The San Diego Padres and Arizona Diamondbacks face off on Wednesday in an MLB showdown at Chase Field. On Tuesday Arizona had a late comeback and were able to win with a walk off.
The Padres headed into Tuesday nights game with a 45-30 record overall but they had lost two games in a row. The pitching has been a bit of an issue as of late and it’s going to need to turn around here soon. Overall this year San Diego is giving up 3.77 runs per game which is 4th best in baseball. On offense Manny Machado is still dealing with an ankle injury and he isn’t quite ready to come yet.
On the other side of this matchup is the Diamondbacks who had a 33-41 record heading into Tuesday’s game. The Diamondbacks have won two games in a row and over the last two games, they have scored 18 runs total. Overall this season Arizona is averaging 4.07 runs per game which is 23rd in the league. Christian Walker is having a big season averaging 4.07 runs per game which is 23rd in the league.
On the mound for the Padres is Mike Clevinger who sits with a 1-0 record and an ERA of 3.52. In his last start against the Arizona Diamondbacks, he went four innings and gave up four hits and one run.
On the mound for the Diamondbacks is Madison Bumgarner who sits with a 3-7 record and an ERA of 3.75. In his last start against the Padres, he went four innings and gave up nine hits and six runs.
The Padres are 5-0 in Clevinger’s last five road starts. The Diamondbacks are 0-7 during Game 2 of a series. The under is 10-2 in the Padres last 12 games during Game 2 of a series.
Bumgarner is coming off a start where he gave up six runs, and the Padres have won the last five road starts by Clevinger. The D-Backs are going to struggle to score, and the Padres will get the job done here. Back the Padres to secure the win.