Diamondbacks at Padres 9/29/18 - MLB Picks & Predictions

The Arizona Diamondbacks play the second game of a three-game series on the road Saturday against the San Diego Padres. The D-Backs were off Thursday, but defeated the Los Angeles Dodgers on Wednesday 7-2. A.J. Pollock smacked a three-run home run in the win for Arizona. The D-Backs won the final two games of the series.

The Padres were off on Thursday but defeated the San Francisco Giants Wednesday 3-2. Travis Jankowski had three hits for the Padres, including his fourth homer of the season. Freddy Galvis had two hits for the Padres, while Wil Myers knocked in a run with a sacrifice fly. The Padres won two of the three games in its series against the Giants. David Peralta leads the D-Backs with a .296 batting average and a team high 87 RBIs. Paul Goldschmidt leads the team in hits with 170 and home runs with 33. Arizona has a team batting average of .236 while opposing hitters are averaging .239 at the plate against Diamondbacks pitching. On Saturday, the Diamondbacks will send Zack Godley to the mound. The right-hander this season is 14-11 with an ERA of 4.75, 180 Ks and 79 BBs.

Eric Hosmer leads San Diego with a .249 batting average and a team high in hits with 150. Hunter Renfroe is the team leader in home runs with 25 and RBIs with 67. San Diego has a team batting average of .235 while opposing hitters are averaging .257 at the plate against Padres pitching. On Saturday, the Padres will send Jacob Nix to the mound. The right-hander this season is 2-4 with an ERA of 6.81, 21 Ks and 10 BBs.