Arizona Diamondbacks at San Diego Padres Baseball Betting Tips 4/2/2019

Tuesday, April 2, 2019

Petco Park

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Probable Pitchers: Zack Greinke vs. Eric Lauer

The Arizona Diamondbacks visit Petco Park on Tuesday, April 2, 2019 to play the San Diego Padres. The probable starters are Zack Greinke for the Diamondbacks and Eric Lauer for the Padres.

The opening line for this matchup has Arizona at +114 and San Diego at -124. The Diamondbacks have a 4-0-0 over/under record and a 2-2-0 run line mark. The Padres are 3-1-0 against the run line and have a 0-4-0 over/under record.

Valuable Arizona Diamondbacks Betting Trends

The Arizona Diamondbacks are 4-0-0 against the over/under

The Arizona Diamondbacks are 2-2-0 against the run line

Important San Diego Padres Betting Trends

The San Diego Padres are 0-4-0 against the over/under

The San Diego Padres are 3-1-0 against the run line

Key Arizona Diamondbacks Injuries

03/28/19 P T.J. McFarland Shoulder 10-day IL (03/25)
03/27/19 RF Steven Souza Jr. ACL 10-day IL (03/26); is out for season
03/25/19 P Silvino Bracho Elbow 60-day IL (03/25)
03/25/19 P Taijuan Walker Elbow 60-day IL (03/25)

Key San Diego Padres Injuries

03/25/19 P Dinelson Lamet Elbow 60-day IL (03/25)
03/25/19 P Garrett Richards Elbow is out for season
03/25/19 P Jacob Nix Elbow is out indefinitely
03/25/19 P Jose Castillo Hip 60-day IL (03/25)
03/25/19 P Miguel Diaz Knee 60-day IL (03/25)
03/25/19 CF Travis Jankowski Wrist 60-day IL (03/27)

Useful Pitching Statistics

The Diamondbacks have a 1-3 overall record this season. Starting pitcher Zack Greinke has a 0-1 record with an earned run average of 17.18 and a WHIP of 2.46 this season. He has 3 strikeouts over his 3.2 innings pitched and he's given up 7 hits. He's allowed 17.2 hits per 9 innings and he has a FIP of 17.25. The bullpen has an earned run average of 8.20 and they have given up 26 base hits on the year. Teams are hitting .329 against the bullpen and they've struck out 11 hitters and walked 16 batters. As a team, Arizona allows 12.2 hits per nine innings while striking out 7.1 batters per nine innings. They are 29th in the league in team earned run average at 9.24. The Diamondbacks pitchers collectively have given up 50 base hits and 38 earned runs. They have allowed 14 home runs this season, ranking them 1st in the league. Arizona as a pitching staff has walked 27 batters and struck out 29. They have walked 6.6 men per 9 innings while striking out 7.1 per 9. They have a team WHIP of 2.08 and their FIP as a unit is 9.02.

Hitting Statistics

As a team Arizona is hitting .253, good for 8th in the league. The Diamondbacks hold a .481 team slugging percentage and an on-base percentage of .295, which is good for 20th in baseball. They rank 4th in MLB with 9.8 hits per game. Christian Walker is hitting .571 with an on-base percentage of .571. He has 4 hits this season in 7 at bats with 5 runs batted in. He has a slugging percentage of 1.571 and an OPS+ of 402. Adam Jones is hitting .368 this year and he has an on-base percentage of .368. He has totaled 7 hits and he has driven in 2 men in 19 at bats. His OPS+ is 164 while his slugging percentage is at .737. The Diamondbacks have 39 hits, including 9 doubles and 8 home runs. Arizona has walked 10 times so far this season and they have struck out 36 times as a unit. They have left 24 men on base and have a team OPS of .776. They score 5.5 runs per contest and have scored a total of 22 runs this year.

Useful Pitching Statistics

San Diego has a 3-1 overall mark this year. With an earned run average of 0.00, Eric Lauer has a 1-0 record and a 0.83 WHIP. He has 3 strikeouts over the 6 innings he's pitched. He also has given up 4 hits. He's allowing 6 hits per nine innings and his FIP stands at 2.57. The bullpen has an earned run average of 1.84 and they have given up 10 base hits on the year. Teams are hitting .192 against the Padres bullpen. Their relievers have struck out 14 batters and walked 4 opposing hitters. As a team, San Diego allows 5.5 hits per nine innings while striking out 9 batters per nine innings. They are 1st in the league in team earned run average at 1.25. The Padres pitchers as a team have surrendered 22 base knocks and 5 earned runs this season. They have given up 1 home run this year, which ranks 29th in Major League Baseball. San Diego as a staff has walked 8 hitters and struck out 36 batters. They give up a walk 2 times per 9 innings while they strike out 9 per 9. Their team WHIP is 0.83 while their FIP as a staff is 2.43.

Hitting Statistics

As a team, they are batting .246, good for 10th in the league. The Padres hold a .369 team slugging percentage and an on-base percentage of .306, which is good for 13th in baseball. They rank 17th in MLB with 7.5 hits per contest. Eric Hosmer comes into this matchup batting .308 with an OBP of .400. He has 4 hits this year along with 3 RBI in 13 AB's. He maintains a slugging percentage of .385 with an OPS+ of 109. Wil Myers is hitting .462 this season and he has an OBP of .533. He has collected 6 hits in 13 at bats while driving in 2 runs. He has an OPS+ of 238 and a slugging percentage of .769. The Padres as a unit have 30 base hits, including 9 doubles and 2 homers. San Diego has walked 10 times this year and they have struck out on 31 occasions. They have had 24 men left on base and have an OPS of .675. They have scored 2.75 runs per game and totaled 11 runs this season.

Who will win tonight's Diamondbacks/Padres MLB game against the spread?

Tony's Pick: Take the Padres -124

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