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<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/diamondbacks-news-arizona-fires-coaches-2024-season');   ga('set', 'title', 'Diamondbacks fire 3 coaches after late-season collapse');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/Arizona-fires-3-coaches-after-late-season-collapse.jpg"></figure><h1>Diamondbacks fire 3 coaches after late-season collapse</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2024-10-03T13:31:56-07:00">October 3rd, 1:31pm</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2024-10-03T13:37:21-07:00">October 3rd, 1:37pm</time><address><a href="https://www.facebook.com/joey.mistretta/" rel="facebook">Joey Mistretta</a>Joey Mistretta is a Dallas Mavericks beat reporter, Dallas Wings beat reporter and lead MLB editor for ClutchPoints. He is originally from Lake Arrowhead, California. Mistretta graduated from Biola University with a degree in broadcast journalism.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">MLB</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>The Arizona Diamondbacks’ 2024 season did not go to plan after the team reached the World Series in 2023. <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/mlb-news-every-braves-mets-diamondbacks-playoff-scenario">Arizona fell just short of a postseason spot</a>, as the <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/diamondbacks-news-arizona-owner-destroys-jordan-montgomery-after-missing-playoffs">Diamondbacks’ pitching struggled throughout the ’24 campaign</a>. The Diamondbacks didn’t waste too much time after their season came to an end, as Bob Nightengale of USA Today reports that the <a href="https://x.com/BNightengale/status/1841929843325260249" rel="noopener">ball club fired three coaches</a>.</p><p>“The Arizona Diamondbacks, whose pitching staff took a step backwards and struggled, fire pitching coach Brent Strom, assistant pitching coach Dan Carlson and bullpen coach Mike Fetters,” Nightengale wrote on X, formerly Twitter.</p><p>In all reality, the Diamondbacks had a respectable season overall. Sometimes the MLB standings picture just doesn’t work in a team’s favor.</p><p>For example, the Diamondbacks narrowly reached the postseason in 2023 after winning just 84 games. In 2024, they fell short of a postseason spot despite winning 89 games. The 2023 team caught fire after clinching a postseason berth and they ultimately found themselves in the World Series. Although they were defeated by the Texas Rangers in the 2023 Fall Classic, the Diamondbacks were excited about the future.</p><p>Sure enough, the team emerged as a contender once again in 2024. They were in the postseason picture until the very end of the season before the Atlanta Braves and New York Mets clinched the final two National League Wild Card spots.</p><h2><b>Will Diamondbacks bounce back in 2025?</b></h2><p>Arizona still features a competitive team with potential. They will need to make some pitching upgrades, however. Perhaps pressing the restart button by moving on from the three aforementioned pitching coaches will help the situation as well.</p><p>The Diamondbacks’ 4.62 team ERA was 27th overall in the big leagues. Their 1.35 WHIP was tied for 26th overall. Diamondbacks pitchers simply did not miss many bats, turning in 1,313 total strikeouts which was 26th overall in MLB.</p><p>Zac Gallen pitched fairly well across 28 starts, recording a 3.65 ERA and 156 strikeouts. Merrill Kelly underwhelmed for the most part, while offseason acquisitions such as Jordan Montgomery and Eduardo Rodriguez did not pitch up to their full potential by any means.</p><p>The Diamondbacks’ pitching rotation had the ceiling of a quality unit. In the end, Arizona’s pitchers did not get the job done with the exception of Gallen’s respectable performance. Even Gallen, though, features a higher ceiling than a 3.65 ERA pitcher.</p><p>It will be interesting to see if Arizona opts to make any drastic changes in the rotation during the offseason.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Diamondbacks fire 3 coaches after late-season collapse

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/diamondbacks-news-arizona-owner-destroys-jordan-montgomery-after-missing-playoffs');   ga('set', 'title', 'Diamondbacks owner destroys Jordan Montgomery after missing playoffs');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/Diamondbacks-owner-destroys-Jordan-Montgomery-after-missing-playoffs.jpg"></figure><h1>Diamondbacks owner destroys Jordan Montgomery after missing playoffs</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2024-10-01T11:01:22-07:00">October 1st, 11:01am</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2024-10-01T11:01:40-07:00">October 1st, 11:01am</time><address><a>Quinn Allen</a>Quinn Allen is a Senior Associate Editor with ClutchPoints. He specializes mainly in soccer, basketball, and baseball. When Quinn isn't producing content for CP,  he's writing sports betting predictions for numerous sites across North America.