Arizona Diamondbacks vs San Diego Padres Prediction, 7/6/2024 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Arizona Diamondbacks vs San Diego Padres

Date: Saturday, July 6, 2024

Location: Petco Park in San Diego, CA

TV: Padres.TV

Odds/Point Spread: Arizona (+100) San Diego (-110)

Petco Park is where the San Diego Padres (48-43) will go up against the Arizona Diamondbacks (43-44) on Saturday. The odds on this game have Arizona at +100 while San Diego is at -110. The total is 8.5. The starting pitchers will be Brandon Pfaadt and Matt Waldron.

Arizona has a slugging % of .406 and have been rung up 682 times, while being walked on 284 occasions. They have amassed 400 runs batted in and 745 base knocks on the campaign, while their team batting average is at .253. The Diamondbacks have tallied 150 doubles as a team and have hit 89 baseballs out of the park. They are sitting with 420 runs while having a team OBP of .325. As a squad, the Arizona Diamondbacks are scoring 4.8 runs per game, which has them at 8th in MLB.

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The Diamondbacks are sitting with a team earned run average of 4.64 this year (29th in the league), and their staff has struck out 636 batters. Diamondbacks pitchers have allowed 100 home runs and 420 total runs (26th in baseball). Their pitching staff has walked 261 opposing batters and their FIP comes in at 4.34 as a squad so far this season. Arizona has surrendered 782 base knocks (9.1 per 9 innings) and 397 earned runs. They have earned a K/BB ratio of 2.44 and their pitching staff has earned a collective WHIP of 1.36.

Diamondbacks bullpen pitchers have entered the contest with runners on base 80 times in addition to having 79 appearances in high leverage situations. The relief pitchers have notched 35 holds on the season (25th in baseball). The Diamondbacks relief pitchers have recorded a save rate of 58.1% and has entered the game in 68 save situations. They have compiled 18 saves on the year and have blown 13 of their 31 save opportunities. The relievers have inherited 108 base runners this season and 45.4% of those runners ended up crossing the plate. The Diamondbacks have dispatched 278 relief pitchers to the hill for the season.

The Diamondbacks have turned 68.9% of balls hit into play into outs out of their 6,927 innings on the field, ranking them 26th in MLB. The Arizona Diamondbacks have a total of 2,309 putouts at this point in the season, in addition to 804 assists and 38 errors. Their fielding percentage sits at .988 which ranks 2nd in MLB, and have earned 84 double plays.

Pfaadt has taken the hill for 199 innings and has racked up 188 strikeouts in his MLB career. Pfaadt (6-15 win-loss mark in his career) holds a FIP of 4.90 and he has gone up against 848 opposing hitters in the major leagues. His earned run average is 4.97 (110 ER's allowed) and his career WHIP is 1.286. He has allowed 204 base hits (9.2 hits per 9 innings) and has had 52 walks.

The Padres hold a slugging percentage of .409 and they have an average of 4.63 runs per game (12th in baseball). They have hit 131 doubles, while taking a walk 262 times as well as recording 421 runs. San Diego has accounted for 101 long balls on the campaign as well as 405 RBIs. They have been called out on strikes on 613 instances (29th in the league) and have totaled 808 hits. The San Diego Padres have earned an on-base percentage of .324 and a team batting average of .262 on the year.

The Padres have a WHIP of 1.270 and have a FIP of 3.91 as a unit for the year. Their K/BB ratio is 8.90 (792 strikeouts vs 266 bases on balls). They are currently ranked 25th in MLB as a pitching staff in total hits relinquished with 753. They have given up 99 home runs and they allow 4.38 runs per 9 innings (13th in baseball). The San Diego pitching staff have surrendered 390 runs this season while holding an ERA of 4.05 (361 earned runs yielded).

San Diego has called on bullpen pitchers to enter the game in 37 save opportunities and they have come away with 24 saves. They sit at 12th in baseball with a save percentage of 64.9%, and they have dispatched 296 relievers to the mound on the year. Their relievers have stepped onto the hill 75 times in high leverage situations and also on 90 occasions with runners on. San Diego relief pitchers hold an inherited score percentage of 35.8% out of 134 inherited base runners. With 83 save situations, the Padres have 45 holds and 13 blown saves.

In 7,224 innings on the diamond, the Padres have earned a defensive efficiency of 69.0% (22nd in pro baseball). The San Diego Padres have gotten 65 double plays and have earned a fielding percentage of .986 (13th in professional baseball). The Padres have accrued 718 assists, 45 errors and have accounted for 2,408 putouts on the season.

During his career, Waldron has conceded 122 base knocks while tallying 118 K's in 134 innings pitched. He has conceded 57 ER's while earning a WHIP of 1.206 and a FIP of 3.8. His K/BB ratio is 2.95 and he has faced 565 hitters during his pro baseball career. Waldron (6-10 win-loss record in his career) has earned a 3.82 ERA while giving up 8.2 hits per 9 innings.

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Arizona (+100)

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