San Diego Padres at Arizona Diamondbacks 9/17/22 - MLB Picks & Predictions

By: Tony G |

Last Updated: 09/16/2022 at 10:55 PM ET

The San Diego Padres will finish off a series on the road with the Arizona Diamondbacks on Saturday for a scheduled first pitch time of 8:10 PM eastern. This game will be available on MLB extra innings. San Diego comes into this game with a record on the season of 78-66, with a record away from home of 40-35. San Diego has lost four out of their last five games including a series loss to the Los Angeles Dodgers.

Arizona comes into this game with a record on the year of 68-75, with a home record of 39-36 at Chase Field. Arizona has won three out of their last five games including a series victory over Colorado on the road. The other two victories came against the Los Angeles Dodgers in extra innings, and against the San Diego Padres.

Joe Musgrove will be the starter for San Diego in this matchup with a record on the year of 9-7, to go along with the an earned run average of 3.28 and 157 strikeouts on the season. Joe has given up 139 hits, 34 walks, and 21 home runs.

Zac Gallon will be the starter for the Arizona Diamondbacks in this matchup with a record on the season of 12 wins, two losses, to go along with an earned run average of 2.50 and 163 strikeouts on the season. For Arizona, Zach has 100 for hits given up, has walked 40 hitters, and giving up only eleven home runs. 

With a strikeout pitcher on the mound for Arizona having an earned run average of 2.50, and San Diego not playing well as of late, we see the Arizona Diamondbacks coming away with an upset victory in this matchup at home. Final Score Prediction: Arizona Diamondbacks win by the score of 3-2.

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