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The San Diego Padres (17-18) roll into Saturday’s matchup with the Arizona Diamondbacks (14-19) looking to extend a three-game winning streak. The contest starts at 8:10 PM ET on ARID with the Diamondbacks listed as -123 favorites on the moneyline to stop the Padres’ streak.
Arizona’s Brandon Pfaadt and San Diego’s Michael King have been named the starters for this contest.
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The Diamondbacks have won eight of the 15 games they were the moneyline favorite this season (53.3%).
Arizona has gone 6-6 (winning 50% of its games) when it has played as moneyline favorites of -123 or shorter.
The Padres have entered the game as underdogs 13 times this season and won five, or 38.5%, of those games.
This season, San Diego has won three of its seven games when it’s the underdog by at least +102 on the moneyline.
The Diamondbacks have played in 33 games with over/under set, and have combined with opponents to go over the total 13 times (13-19-1).
The Padres and their opponents have hit the over in 18 of their 35 games with a total this season.
Diamondbacks Stats & Insights
The Diamondbacks score the fifth-most runs in baseball (163 total, 4.9 per game).
Arizona is 19th in MLB with 30 total home runs.
The Diamondbacks’ .246 batting average is ninth-best in MLB.
Arizona’s batters strike out 7.4 times per game, the fifth-lowest average in baseball.
The pitching staff for the Diamondbacks has a collective 7.9 K/9, the third-worst in the majors.
Arizona has a 4.22 team ERA that ranks 22nd across all MLB pitching staffs.
Padres Stats & Insights
The Padres are among the highest scoring teams in the majors, ranking second with 170 total runs this season.
San Diego ranks seventh in Major League Baseball with 37 home runs.
The Padres have a team batting average of .252 this season, which ranks sixth among MLB teams.
San Diego ranks 11th in strikeouts per game (7.5) among MLB offenses.
The Padres average the 17th-most strikeouts per nine innings (8.5) in the majors this season.
San Diego pitchers have a combined ERA of 4.19 ERA this year, which ranks 20th in MLB.
Diamondbacks Key Players to Watch
The Diamondbacks are sending Pfaadt (1-1) to the mound for his seventh start of the season. He is 1-1 with a 4.63 ERA and 38 strikeouts through 35 2/3 innings pitched.
Ketel Marte leads Arizona in batting average (.308) this season while adding five home runs and 15 RBI.
Christian Walker leads Arizona in home runs with seven and runs batted in with 22.
Lourdes Gurriel Jr. leads Arizona in RBI with 22 while batting .238 with five home runs.
Blaze Alexander has 20 hits and an OBP of .390 to go with a slugging percentage of .507 this season.
Padres Key Players to Watch
The Padres’ King (2-3) will make his seventh start of the season.
Jake Cronenworth has sent home a team-high 25 runs batted in.
Fernando Tatis Jr. has shown off his power as he paces his team with seven home runs.
Jurickson Profar paces the Padres with a team-high batting average of .333.
Ha-Seong Kim is hitting .211 with four doubles, two triples, four home runs and 20 walks.
Diamondbacks and Padres Injuries
Diamondbacks: Geraldo Perdomo: 10 Day IL (Right meniscus tear), Alek Thomas: 10 Day IL (Hamstring), Ryne Nelson: 15 Day IL (Arm), Paul Sewald: 15 Day IL (Oblique), Miguel Castro: 15 Day IL (Shoulder), Merrill Kelly: 60 Day IL (Shoulder), Eduardo RodrÃguez: 60 Day IL (Shoulder), Kyle Nelson: 60 Day IL (Shoulder), Drey Jameson: 60 Day IL (Elbow)
Padres: Tucupita Marcano: 10 Day IL (Knee), Glenn Otto: 15 Day IL (Shoulder), Luis Patiño: 15 Day IL (Elbow)
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