These teams are quite familiar with each other, as they had 2 series against one-another just last month. The Padres will be looking to bounce back at home after losing their midweek series to the Rockies. Meanwhile, the Diamondbacks will be heading out to Southern California after being out-scored 17-3 in their last 2 games. With both teams looking to finish strong before the all-star break, there are plenty of ways to attack this series opener. Along with this same game parlay, be sure to check out our thoughts on the side and total for all of today 9;s games.
Let's take a closer look at each leg of our same game parlay.
San Diego Padres -1.5 (+112) over Arizona Diamondbacks
Not only have these NL West teams faced each other recently, but the starting pitchers are also quite familiar with the opposition. They were both on the mound back on opening day and have since been on the mound in different starts. Madison Bumgarner and the Diamondbacks surprised the Padres by starting the season with a win. However, Mad-Bum has not enjoyed his recent starts against San Diego. He lost back-to-back games to the Padres at the end of June, by finals of 4-0 and 10-4. Meanwhile, Yu Darvish has gotten his revenge from that opening day loss.
Darvish has only faced the Diamondbacks once since then, but it was a smooth win in which he pitched 7.0 full innings and only allowed 1 run. The Padres went on to sweep that series, out-scoring Arizona 17-7. Just like the Rockies seem to be San Diego's kryptonite, that's what they've been for the Diamondbacks. Their success against Bumgarner only amplifies Arizona's larger issue. Their bullpen has been one of the worst all season, as they currently have the league's 6th-highest ERA. With how lopsided the wins have been for the Padres this season, they can prove it again back at home on Friday.