Arizona Diamondbacks at San Diego Padres 9/5/22 - MLB Picks & Predictions
Last Updated: 09/05/2022 at 10:02 AM ET
The Arizona Diamondbacks open a three-game series on the road on Monday at Petco Park against the San Diego Padres. Arizona is 63-69 following its 8-6 loss to the Milwaukee Brewers on Saturday. The loss snapped a two-game winning streak for Arizona. The Diamondbacks have won seven of the last nine. Arizona is fourth in the National League West, 28 games behind the first-place Los Angeles Dodgers. Find out who else is winning with our baseball previews.
Third baseman Josh Rojas is batting .277 to lead Arizona and has a team-high .354 on-base percentage. First baseman Christine Walker is the leader in home runs with 31, RBIs with 75 and hits with 109. On Monday, the Arizona Diamondbacks will send Tommy Henry to the mound. The left-hander is 3-3 with a 4.83 ERA, 23 Ks and 16 BBs.
San Diego is 74-60 following its 12-1 loss to the Los Angeles Dodgers on Saturday. The loss snapped a four-game winning streak for the Padres and San Diego has won six of the last eight. The Padres are second in the National League West, 18 games behind first place Los Angeles. San Diego is second in the National League wildcard race a half-game ahead of Philadelphia.
Third baseman Manny Machado is batting .306 to lead San Diego and has team highs in home lines with 26, RBIs with 88, hits with 145 and on-base percentage at .374. Second baseman Jake Cronenworth is second in RBIs with 67 and center fielder Trent Grisham is second in home runs with 16. On Monday, the San Diego Padres will send Blake Snell to the mound. The left-hander is 6-7 with a 3.87 ERA, 124 Ks and 41 BBs.
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San Diego has won four of its last five and the Padres have won six of the last seven versus an opponent from the National League West. Arizona starting pitcher Tommy Henry was hit hard last time out, allowing seven runs on eight hits across four innings resulting in an 18-2 loss to Philadelphia last Wednesday. San Diego starter Blake Snell is coming off an excellent outing in which the left-hander allowed no runs on four hits across six innings resulting in a 4-3 victory over San Francisco last Tuesday. Final Score Prediction, San Diego Padres win 6-2.
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