San Diego Padres vs Arizona Diamondbacks Prediction, 9/28/2024 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: San Diego Padres vs Arizona Diamondbacks

Date: Saturday, September 28, 2024

Location: Chase Field in Phoenix, AZ

TV: DBACKS.TV

The Arizona Diamondbacks (88-71) will go up against the San Diego Padres (91-67) at Chase Field on Saturday. The starting pitchers are Yu Darvish and Eduardo Rodriguez.

San Diego owns a slugging percentage of .421 and have struck out 1,048 times, while drawing a walk on 451 occasions. They have accrued 713 RBI's in addition to 1,424 hits on the season, while their batting average is at .264. The Padres have accounted for 251 doubles as a unit and have knocked 187 baseballs out of the park. They have earned 746 runs scored while having a team OBP of .326. As a unit, the San Diego Padres are putting up 4.7 runs/g, which ranks them 8th in MLB.

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They have a K/BB ratio of 3.16 and the pitching staff has a collective WHIP of 1.22. Padres pitchers have allowed 163 home runs in addition to 648 runs in total (8th in the league). San Diego has surrendered 1,261 base hits (8.1 per 9 innings) and also 598 earned runs. The Padres have compiled a team ERA of 3.83 this year (11th in baseball), and the staff has rung up 1,426 hitters. Their pitching staff has walked 451 hitters and their FIP comes in at 3.73 as a team for the season.

The Padres have sent 527 relief pitchers to the mound over the course of the season. The relief pitchers have inherited 242 runners over the course of the season with 33.5% of them earned a run for their team. They have compiled 43 saves for the year and have not converted 23 of their 66 save opportunities. The Padres bullpen have a save rate of 65.2% and has come into the game in 150 save situations. The bullpen are sitting with 82 holds this season (16th in the league). Padres bullpen pitchers have gone to the mound with runners on 159 times and also have had 146 appearances in high leverage situations.

The San Diego Padres have 4,216 putouts for the season, in addition to 1,260 assists and 71 errors. Their fielding percentage is at .987 which puts them in 6th in the majors, and have accumulated 115 double plays. The Padres have converted 69.7% of balls in play into outs out of 12,648 innings, which has them sitting 17th in pro baseball.

Darvish (109-88 win-loss record in his career) is the owner of a FIP of 3.52 while facing 6,986 hitters in the major leagues. He has given up 1,391 hits (7.4 hits per nine innings) with 541 walks. His ERA is 3.57 (675 earned runs allowed) and he has a career WHIP of 1.136. Darvish has taken the mound for 1,700 innings and is sitting with 2,003 K's in his MLB career.

Arizona has knocked in 207 long balls so far this season as well as 831 RBIs. They have put up 266 two-baggers, while getting a free base 561 times and scoring 872 runs. The Arizona Diamondbacks have accounted for an OBP of .337 as well as a batting average of .263 on the season. The Diamondbacks hold a slugging percentage of .440 and they earn 5.48 runs per game (1st in baseball). They have struck out on 1,245 instances (24th in MLB) and have recorded 1,428 base hits.

The Diamondbacks hold a team WHIP of 1.356 with a FIP of 4.10 as a team on the campaign. They come in at 29th in the league as a staff in total hits allowed with 1,444. The Arizona pitching staff have surrendered 776 runs so far this season while having a team ERA of 4.64 (730 earned runs surrendered). Their strikeout to walk ratio comes in at 8.20 (1,286 strikeouts against 476 free passes). They have allowed 178 homers and they concede 4.93 runs per 9 innings (26th in MLB).

Arizona relief pitchers have an inherited score rate of 39.4% out of 213 inherited base runners. Their relievers have taken the field 163 times in high leverage situations and also on 148 occasions with base runners. With 152 save situations, the Diamondbacks have 87 holds and 26 blown saves. They rank 24th in the league with a save percentage of 58.7%, and they have dispatched 524 relievers to the hill on the campaign. Arizona has called on relief pitchers to enter the contest in 63 save chances and they have walked away with 37 saves.

In 12,747 innings on the diamond, the Diamondbacks have accumulated a defensive efficiency of 68.1% (27th in MLB). The Arizona Diamondbacks have gotten 137 double plays and own a fielding percentage of .989 (1st in professional baseball). The Diamondbacks have accrued 1,429 assists, 61 errors and are sitting with 4,249 putouts so far this year.

During his career, Rodriguez has allowed 1,098 base knocks and he has 1,151 K's in 1,145 innings pitched. He has allowed 521 earned runs while earning a WHIP of 1.302 and being the owner of a FIP of 4.0. His strikeout to walk ratio is 2.93 and he has gone up against 4,865 opposing hitters during his career. Rodriguez (85-57 career record) has a 4.09 earned run average and has surrendered 8.6 hits per nine innings.

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take San Diego

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