Luis Arraez is on the brink of his 200th hit of the season for the San Diego Padres (92-68) as they get set to take on the Arizona Diamondbacks (88-72) on Saturday. The Padres enter the matchup as +182 underdogs on the moneyline, and action gets underway from Chase Field at 8:10 p.m. ET, live on ARID.
Eduardo Rodriguez takes the mound for Arizona while Randy Vasquez is San Diego’s starter for the contest.
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Diamondbacks and Padres Betting Trends
The Diamondbacks have gone 51-33 in games they were favored on the moneyline (winning 60.7% of those games).
Arizona has played four times as moneyline favorites with odds of -217 or shorter, and earned a victory in each game.
The Padres have won 32, or 56.1%, of the 57 games they’ve played as underdogs this season.
San Diego has played as an underdog of +182 or more once this season and lost that game.
The Diamondbacks have played in 160 games with a set over/under, and have combined with their opponents to go over the total 91 times (91-61-8).
The Padres and their opponents have gone over the total this season in 81 of their 160 opportunities.
Diamondbacks Stats & Insights
The Diamondbacks are the top-scoring team in MLB action averaging 5.5 runs per game (875 total).
Arizona ranks fifth in baseball with 208 home runs. They average 1.3 per game.
The Diamondbacks have the second-best batting average in the majors (.263).
Arizona strikes out 7.8 times per game, the seventh-best average in MLB.
The 8.2 strikeouts per nine innings put together by the Diamondbacks pitching staff ranks 25th in MLB.
Arizona’s 4.65 team ERA ranks 27th among all MLB pitching staffs.
Padres Stats & Insights
The Padres have scored 753 runs this season, which ranks eighth in MLB.
San Diego has hit 187 homers this season, which ranks 11th in the majors.
The Padres lead baseball with a .264 batting average.
San Diego has the fewest strikeouts in MLB, fanning only 6.6 times per game on average.
The Padres have a 9.1 K/9 this season as a pitching staff, fourth-best in baseball.
San Diego has the 11th-ranked ERA (3.84) in the majors this season.
Diamondbacks Key Players to Watch
Rodriguez makes the start for the Diamondbacks, his 10th of the season. He is 3-4 with a 5.56 ERA and 44 strikeouts in 45 1/3 innings pitched.
Ketel Marte leads Arizona in batting average (.292) and home runs (35) this season, while also chipping in with 93 RBI.
Corbin Carroll has 135 hits and an OBP of .323 to go with a slugging percentage of .430 this season.
Eugenio Suarez leads Arizona in RBI with 99 while batting .254 with 29 home runs.
Christian Walker has 118 hits and an OBP of .331 to go with a slugging percentage of .467 this season.
Padres Key Players to Watch
The Padres will hand the ball to Vasquez (4-7) for his 20th start of the season.
Jurickson Profar is batting .280 with 29 doubles, 24 home runs and 75 walks.
Manny Machado’s 29 home runs and 105 runs batted in are both team-highs.
Jackson Merrill is batting .292 with 31 doubles, six triples, 24 home runs and 28 walks.
Arraez is batting .314 to lead his team.
Diamondbacks and Padres Injuries
Diamondbacks: Paul Sewald: 15 Day IL (Neck), Bryce Jarvis: 60 Day IL (Elbow), Kyle Nelson: 60 Day IL (Shoulder), Drey Jameson: 60 Day IL (Elbow)
Padres: Ha-Seong Kim: 10 Day IL (Shoulder), Mason McCoy: 10 Day IL (Back), Stephen Kolek: 60 Day IL (Forearm), Jhony Brito: 60 Day IL (Elbow), Luis Patiño: 60 Day IL (Elbow)
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