In a battle of National League West teams, the Arizona Diamondbacks will battle the San Diego Padres. The Arizona Diamondbacks have gotten off to a great start this season, as they have won 8 out of 13 games. The Diamondbacks are coming off a road win over the Dodgers on Sunday. Arizona sits in second place in the National League West.
The San Diego Padres are in fourth place in the National League West. The Padres are 5-8 overall, and coming off a three game sweep from the Atlanta Braves. The Arizona Diamondbacks -122 is the betting line for this game on Tuesday. Find out more about the updated MLB betting run lines here.
Here’s A Closer Look At The Diamondbacks Vs Padres MLB Expert Predictions
When: Tuesday April 18th, 2017; 9:10pm CT
Where: PETCO Park; San Diego, CAL
TV: FS-A, FOX Deportes San Diego, FSSD
Radio: Arizona Sports 98.7 FM, KHOV 105.1, FM 94.9, XEMO 860
Stream Option: MLB.TV
Odds: Arizona Diamondbacks -122
Why Bet on Arizona Diamondbacks
The Arizona Diamondbacks are one of the top scoring teams in all of Major League Baseball. The Diamondbacks have scored 60 runs in their first 13 games in 2017. The Diamondbacks offense is led by third basemen Jake Lamb, with 2 homeruns and 11 runs batted in, and Chris Owings with a .356 batting average.
The Diamondbacks will pitch Shelby Miller in this game. The 26 year old from Houston is making his third start of the season. This season, the Diamondbacks righthander is 1-1 with a 5.06 earned run average. Shelby is 36-48 in his career as a starting pitcher with the Cardinals, Braves and Diamondbacks.
Why Bet on San Diego Padres
The San Diego Padres were swept in a three game series by the Atlanta Braves. The Padres scored 2 runs in all three losses. San Diego ranks as one of the worst scoring teams in the league, with 39 runs. THe Padres as a team are batting .216, with a .292 on base percentage.
Wil Myers is still crushing the baseball for San Diego. Myers has a .365 batting average, along with 10 runs batted in and 3 long balls. The Padres will send Jarred Cosart to the mound. Cosart has yet to record a save this season.
Expert Score & Prediction
The San Diego Padres just are not very good. Also, do not think super high of Cosart in this start against an Arizona offense that is fantastic. Look for the Diamondbacks lineup to get after Cosart, and score a bunch of runs. The Diamondbacks should be able to crush the San Diego Padres in this game.
The final bet for this game has got to go with the Arizona Diamondbacks. The Diamondbacks will hit well, and get pretty solid pitching from Shelby Miller. The final bet for this game is the ARizona Diamondbacks -122 over the San Diego Padres on Tuesday.
