San Diego Padres vs. Arizona Diamondbacks MLB Betting Preview | September 17

Brandon Drury leads the San Diego Padres (79-66) into a matchup with the Arizona Diamondbacks (68-76) after his two-home run performance in a 12-3 win over the Diamondbacks. The Padres are favorites (-147) in this game against the underdog Diamondbacks (+126), which begins at 8:10 PM ET on Saturday. San Diego’s Joe Musgrove and Arizona’s Zac Gallen will take the mound first.

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Game Info, Betting Lines for Padres vs. Diamondbacks

• Game Day: Saturday, September 17, 2022
• Game Time: 8:10 PM ET
• Location: Phoenix, Arizona
• Stadium: Chase Field

Padres Stats & Trends

Padres Batting

• The Padres are 20th in MLB play with 137 home runs. They average 0.9 per game.
• The Padres’ .241 batting average ranks 16th in the majors.
• The Padres rank ninth in baseball with an on-base percentage of .318.
• The Padres strike out 8.2 times per game, the No. 11 average in the league.
• The Padres have hit 69 homers on the road this season (0.9 per game).
• The Padres are slugging .393 with 3.1 extra-base hits per game away from home.
• The team is batting .250 with 666 hits (8.8 per game) on the road this season.

Padres Key Batters

• Manny Machado leads San Diego with 153 hits and a team-best slugging percentage of .529.
• Among qualified hitters in the majors, Machado’s batting average ranks 15th, his on-base percentage ranks 18th, and he is ninth in slugging.
• Juan Soto leads San Diego with an OBP of .400 this season while batting .236 with 123 walks and 84 runs scored.
• Soto ranks 108th in batting average, fifth in on-base percentage and 54th in slugging in the major leagues.
• Josh Bell has 142 hits this season and has a slash line of .276/.367/.444.
• Drury has been key for San Diego with 122 hits, an OBP of .322 plus a slugging percentage of .511.
• Drury brings a four-game hitting streak into this matchup. During his last five outings he is batting .389 with two doubles, three home runs and five RBI.

Diamondbacks Stats & Trends

Diamondbacks Batting

• The Diamondbacks rank 13th in Major League Baseball with 162 home runs.
• The Diamondbacks’ .231 batting average ranks 23rd in the league this season.
• The Diamondbacks have an OBP of .308 this season, which ranks 21st in MLB.
• The Diamondbacks rank ninth in MLB in strikeouts per game with an average of 8.1 whiffs per contest.
• In 76 games at home this season, they’ve hit 70 homers, an average of 0.9 per contest.
• They are slugging .378 in 76 home games this season.
• They are averaging 7.5 base hits per game and batting .234 as a team at home this season.

Diamondbacks Key Batters

• Christian Walker has a team-best slugging percentage (.480) and paces the Diamondbacks in hits (120).
• Including all the qualifying hitters in the big leagues, Walker’s batting average ranks 111th, his on-base percentage ranks 69th, and he is 24th in slugging.
• Walker brings a two-game hitting streak into this matchup. In his last five games he is hitting .150 with two home runs and four RBI.
• Daulton Varsho is batting .243 with 21 doubles, three triples, 25 home runs and 43 walks.
• Including all qualifying hitters, Varsho ranks 92nd in batting average, 103rd in on-base percentage and 41st in slugging percentage.
• Ketel Marte has 38 doubles, two triples, 11 home runs and 51 walks while hitting .244.
• Josh Rojas’ .349 OBP leads his team.

Padres vs. Diamondbacks Probable Pitchers