San Diego Padres at Arizona Diamondbacks - 9/15/22 MLB Picks and Prediction

The San Diego Padres have scored 5 runs in their last 3 games and 3 or fewer runs in 5 of their last 10 games. The Padres have lost 4 of their last 5 games when scoring 3 or fewer runs. Manny Machado leads the Padres with 152 hits and 90 RBI, while Jake Cronenworth and Jurickson Profar have combined for 249 hits and 129 RBI. Sean Manaea gets the ball, and he is 7-8 with a 5.23 ERA and 142 strikeouts this season. Manaea is 4-1 with a 3.38 ERA and 32 strikeouts in his career against the Diamondbacks.

The Arizona Diamondbacks have scored 5 runs in their last 3 games and 4 or more runs in 7 of their last 11 games. The Diamondbacks have won 4 of their last 6 games when scoring 4 or more runs. Christian Walker leads the Diamondbacks with 117 hits and 79 RBI, while Daulton Varsho and Ketel Marte have combined for 219 hits and 117 RBI. Madison Bumgarner gets the ball, and he is 6-14 with a 4.88 ERA and 105 strikeouts this season. Bumgarner is 13-16 with a 3.83 ERA and 268 strikeouts in his career against the Padres.

The Arizona Diamondbacks are coming off a walkoff win last night against the Dodgers, which is a nice shot in the arm, but it also sets a letdown spot here. Sean Manaea has not been good this season, to say the least, and he's off to a horrible start this month. However, these are the games the San Diego Padres need to take advantage of if they're going to close in on one of those wild card spots. I don't care who is pitching, the Padres simply can't let games like this slip away. Give me the Padres.