Arizona Diamondbacks vs San Diego Padres Prediction, 6/27/2021 MLB Pick, Tips and Odds

Game: Arizona Diamondbacks vs San Diego Padres

Date: Sunday, June 27, 2021

Location: Petco Park in San Diego, CA

TV: Bally Sports San Diego

Odds/Point Spread: Arizona (+165) San Diego (-217)

Petco Park is the site where Yu Darvish and the San Diego Padres (46-32, 3rd in NL West) will take on the Arizona Diamondbacks (21-56, 5th in NL West) on Sunday. The line on this game has the Diamondbacks coming in at +165 and the Padres are at -217. The over/under has been set at 7. The pitchers taking the mound will be Zac Gallen and Yu Darvish.

Arizona is slugging .370 and have been rung up 703 times, while drawing a walk on 255 occasions. They have 302 RBI's and 604 hits on the year, while their team batting average comes in at .230. The Diamondbacks have earned 132 two-baggers as a squad and have hit 68 baseballs out of the park. They have a total of 321 runs and hold an OBP of .304. As a unit, the Arizona Diamondbacks are earning 4.2 runs per game, which is 19th in baseball.

The Diamondbacks have a team ERA of 5.31 on the campaign (29th in the league), and the staff has struck out 609 hitters. They have earned a K/BB ratio of 2.30 and their pitching staff has a team WHIP of 1.46. Diamondbacks pitchers have surrendered 111 home runs and 436 total runs (30th in MLB). They have walked 265 batters and their FIP is 4.83 as a team on the campaign.

The Diamondbacks relievers have accumulated a save rate of 31.6% and stepped onto the hill in 44 save situations. The relief pitchers have inherited 92 runners on the season and 31.5% of those runners ended up crossing the plate. Diamondbacks bullpen pitchers have come into the game with runners on base 64 times as well as having 60 appearances in high leverage situations. The Diamondbacks have dispatched 267 relievers to the mound over the course of the season. The relievers have a total of 25 holds this season (28th in the league). They have recorded 6 saves on the year and have not converted 13 of their 19 save chances.

The Diamondbacks have turned 67.9% of balls hit into play into outs out of their 6,018 innings on the field, which ranks them 25th in pro baseball. The Arizona Diamondbacks are sitting with 2,006 putouts for the season, as well as 675 assists and 48 errors. Their fielding percentage is at .982 which has them ranked 23rd in baseball, and have accumulated 489 double plays.

Gallen has taken the mound for 186 innings and has 221 strikeouts in his MLB career. His ERA is 2.95 (61 ER's allowed) and his career WHIP is 1.170. He has given up 142 base knocks (6.9 hits per nine innings) with 76 free passes. Gallen (7-11 career mark) is the owner of a FIP of 3.59 while he has faced 772 hitters in the major leagues.

The Padres hold a team slugging % of .398 and they score 4.60 runs per contest (12th in baseball). They have hit 110 two-baggers, while taking a walk 301 times and putting up 359 runs. San Diego has knocked in 94 home runs over the course of the season as well as 340 runs batted in. They have been rung up on 652 occasions (20th in baseball) and have 607 hits. The San Diego Padres have compiled a team on-base percentage of .321 and a team batting average of .237 so far this year.

The San Diego pitching staff have surrendered 274 runs for the year while having an ERA of 3.12 (241 earned runs surrendered). They have yielded 84 homers and they give up 3.54 runs per 9 innings (2nd in MLB). The Padres have a team WHIP of 1.141 and are the owners of a FIP of 3.68 as a staff for the year. Their strikeout to walk ratio sits at 3.28 (786 strikeouts vs 240 bases on balls). They come in at 9th in baseball as a staff in total hits surrendered with 554.

San Diego has called on relievers to step onto the mound in 39 save chances and they have earned 26 saves. They are ranked 9th in baseball holding a save percentage of 66.7%, and they have dispatched 286 relief pitchers to the mound this season. Their relief pitchers have come in 70 times in high leverage situations and also on 49 occasions with runners on. San Diego bullpen pitchers hold an inherited score rate of 25.8% of 66 inherited base runners. With 88 save situations, the Padres have 48 holds in addition to 13 blown saves.

The San Diego Padres have turned 69 double plays and have a fielding percentage of .983 (20th in pro baseball). The Padres have racked up 659 assists, 48 errors and have accumulated 2,089 putouts during this campaign. In their 6,267 innings played, the Padres hold a efficiency on defense of 70.9% (7th in professional baseball).

During his pro baseball career, Darvish has given up 970 base knocks while he has tallied 1,500 K's in 1,217 innings. Darvish (78-58 mark in his career) is the owner of a 3.39 earned run average while giving up 7.2 hits per 9 innings. He has allowed a total of 459 earned runs while holding a WHIP of 1.142 and being the owner of a FIP of 3.4. He has a K/BB ratio of 3.57 and he has faced 5,005 batters so far in his career.

Who will win tonight's MLB game ATS?

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Arizona (+165)

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