San Diego Padres vs. Arizona Diamondbacks MLB Betting Preview | September 18

Yu Darvish will try to earn his 15th win of the season when the San Diego Padres (80-66) visit the Arizona Diamondbacks (68-77) at Chase Field on Sunday at 4:10 PM ET. The Padres are favored in the matchup (-155) against the Diamondbacks (+132). Darvish takes the mound first for San Diego, and Ryne Nelson is Arizona’s choice to start.

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Game Info, Betting Lines for Padres vs. Diamondbacks

• Game Day: Sunday, September 18, 2022
• Game Time: 4:10 PM ET
• Location: Phoenix, Arizona
• Stadium: Chase Field

Padres Stats & Trends

Padres Batting

• The Padres average 0.9 home runs per game to rank 20th in MLB action with 138 total home runs .
• The Padres’ .240 batting average ranks 18th in MLB.
• The Padres’ .318 on-base percentage ranks eighth-best in baseball.
• The Padres strike out 8.1 times per game, the No. 11 average in baseball.
• The Padres average 0.9 homers per game when playing on the road this season (70 total in road contests).
• The Padres are slugging .393 with 3.1 extra-base hits per game on the road.
• The club averages 8.7 hits per game and is batting .249 on the road this season.

Padres Key Batters

• Manny Machado has 154 hits to go with a slugging percentage of .527, both of which are best among San Diego hitters this season.
• Among qualifying hitters in baseball, Machado’s batting average ranks 15th, his on-base percentage ranks 19th, and he is ninth in slugging.
• Machado has picked up at least one hit in two straight games. During his last five outings he is batting .158 with two walks.
• Juan Soto leads San Diego with an OBP of .399 this season while batting .235 with 124 walks and 84 runs scored.
• Soto’s batting average is 109th among qualified players, his on-base percentage sixth, and his slugging percentage 57th.
• Josh Bell is batting .274 with a .440 slugging percentage and 68 RBI this year.
• Brandon Drury is batting .264 with a .319 OBP and 82 RBI for San Diego this season.

Diamondbacks Stats & Trends

Diamondbacks Batting

• The Diamondbacks rank 13th in Major League Baseball with 162 home runs.
• The Diamondbacks have a team batting average of .231 this season, which ranks 23rd among MLB teams.
• The Diamondbacks have an OBP of .307 this season, which ranks 21st in MLB.
• The Diamondbacks are one of the most disciplined teams at the plate this season, ranking 10th with an average of 8.1 strikeouts per game.
• They’ve hit 70 homers, an average of 0.9 per game, in 77 home contests this season.
• They have a team slugging percentage of .376 in home games this season with 204 extra-base hits.
• In home games this season, they’re batting .233 with 7.5 base hits per contest.

Diamondbacks Key Batters

• Christian Walker has racked up a team-best slugging percentage (.479) while pacing the Diamondbacks in hits (121).
• Walker ranks 109th in batting average, 69th in on-base percentage and 24th in slugging percentage among all qualified hitters in the majors.
• Walker heads into this matchup on a three-game hitting streak. During his last five outings he is hitting .200 with two home runs and four RBI.
• Daulton Varsho is batting .243 with 22 doubles, three triples, 25 home runs and 43 walks.
• Varsho’s batting average ranks 91st among all qualified players, his on-base percentage is 101st, and he is 37th in slugging.
• Ketel Marte is hitting .243 with 38 doubles, two triples, 11 home runs and 51 walks.
• Josh Rojas leads his team with a .346 OBP.

Padres vs. Diamondbacks Probable Pitchers