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">MLB</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>Just under a year ago, the Arizona Diamondbacks made a Cinderella run to the World Series, ultimately losing to the Texas Rangers. This season, they’ve missed the playoffs completely, blowing a seven-game lead in the NL Wild Card.</p><p>As you can imagine, the vibes aren’t great right now in the D-Backs clubhouse. They weren’t consistent enough in 2024 and that resulted in missing out on October baseball. Unfortunately, the finger-pointing is already beginning, too.</p><p>Diamondbacks owner Ken Kendrick put the signing of Jordan Montgomery on blast on Tuesday, <a href="https://twitter.com/BNightengale/status/1841154633114235284" rel="noopener">blaming himself</a> for recommending the idea to the front office before the lefty struggled immensely in the desert.</p><p>Via Bob Nightengale:</p><p>“Looking back, in hindsight, a horrible decision to have invested that money in a guy that performed as poorly as he did. It was or biggest mistake this season from a talent standpoint. And I’m the perpetrator of that.”</p><p>Some very harsh words from Kendrick. <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/diamondbacks-news-jordan-montgomery-arizona-agree-to-free-agency-contract">Montgomery didn’t sign until late in spring training </a>and as a result, didn’t get the chance to actually log innings before the campaign began, similar to Blake Snell. But Snell figured things out, while Montgomery didn’t. The veteran went 8-7 with an atrocious 6.23 ERA in 25 appearances (21 starts).</p><p>That’s a far cry from how the Diamondbacks southpaw performed last season with the Rangers in the second half en route to a World Series title. Arizona saw how good he was in the Fall Classic and likely thought they were getting that same dominance, but it didn’t happen. Montgomery signed a two-year deal with the D-Backs but there’s a player option in 2025. Needless to say, he probably won’t be back.</p><p>It’s hard for Montgomery to make excuses for how poorly he pitched. However, <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/diamondbacks-news-jordan-montgomery-blasts-scott-boras-after-frustrating-free-agency">he voiced his frustration with agent Scott Boras</a> because the lefty was unsigned until nearly Opening Day, claiming Boras “butchered” a chance to sign with the Red Sox:</p><p>“I had a Zoom call with (the Red Sox), that’s really all I know. It went good,” Jordan Montgomery said. “I don’t know, obviously Boras kind of butchered it, so I’m just trying to move on from the offseason and try to forget it.”</p><p>Montgomery now has new representation and they will likely need to find him a new home in ’25, based on Kendrick’s comments. Yikes.</p><p> </p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Diamondbacks owner destroys Jordan Montgomery after missing playoffs

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In addition to ClutchPoints, he writes for a few other publications covering the NFL, college sports and Tottenham Hotspur. When he's not writing, Jordan enjoys spending time with his fiancée, cats, family and friends, as well as catching the latest TV shows and movies, and traveling.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">MLB</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>As the 2024 regular season comes to a close, the final two NL Wild Card spots are still up for grabs. The San Diego Padres have already clinched the first wild card slot, but their division rival, <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/mets-news-nys-hilarious-message-padres-amid-san-diego-juggernaut-vs-diamondbacks">the Arizona Diamondbacks,</a> are up for one of the remaining spots. Two NL East rivals in the Atlanta Braves and New York Mets are also in the hunt. As Sunday’s games progress, the playoff picture should get clearer. The different scenarios <a href="https://x.com/JeffPassan/status/1840422181185990729" rel="noopener">were broken down by</a> ESPN’s Jeff Passan on X, formerly Twitter.</p><p>“The upshot: The Braves are in a very good position,” reported Passan on the social media site. “The Mets control their own destiny. And the Diamondbacks need quite a bit of help.”</p><p>Eight different scenarios are in play, and the Diamondbacks do need help in all of them. The likeliest paths have <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/mets-nightmare-seeding-scenario-matchup-2024-mlb-playoffs">Atlanta and New York</a> making the dance, with Arizona on the outside looking in. Yet, there is a lot that can happen on Sunday and on Monday, when the Mets and Braves are scheduled to play in a doubleheader. Both of those games could still be played depending on what happens Sunday. Which of these three teams will make it into the annual gauntlet?</p><h2><b>How can Mets, Braves and Diamondbacks clinch playoff spots?