 and he has faced 441 batters in the majors.

San Diego has 60 home runs so far this year as well as 272 RBIs. They have 96 two-baggers, while getting a free base 199 times and notching 284 runs. The San Diego Padres have accumulated a team OBP of .324 in addition to a batting average of .259 for the year. The Padres hold a team SLG% of .390 and they are earning 4.30 runs per game (18th in baseball). They have been rung up on 453 instances (27th in the league) and have totaled 578 base knocks.

The Padres have a team WHIP of 1.205 and are the owners of a FIP of 3.88 as a squad this season. They currently have a strikeout to walk ratio of 8.70 (567 strikeouts against 187 free passes). They have a ranking of 20th in the league as a staff in total hits conceded with 516. They have allowed 72 homers and they relinquish 4.29 runs per 9 innings (12th in baseball). The San Diego pitching staff have conceded 278 runs over the course of the season while having an ERA of 3.94 (255 earned runs yielded).

With 55 save situations, the Padres have tallied 29 holds in addition to 7 blown saves. San Diego has had relief pitchers enter the game in 25 save opportunities and they have walked away with 18 saves. Their relievers have stepped onto the mound 56 times in high leverage situations and also on 69 occasions with base runners. San Diego bullpen pitchers have an inherited score percentage of 37.6% out of 101 inherited base runners. They are ranked 6th in the league with a save percentage of 72.0%, and they have sent 208 bullpen pitchers to the hill on the season.

Out of their 5,253 innings on the diamond, the Padres have accumulated a defensive efficiency of 70.4% (9th in MLB). The San Diego Padres have gotten 50 double plays and hold a fielding percentage of .984 (16th in the majors). The Padres have 534 assists, 36 errors and have a tally of 1,751 putouts over the course of the season.

So far in his career, Cease has surrendered 617 base knocks and he has 885 K's in 735 frames. Cease (48-40 career win-loss record) holds a 3.80 ERA and has surrendered 7.6 hits per nine innings. He has given up a total of 310 ER's while holding a WHIP of 1.269 and being the owner of a FIP of 3.7. He has a K/BB ratio of 2.80 and he has faced 3,125 batters during his pro baseball career.

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take San Diego (-120)

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