San Diego Padres vs Arizona Diamondbacks Prediction, 8/5/2026 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: San Diego Padres vs Arizona Diamondbacks

Date: Wednesday, August 5, 2026

Location: Chase Field in Phoenix, AZ

TV: DBACKS.TV

Odds/Point Spread: San Diego (-128) Arizona (+106)

The Arizona Diamondbacks (60-53) will go up against the San Diego Padres (58-55) at Chase Field on Wednesday. The moneyline on this game has the Padres at -128 and the Diamondbacks are coming in at +106. The over/under has been set at 8. The expected starting pitchers are Robbie Ray and Mitch Bratt.

The Padres have compiled 166 two-baggers as a team and have smacked 121 baseballs out of the park. San Diego has a slugging percentage of .383 and have been called out on strikes 929 times, while taking a walk on 384 occasions. As a unit, the San Diego Padres are compiling 4.2 runs per game, which ranks them 23rd in the league. They have earned 458 RBI's and 872 hits for the year, and their team batting average is at .235. They have earned a total of 473 runs while holding a team on-base percentage of .311.

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They have a strikeout to walk ratio of 2.34 and the pitching staff has a collective WHIP of 1.33. Padres pitchers have surrendered 126 long balls in addition to 489 runs (13th in MLB). San Diego has surrendered 928 base hits (8.4 per 9 innings) as well as 460 earned runs. The Padres have compiled a team ERA of 4.15 for the year (15th in MLB), and the staff has rung up 922 hitters. They have walked 394 hitters and their FIP sits at 4.22 as a unit so far this season.

The Padres bullpen have recorded a save rate of 69.4% and have stepped onto the mound in 121 save situations. They have earned 34 saves on the season and have blown 15 of their 49 save opportunities. The relievers have inherited 194 runners for the season and 31.4% of them ended up crossing the plate. Padres pitchers have come into the game with opponents on base 115 times as well as having 132 appearances in high leverage situations. The Padres have dispatched 385 relief pitchers to the mound this season. The relief pitchers are sitting with 69 holds so far this season (9th in the league).

The Padres have transformed 69.9% of baseballs in play into outs out of their 8,973 innings, which has them sitting 14th in baseball. The San Diego Padres have accumulated 2,991 putouts so far this season, as well as 995 assists and 46 errors. Their fielding percentage is at .989 which puts them in 4th in the majors, and have accumulated 93 double plays.

Ray has pitched in 1,563 frames and is sitting with 1,841 punch outs thus far in his career. Ray (98-87 win-loss record in his career) sits with a FIP of 3.82 while he has faced 6,609 opposing batters in the major leagues. His ERA is 3.87 (673 earned runs allowed) and he has a WHIP of 1.290. He has surrendered 1,351 hits (7.8 hits per 9 innings) with 665 free passes.

Arizona has accounted for 108 HRs on the year to go along with 487 runs batted in. They have hit 195 doubles, while getting a free base 374 times and earning 513 runs. The Arizona Diamondbacks are sitting with an OBP of .314 and a team batting average of .242 on the season. The Diamondbacks hold a slugging % of .392 and they tally 4.54 runs per game (12th in baseball). They have been called out on strikes on 824 instances (28th in the league) and have tallied 916 hits.

The Diamondbacks have a WHIP of 1.292 in addition to having a FIP of 4.42 as a squad over the course of the season. Their strikeout to walk ratio comes in at 6.90 (765 strikeouts against 328 walks). They sit at 23rd in the league as a pitching staff in total hits given up with 967. They have relinquished 134 homers and they relinquish 4.55 runs per 9 innings (17th in baseball). The Arizona pitching staff have yielded 507 runs so far this season while holding a team ERA of 4.18 (465 earned runs given up).

Arizona relief pitchers have an inherited score rate of 25.7% out of 144 inherited runners. Their relievers have come in 122 times in high leverage situations and also on 98 occasions with runners on base. Sitting with 112 save situations, the Diamondbacks have compiled 68 holds and also 14 blown saves. They rank 13th in the league with a save percentage of 67.4%, and they have sent 376 relievers onto the field on the campaign.

The Arizona Diamondbacks have gotten 99 double plays and have notched a fielding percentage of .989 (1st in pro baseball). The Diamondbacks have 990 assists, 43 errors and have earned a total of 3,006 putouts this year. In 9,018 innings on the field, the Diamondbacks have accumulated a defensive efficiency of 71.1% (6th in pro baseball).

During his MLB career, Bratt has given up 23 base knocks while totaling 12 strikeouts in 20 innings. He has surrendered a total of 12 earned runs while holding a WHIP of 1.881 and being the owner of a FIP of 5.3. His strikeout to walk ratio is 0.80 and he has gone up against 98 opposing hitters during his pro baseball career. Bratt (0-1 record in his career) has earned a 5.35 ERA while conceding 10.2 hits per 9 innings.

Who will win tonight's MLB game against the spread or moneyline?

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Arizona (+106)

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