Arizona Diamondbacks vs San Diego Padres Prediction, 7/5/2024 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Arizona Diamondbacks vs San Diego Padres

Date: Friday, July 5, 2024

Location: Petco Park in San Diego, CA

TV: DBACKS.TV

Petco Park is the location where the San Diego Padres (47-43) will meet the Arizona Diamondbacks (42-44) on Friday. The expected starting pitchers will be Slade Cecconi and Randy Vasquez.

The Diamondbacks have recorded 149 two-baggers as a squad and have hit 86 baseballs out of the stadium. Arizona has a slugging % of .404 and have been called out on strikes 673 times, while drawing a walk on 279 occasions. As a unit, the Arizona Diamondbacks are notching 4.8 runs per game, which has them sitting at 8th in MLB. They have accumulated 391 runs batted in as well as 733 hits so far this year, and their average at the plate is at .253. They are sitting with 411 runs while holding a team on-base percentage of .324.

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The Diamondbacks have an ERA of 4.66 this year (29th in MLB), and they have struck out 624 hitters. Diamondbacks pitchers have yielded 100 home runs and also 417 total runs (25th in the league). Their pitching staff has walked 258 players from the other team and their FIP sits at 4.37 as a unit for the season. Arizona has surrendered 776 base hits (9.2 per 9 innings) and also 394 earned runs. They have a strikeout to walk ratio of 2.42 and the pitching staff holds a WHIP of 1.36.

Diamondbacks relief pitchers have gone to the mound with opponents on base 80 times in addition to having 78 appearances in high leverage situations. The bullpen have notched 34 holds on the year (27th in the league). The Diamondbacks relievers have accumulated a save rate of 58.1% and has entered the game in 67 save situations. They have recorded 18 saves so far this year and have missed out on 13 out of their 31 chances to get a save. The relief pitchers have inherited 108 runners on the season and 45.4% of those players ended up crossing the plate. The Diamondbacks have sent 275 relief pitchers to the mound over the course of the season.

The Arizona Diamondbacks have earned 2,282 putouts thus far, in addition to 796 assists and 38 errors. Their fielding percentage is holding at .988 which has them sitting 2nd in MLB, and they have turned 84 double plays. The Diamondbacks have transformed 68.9% of balls in play into outs in their 6,846 innings on the diamond, which has them ranked 26th in the majors.

Cecconi has taken the mound for 84 innings and is sitting with 68 punch outs in his pro baseball career. Cecconi (2-7 career record) has a FIP of 5.27 while he has gone up against 352 batters in the major leagues. His earned run average is 5.35 (50 ER's allowed) and his WHIP is 1.225. He has conceded 88 base knocks (9.4 hits per nine innings) with 15 walks.

The San Diego Padres hold an OBP of .325 and a batting average of .262 over the course of the season. They have struck out on 609 occasions (29th in the league) and have recorded 799 hits. San Diego has accumulated 100 home runs so far this year as well as 402 RBIs. The Padres hold a team slugging % of .409 and they earn 4.64 runs per outing (12th in baseball). They have put up 129 two-baggers, while getting a free base 261 times as well as putting up 418 runs.

The Padres hold a team WHIP of 1.273 in addition to having a FIP of 3.92 as a squad this season. Their strikeout to walk ratio sits at 8.90 (785 strikeouts against 263 free passes). They come in at 25th in the league as a pitching staff in total hits given up with 747. They have yielded 99 dingers and they allow 4.41 runs per 9 innings (14th in the league). The San Diego pitching staff have conceded 389 runs for the season while having a team ERA of 4.08 (360 earned runs surrendered).

San Diego has had relief pitchers take the mound in 36 save chances and they have tallied 23 saves. They rank 15th in MLB holding a save percentage of 63.9%, and they have dispatched 293 relievers to the hill on the season. Their relief pitchers have stepped onto the hill 72 times in high leverage situations in addition to 89 occasions with base runners. San Diego relievers have an inherited score percentage of 35.6% out of their 132 inherited runners. With 80 save situations, the Padres have accumulated 43 holds and also 13 blown saves.

In their 7,143 innings played, the Padres hold a defensive efficiency of 68.9% (24th in pro baseball). The San Diego Padres have turned 65 double plays and own a fielding percentage of .986 (13th in professional baseball). The Padres have recorded 709 assists, 45 errors and are sitting with 2,381 putouts for the season.

Vasquez (4-6 career win-loss record) has earned a 4.04 earned run average while allowing 10.4 hits per 9 innings. His strikeout to walk ratio is 2.10 and he has gone up against 397 opposing batters so far in his pro baseball career. He has conceded a total of 40 ER's while earning a WHIP of 1.504 and a FIP of 4.0. During his MLB career, Vasquez has surrendered 103 base hits while tallying 65 punch outs in 89 frames.

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take San Diego

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