Arizona Diamondbacks at San Diego Padres 6/22/22 - MLB Picks & Predictions

NL West Division rivals will square off on Wednesday afternoon, when the Arizona Diamondbacks face the San Diego Padres from Petco Park. The Diamondbacks (32-38) have dropped seven of their last 11 games and are sitting in a distant fourth place. Last night, Arizona managed just four hits and struck out 14 times during a 3-2 road loss against San Diego in 11 innings.

Thirty-two year old southpaw Madison Bumgarner (3-6 3.45 ERA) will head to the hill for the Diamondbacks in this contest. Last time out, Bumgarner allowed two runs in six innings during a 7-2 home victory versus Minnesota.

The San Diego Padres have won 19 of their first 32 home games and are currently tied with Los Angeles atop the division standings. On Tuesday, San Diego C Jorge Alfaro singled home 1B Eric Hosmer with the winning run. SP Sean Manaea allowed two runs in six innings and did not factor in the decision for the Padres, who moved to 43-27 on the season.

Thirty-one year old righty Mike Clevinger (1-0 3.79 ERA) will make his fifth start of the season for the Padres. Through 19 innings of work, Clevinger has fanned 22 batters and owns a respectable 1.26 WHIP.