Diamondbacks at Padres 9/20/19 - MLB Picks & Predictions

By: Jim |

Last Updated: 09/19/2019 at 9:47 PM ET

The Arizona Diamondbacks are set to visit PETCO Park in San Diego, California for a National League West clash against the San Diego Padres. The Arizona Diamondbacks come into this matchup with a 78-75 record, and they will be looking to continue their success after closing their recent home series against the Miami Marlins with a win, 5-4. Mike Leake received the starting nod for the Arizona Diamondbacks, and he was solid as he gave up 3 earned runs in 6.2 innings. Domingo Leyba had a solid game from the plate for the Arizona Diamondbacks as he contributed 2 RBIs.

The Arizona Diamondbacks are set to start Merrill Kelly (11-14, 4.49 ERA) who had success in his latest start as he went 7 scoreless innings while striking out 5 batters against the Cincinnati Reds. Merrill Kelly struggled in his 4 starts against the San Diego Padres during the 2019 season as he is posting a 5.03 ERA.

The San Diego Padres come into this matchup with a 69-83 record, and they will be looking to continue their success after closing their recent road series against the Milwaukee Brewers with a win, 2-1. Dinelson Lamet received the starting nod for the San Diego Padres, and he had success as he gave up 1 earned run in 6 innings. Seth Mejias-Brean had a solid game from the plate for the San Diego Padres as he contributed 1 HR and 2 RBIs.

The San Diego Padres are set to start Eric Lauer (8-9, 4.60 ERA) who struggled in his latest start as he gave up 4 earned runs in 2.1 innings against the Colorado Rockies. Eric Lauer struggled in his 3 starts against the Arizona Diamondbacks during the 2019 season as he is posting a 4.24 ERA.

This series is vital for the Arizona Diamondbacks as they have slowly fallen out of the NL Wild Card race as they are 4.5 games out of the 2nd spot. The San Diego Padres have struggled as of recent as they have dropped 7 of their last 10 games, and the Diamondbacks have had success against their starter Eric Lauer. The Diamondbacks have some notable big bats in their starting lineup was Eduardo Escobar has 35 HRs and 115 RBIs while Ketel Marte brings a .329 batting average and 92 RBIs into this game. The San Diego Padres have gone 100% on the youth movement for the rest of the season while the Diamondbacks are still fighting. Final Score Prediction, Arizona Diamondbacks win 5-4.

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