Diamondbacks vs Padres Betting Pick: The Preview
The Goldsheet offers their analysis of Thursday’s Arizona Diamondbacks vs San Diego Padres clash at Chase Field. The Padres have won 11 of 15 matchups against the Diamondbacks so far this season as these two kickoff a 4-game series starting tonight.
Thursday, September 15 | MLB Betting Notes, Courtesy of Caesars |
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Moneyline: | Arizona Diamondbacks +143 vs San Diego Padres -170 |
Runline: | Diamondbacks +1.5 (-115) / Padres -1.5 (-105) |
Total: | 9 Runs (Over -115 / Under -105) |
Game Time: | 9:40pm ET / 6:40pm PT |
Where: | Chase Field in Phoenix, AZ |
Weather: | Retractable Roof |
Diamondbacks vs Padres Analysis
The Arizona Diamondbacks host the San Diego Padres in the first of a four game weekend series.The Snakes salvaged the final game of their three game series against the Dodgers last night in extra innings, while the Friars split two games with the Mariners in the Pacific Northwest.
Sean Manaea and rookie Drey Jameson are your starters, first pitch at Chase Field is scheduled for 9:40 PM EDT / 6:40 PM PDT.
San Diego is still hanging on to the final wild card spot, 2.0 games ahead of Milwaukee; while the D-Backs are 10.5 games behind the Padres with 20 games left. They won’t make the postseason this year, and that’s why they’re trying out young pitchers like Drey Jameson.
Padres Need To Start Piling Wins
Sean Manaea was one of the most highly touted additions to the Padres’ roster back in March, but never quite lived up to expectations.
In 25 starts the southpaw has compiled a 5.23 ERA and a 1.36 WHIP in 139.1 innings, with 142 strikeouts, He’s the #4 starter in the rotation behind Joe Musgrove, Yu Darvish and the revitalized Blake Snell.
Even without Fernando Tatis Jr. and weak hitting from Juan Soto and Josh Bell, the Padres have hung tough to the final wild card spot. It’s kind of amazing, as San Diego hasn’t hit right-handers that well the last 30 days, as they’re 26th in team OPS.
Diamondbacks Continue To Display Young Talent
When you look at Drey Jameson’s minor league numbers, they aren’t the most impressive as the rookie right-hander has a Snoop Dogg-high 6.39 ERA and 1.49 WHIP in 25 starts. However, he has excellent strikeout stuff, averaging one punch-out per inning.
Arizona has a crowded and talented starting rotation with the emergence of Ryne Nelson, but they will need help to shore up their bullpen in 2023. And that’s the role Jameson will audition for in these last few weeks of the regular season.
While Arizona has gotten better at the plate in the last several weeks, they still struggle to hit southpaws. In the last 30 days, they’re 27th in team OPS versus left-handed pitching, but 8th in slugging percentage. And they’ve relied heavily on the long ball for a majority of their offense this season.
Diamondbacks vs Padres Prediction
It’s kind of an ugly starting pitching matchup, as both starters have below-average ERA and WHIP.
Manaea is in terrible current form with an 8.90 ERA in his last seven games and six starts, and this will be Drey Jameson’s major league debut against a lineup that includes Juan Soto, Josh Bell and other good hitters that have carried the load for this team down the stretch.
This isn’t a game I’ll be running to the mobile app to wager on, but given the bad starting pitching and the D-Backs sometimes shaky bullpen – plus a Padres team that needs every win possible the next few weeks – I’ll lean towards San Diego on the moneyline.
Prediction: Padres Moneyline
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