Diamondbacks at Padres 7/26/20 - MLB Picks & Predictions

On Sunday, the Arizona Diamondbacks will play on the road against National League West rival the San Diego Padres. Arizona opened its regular season on Friday with a 7-2 loss to the Padres. Left-hander Madison Bumgarner suffered the loss for Arizona in his first start for the Diamondbacks. Offseason acquisition Kole Calhoun belted a home run for the Diamondbacks in the loss. 

Kole Calhoun is the leading hitter for the Diamondbacks with an average of .500 and the right fielder is the leading in home runs with one and tied for the lead in RBIs with Christian Walker with one each. Arizona will send Zac Gallen to the mound on Sunday. The right-hander in 2019 was 3-6 with an ERA of 2.81, 96 Ks and 36 BBs.

San Diego opened its regular season in fine form with its 7-2 victory over the Diamondbacks on Friday. First baseman Eric Hosmer hit a pair of three-run doubles and finished with six RBIs to lead the Padres offensive attack. Right-hander Chris Paddack earned the victory for San Diego after throwing six shutout innings in his first start on opening day. 

Eric Hosmer is leading the Padres in hitting with a batting average of .750, in hits with three and in RBIs with six. Fernando Tatis Jr is tied for the lead and runs scored with two other teammates with two. On Sunday, San Diego will send Garrett Richards to the mound. In 2019, the right-hander was 0-1 with an ERA of 8.31, 11 Ks and 6 BBs.