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

The Arizona Diamondbacks (68-76) take on the San Diego Padres (79-66) after Christian Walker hit a pair of home runs in a 12-3 loss to the Padres. The Diamondbacks are favored (-110) in this matchup with the Padres (-108), which starts at 8:10 PM ET on Saturday. Zac Gallen takes the mound first for Arizona, and Joe Musgrove is San Diego’s choice to start.

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Game Info, Betting Lines for Diamondbacks vs. Padres

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

Diamondbacks Stats & Trends

Diamondbacks Batting

• The Diamondbacks rank 13th in MLB play with 162 home runs. They average 1.1 per game.
• The Diamondbacks are 23rd in the majors with a .231 batting average.
• The Diamondbacks are 21st in baseball with an on-base percentage of .308.
• Diamondbacks batters strike out 8.1 times per game, the ninth-lowest average in baseball.
• The Diamondbacks average 0.9 homers per game when playing at home this season (70 total in home outings).
• The Diamondbacks have a .378 slugging percentage and are averaging 2.7 extra-base hits per game at home.
• The club is batting .234 with 570 hits (7.5 per game) at home this season.

Diamondbacks Key Batters

• Walker leads Arizona in slugging percentage (.480) and total hits (120) this season.
• Among qualified hitters in baseball, Walker is 111th in batting average, 69th in on-base percentage, and 24th in slugging.
• Walker will look for his third straight game with a hit in this contest. During his last five outings he is batting .150 with two home runs and four RBI.
• Daulton Varsho is batting .243 with 21 doubles, three triples, 25 home runs and 43 walks.
• Varsho ranks 92nd in batting average, 102nd in on-base percentage and 41st in slugging among qualified hitters.
• Ketel Marte has 111 hits this season and has a slash line of .244/.324/.409.
• Marte brings a two-game hitting streak into this game. In his last five games he is batting .278 with a double, a home run, two walks and an RBI.
• Josh Rojas leads Arizona in OBP (.349) this season, fueled by 106 hits.

Padres Stats & Trends

Padres Batting

• The Padres’ 137 home runs rank 20th in Major League Baseball.
• The Padres’ .241 batting average ranks 16th in the league this season.
• The Padres have an on-base percentage of .318 this season, which ranks ninth in the league.
• The Padres rank 11th with an average of 8.2 strikeouts per game.
• They have averaged 0.9 home runs per game in their 76 road contests this season.
• They are slugging .393 in 76 road games this season.
• In away games this season, they’re batting .250 with 8.8 base hits per contest.

Padres Key Batters

• Manny Machado has racked up a team-high slugging percentage (.529) and leads the Padres in hits (153).
• Including all qualifying hitters in the majors, Machado ranks 14th in batting average, 18th in on-base percentage and eighth in slugging percentage.
• Juan Soto has a .400 on-base percentage to pace his team.
• Soto’s batting average is 108th among all qualified players, his on-base percentage ranks fifth, and he is 54th in slugging.
• Josh Bell is hitting .276 with 29 doubles, three triples, 17 home runs and 72 walks.
• Brandon Drury is batting .266 with 27 doubles, two triples, 27 home runs and 33 walks.

Diamondbacks vs. Padres Probable Pitchers