Diamondbacks vs. Padres Prediction
Will the Diamondbacks win their fifth straight tonight when they visit the Padres at 10:10PM ET?
According to oddsmakers from online sports book Bovada.lv, the Diamondbacks are -122 money line favorites versus the Padres, who have odds of +112 to pull off the upset. With Robbie Ray set to face Luis Perdomo in the pitching matchup, the over/under currently sits at 7.5 runs.
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From Rotoworld: Ray struggled in Sunday’s 10-inning loss to the Pirates, surrendering four runs on six hits over four innings while taking a no-decision. Ray struck out two and walked three in what was a less-than-inspiring performance. Three of the four runs on his line scored in the third inning when he surrendered a solo home run to Andrew McCutchen and a two-run dinger to Josh Bell. He has turned in a wobbly season, pitching to a 4.57 ERA, 1.43 WHIP and 59/26 K/BB ratio in eight starts (45 1/3 inning). The strikeouts are great, but until he can find some level of consistency, he will remain a maddening fantasy own.
Perdomo wasn’t involved in the decision after allowing three runs in six innings and striking out nine Monday against the Brewers. The nine strikeouts are a new career high for Perdomo, who fanned eight against the Orioles in a start last June. He’s pitched better than his 4.19 ERA suggests, but since he’s not going to get much run support and maybe not a lot of bullpen support, his mixed-league ceiling is pretty low.
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OUR PREDICTION: The Diamondbcaks have won four of their last five games versus the Padres and are 4-0 in their last four games overall. They’re also 5-1 in their last six games following a win and 6-1 in Ray’s last seven starts versus National League West opponents. On the other side, the Padres are 0-4 in their last four home games, 2-8 in their last 10 games when their opponent scores five runs or more in their previous game and are 1-4 in Perdomo’s last five starts.
SATURDAY MLB PREDICTION: ARIZONA DIAMONDBACKS -122