Andrew Cashner (0-1, 9.00 ERA) and the San Diego Padres (4-3) meet Rubby De La Rosa (1-0, 10.12 ERA) and the Arizona Diamondbacks (3-3) in the first of a three-game division series at Petco Park. The game gets underway at 10:10 p.m. ET on Monday, Apr. 13 and will air on FSN-AZ and FSN-SD.
Cashner is 3-2 with a 3.50 ERA and 1.17 WHIP against the Diamondbacks in his career. Matt Kemp (.367 ) continued his strong start to the season yesterday, going 2 for 4 with one run. In his career against the Padres, De La Rosa is 0-0 with a 0.00 ERA, 0.83 WHIP, and eight strikeouts. Ender Inciarte (.348 ) went 1 for 5 yesterday.
San Diego is a -168 favorite in this game and the Over/Under (O/U) is six runs. When playing as the favorite, the Padres have a 2-1 record and overall money line at -1. The Padres rank second in the NL in hits with 10.2 per game. They have been a terror on the base paths, ranking fifth in all of baseball with six steals. San Diego’s pitching staff performs very well on its own field, recording a low 0.60 team ERA at home. The Padres don’t give up many hits to opposing batters at Petco Park, ranking fifth in the NL with only 5.3 hits allowed per home game.
Switching gears, the Diamondbacks come into this game with a win percentage of .667 when playing as the underdog (2-1) and an overall money line of +164. Against fellow NL West members, they are 3-2 SU and have played well as the underdog with a 2-1 record. Arizona has an eye for the strike zone, ranking 3.2 in the NL with second walks per game. Switching gears to Arizona’s pitching staff, they have the lowest road ERA in the NL at 0.00.
Predictions: SU Winner – SD, O/U – Over
Notes
When leading after 7 innings, San Diego is 2-1, while Arizona is 1-1.
The San Diego batters brought in a solid nine hits last game. Arizona has a record of 1-3 when their opponents get that many hits or more.
When they are outhit, the Padres are 0-2. The Diamondbacks have a 2-3 record when opponents outhit them.
Tied at 18th for total home runs, San Diego and Arizona have each hit four homers this season.
San Diego and Arizona both rank in the top five of the league in hits. San Diego sits at second with 10.17 hits per game and Arizona ranks fifth with 7.80.
Ranking 13th, Arizona is in the top half of the league for its on-base plus slugging percentage (.674). San Diego ranks in the top 10 at eighth with an OPS of .747.
When the Diamondbacks allow at least one home run, they are 2-2. When the Padres allow one or more homers, they have a 3-2 record.
