Arizona Diamondbacks (33-41) vs San Diego Padres (45-30)
Wednesday, June 29, 2022 at 3:40 pm
At 3:40 pm, our selection is on the San Diego Padres over the Arizona Diamondbacks. In 2020, the Guardians (then Indians) decided is was time to dump salary by trading away basically all of their best players with the exception of their #1 hitter (Jose Ramirez) and #1 pitcher (Shane Bieber). Part of that dump was a very talented starter by the name of Mike Clevinger, who Cleveland shipped off to San Diego. At the time, Clevinger was a 29-year-old RH with a career 42-22 record and an ERA around 3.10 -- pretty good numbers for a guy who was still in his prime. Unfortunately, Clevinger only made four starts for the Padres before needing major elbow surgery so he missed all of 2021 as a result. Clevinger is back this season, but the Pads are proceeding with caution. Don't be surprised if they start stretching him out more as the season progresses and Clevinger continues to build arm strength. He just threw four solid innings against this D-Backs team in his last start -- a game won by San Diego, 10-4. The Padres are 5-0 in Clevinger's five starts this season. Take San Diego. As always, good luck...Al McMordie.