San Diego Padres vs Arizona Diamondbacks Free Run Line Pick, 4–27–2017
San Diego Padres vs Arizona Diamondbacks
First Pitch: 9:40 PM EST | Chase Field
Current Odds: Diamondbacks -160, -1.5, 10.5
The San Diego Padres look to build off the momentum from Wednesday’s 8–5 win over the Arizona Diamondbacks. San Diego has struggled to string together wins so far this season with only 9 wins so far and winning only 4 of their last 10 games.
Arizona wants to bounce back and take Game 4 of this series after winning Games 1 and 2. The Diamondbacks have played well and are a .5 game behind the Rockies for the NL West lead but they are just 4–6 on the road. They will need to improve upon their road numbers throughout the season to contend down the stretch.
San Diego was not expected to compete this season and one of the main reasons is their pitching. The Padres are just 3–10 on the road with a 5.77 ERA, allowing 6.4 runs per game the last 6 road games. Tonight, Jared Weaver takes the mound looking to win his 1st game of the season. The long time Angel is (0–1, 3.91 ERA) after 4 starts this season. Weaver has struckout 13 batters but he has also allowed 7 home runs during his four starts.
Arizona has played very well at home going 10–2 at Chase Field. The offense has also been great at home for the as they have averaged 7.50 rpg at Chase Field. Getting the nod in this one will be Taijuan Walker and he has gone 2–1 with a 4.57 ERA in four starts this year.
Arizona averages 5.5 runs per game which is a result of batting .275 with 14 home runs. The Padres are not a good offensive team and average only 3.27 runs per game. Taijuan Walker has been decent so far this season and should give the Diamondbacks another quality start. I like the Diamondbacks on the run line (-1.5) in this matchup and expect them to win this game by 3 runs or more.
