The Arizona Diamondbacks and the San Diego Padres meet Monday in MLB action from Petco Park. We will look at this from a betting perspective and determine the best bets for this game. Here’s a Padres vs Diamondbacks Prediction.
Starting Pitching Matchup
The Arizona Diamondbacks will send out Zac Gallen for the start here, and Gallen is 6-9 with a 5.45 ERA and 98 strikeouts this season. In his last five starts against the Padres, Gallen is 3-0 with a 2.56 ERA and 31 strikeouts. The San Diego Padres will send out Yu Darvish for the start here, and Darvish is making his season debut after going 7-3 with a 3.31 ERA and 78 strikeouts last season. In his last five starts against Arizona, Darvish is 3-1 with a 3.00 ERA and 27 strikeouts.
Arizona Diamondbacks Recap
The Arizona Diamondbacks will be out to bounce back from a 4-0 loss at the hands of the Royals last time out to sit at 44-46 on the year. After this series, the Diamondbacks will head on the road for a series against the Los Angeles Angels.
Diamondbacks Drop 4 Of Their Last 5
Corbin Carroll has 73 hits with 20 home runs, 44 RBIs, 9 triples, and 13 doubles, while Josh Naylor has 92 hits with 18 doubles, 10 home runs, and 56 RBIs as well this season. Eugenio Suarez has also added 28 home runs and 73 RBIs, while Geraldo Perdomo has 59 RBIs. Naylor has also chipped in 10 stolen bases as well up to this point in the year, while Suarez has the unfortunate distinction of leading the Diamondbacks with 98 strikeouts so far this season. Carroll also has 10 stolen bases, and Perdomo has a team-high 13 stolen bases as well this season.
Why the Arizona Diamondbacks will win
- The Padres have lost each of their last nine night games following a win.
- The underdogs have won each of the Diamondbacks’ last four games at Petco Park.
- The Padres have failed to cover the run line in each of their last nine games as favorites following a win.
- The Diamondbacks have covered the run line in nine of their last 10 games as road underdogs against NL West opponents.
Arizona Diamondbacks Player Prop Facts
- Eugenio Suarez has hit at least one home run in four of the Diamondbacks’ last five road games against NL opponents.
- Eugenio Suarez has recorded a Double in three of the Diamondbacks’ last four games as road underdogs against NL opponents.
- Zac Gallen has recorded six or more strikeouts in three of his last four appearances in night games against teams that held a winning record.
- Zac Gallen has recorded a win in four of his last five appearances with the Diamondbacks as road underdogs.
- Josh Naylor has recorded at least one hit in each of his last 13 appearances against opponents that held a winning record.
- Eugenio Suarez ranks 4th in the league in Home Runs (28) this season.
San Diego Padres Recap
The San Diego Padres come into this game looking to add on to their 4-1 win over the Texas Rangers to sit at 48-41 on the year. After this series, the Padres will take on the Philadelphia Phillies in a home set.
Padres Alternate Wins & Losses In 6 Straight
Manny Machado has 98 hits, including a team-high 21 doubles, 14 home runs, 52 RBIs, and 8 stolen bases, while Fernando Tatis Jr. has 87 hits with a team-high 15 home runs and 39 RBIs, along with 19 stolen bases of his own this season. Luis Arraez has added 99 hits with 17 doubles, 4 triples, 4 home runs, and 34 RBIs, while Jackson Merrill’s added 61 hits with 5 home runs and 29 RBIs as well. Xander Bogaerts also has 18 doubles and 13 stolen bases this season. Gavin Sheets also has 14 doubles, 13 home runs, and 49 RBIs this season.
Why the San Diego Padres will win
- The Padres have won each of their last six night games against NL West opponents that held a losing record.
- The Diamondbacks have lost seven of their last eight road games against teams that held a winning record.
- The Padres have covered the run line each of their last six night games against NL West opponents that held a losing record.
- The Diamondbacks have failed to cover the run line in four of their last five games.
San Diego Padres Player Prop Facts
- Manny Machado has recorded a Double in five of the Padres’ last six night games against NL West opponents that held a losing record.
- Yu Darvish has recorded four or more strikeouts in each of his 14 previous appearances in night games against NL West teams that held a losing record.
- Yu Darvish has recorded a win in each of his last five appearances in night games against NL West teams that held a losing record.
- Jackson Merrill has recorded at least one hit in each of his 14 previous appearances against the Diamondbacks.
- Fernando Tatis Jr. has hit a home run in three of the Padres’ last four night games against NL West opponents that held a losing record.
- Luis Arraez ranks T7th in the league in Hits (99) this season.
Total Runs Facts
- Each of the last six games between the Diamondbacks and Padres at Petco Park have gone OVER the total runs line.
- Each of the Diamondbacks’ last five games as underdogs against the Padres have gone OVER the total runs line.
Padres vs Diamondbacks Prediction
I’m leaning towards Arizona here. I get the case to be made for the Padres as Gallen hasn’t been great this season, but Darvish is making his season debut here and has a Padres offense behind him. He hasn’t really been hitting all that well against right-handed pitching as of late. I feel like the Diamondbacks have more upside offensively here, and I think Arizona gets it done here. Give me Arizona in this one.