Padres vs. Diamondbacks Prediction and Picks for 9/17
The San Diego Padres beat the Arizona Diamondbacks 12-3 last night. The Friars are now a game and a half ahead of Milwaukee for the final NL wild-card spot. Zac Gallen is expected to start for SanDiego tonight.
Padres vs. Diamondbacks is on Saturday, September 17, 2022 at 8:10 p.m. Eastern Time (5: 10 p., local time). San Diego Padres are 2nd in the NL West, Arizona Diamondback are 4th in NL.
Padres vs. Diamondbacks is a game with Arizona ML (Best Value: -113 at BetRivers) and Zac Gallen over 5.5 strikeouts (best value: +126 at FanDuel).
Padres and Diamondbacks are playing each other today. The Padres lost the first game of the series to Drey Jameson. Arizona is favored to win. Gallen is tied with Julio Urias for the second-best NL Cy Young odds at FanDuel. He is 6-0 with a 2.44 ERA in 14 home starts this season. The Diamondback's hold on a wild-card spot could be tenuous if they don't get some cooperation from the Yankees in Milwaukee.
Padres vs. Diamondbacks is on 9/17. Batting average vs the pitcher is .239.
Gallen has recorded at least six strikeouts in each of his last seven starts. San Diego's strikeout rate is higher in games started by the right-hander than the left-handed pitcher.
Padres vs. Diamondbacks is on 9/17. Strikeouts per game in games started by LHP are 7.7 per home game and 8.0 per road game.