</b></h2><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/Mets-SS-Francisco-Lindor_12d6ff.jpg"><figcaption>Mandatory Credit: Benny Sieu-Imagn Images</figcaption></figure><p>Starting with the Diamondbacks, who need the most help to get in the postseason in each of the eight scenarios. If both the Mets and Braves win today and Arizona loses, then the defending NL champions are out of the dance. They need one or both teams to lose on Sunday in order to have a chance. A variety of different options <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/diamondbacks-why-arizona-must-win-world-series-in-2023">can get the Diamondbacks</a> into the playoffs, but they definitely do need some help from their fellow contenders and the teams they are playing Sunday.</p><p><a href="https://clutchpoints.com/new-york-mets-2024-over-under-regular-season-win-total">The Mets are certainly</a> in control of their own hopes. If they win, they are in. Plain and simple. Shortstop Francisco Lindor and first baseman Pete Alonso have helped to pace a solid New York offense, and beating the Milwaukee Brewers today would get them into a great position. Winning today and one of tomorrow’s games against their division rivals in Atlanta would get them into the postseason.</p><p><a href="https://clutchpoints.com/atlanta-braves-2024-over-under-regular-season-win-total">The Braves look poised</a> to return to the playoffs once again. If they win today, they are in. Also, plain and simple. One of the games tomorrow would still be necessary. Winning the first game tomorrow would likely make the second game unnecessary, as it would just be for seeding purposes.</p><p>It all comes down to today’s results. Will the Braves and Mets return to the playoffs? Will the Diamondbacks be able to get in and defend their NL title? Winning is the easiest path to solidifying their respective chances. Sunday’s scenarios just go to show how much fun late season baseball can be.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Every Braves, Mets, Diamondbacks MLB playoff scenario

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/padres-vs-diamondbacks-prediction-odds-pick-9-29-2024');   ga('set', 'title', 'Padres vs. Diamondbacks prediction, odds, pick – 9/29/2024');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/Padres-vs.-Diamondbacks-prediction-odds.jpg"></figure><h1>Padres vs. Diamondbacks prediction, odds, pick – 9/29/2024</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2024-09-28T19:47:11-07:00">September 28th, 7:47pm</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2024-09-28T19:47:11-07:00">September 28th, 7:47pm</time><address><a>RB Hayek</a>RB Hayek has been writing about sports for over a decade and is currently a member of ClutchPoints' Betting team. In addition, he is also a published author of thriller novels, available on Amazon. Rob went 42-27 against the spread (49-20) in July.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">Betting</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>The San Diego Padres will finish their regular season against the Arizona Diamondbacks on Sunday at Chase Field. It’s a potential wildcard preview as we share our MLB odds <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/betting" rel="noopener">series</a> and make a Padres-Diamondbacks prediction and pick.</p><h2><b>Padres-Diamondbacks Projected Starters </b></h2><p><b>Martin Perez </b>vs. <b>Brandon Pfaadt </b></p><p><b>Martin Perez </b>(5-5) with a 4.25 ERA</p><p>Last Start: Perez went 5 1/3 innings while allowing one earned run on two hits, striking out six, and walking three in a win over the Chicago White Sox.</p><p>2024 Road Splits: Perez is 2-3 with a 5.57 ERA over 10 starts away from Petco Park.</p><p><b>Brandon Pfaadt </b>(10-10) with a 4.80 ERA</p><p>Last Start: Pfaadt struggled in his last outing, going 2 2/3 innings while allowing five runs, four earned, on six hits while striking out four and walking two in a loss to the San Francisco Giants.</p><p>2024 Home Splits: Pfaadt has struggled at home, going 6-5 with a 5.31 ERA over 15 starts at Chase Field.</p><p><b><i>Here are the <a href="https://sportsbook.fanduel.com/navigation/mlb" rel="noopener">MLB Odds</a>, courtesy of FanDuel. </i></b></p><h2><b>MLB Odds: Padres-Diamondbacks Odds</b></h2><p>San Diego Padres: +1.5 (-150)</p><p>Moneyline: +142</p><p>Arizona Diamondbacks: -1.5 (+125)</p><p>Moneyline: -168</p><p>Over: 9 (-105)</p><p>Under: 9 (-115)</p><h2><b>How to Watch Padres vs. Diamondbacks </b></h2><p>Time: 3:10 PM ET/12:10 PM PT</p><p>TV: None</p><p>Stream: fuboTV (<a href="https://www.fubo.tv/stream/mlb/?irad=377812&amp;irmp=492408" rel="noopener sponsored">Free Trial</a>)</p><h2><b>Why The Padres Will Cover The Spread/Win</b></h2><p>The Padres have clinched a playoff spot and will host a three-game wildcard series against the second wildcard spot. The Diamondbacks are holding onto that spot by a hair over the Atlanta Braves and New York Mets. After beating the Diamondbacks on Friday night, the Padres have a greater chance of hurting their playoff chances even more with another win on Sunday. Ultimately, the Padres are uniquely positioned to eliminate a divisional rival or risk facing them again in a few days.</p><p>The Padres scored five runs on Friday, which was all they needed to win the first game. <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/padres-news-luis-arraez-dishes-tony-gwynn-rod-carew-comparisons" rel="noopener">Luis Arraez thrived</a> in this one, clubbing two doubles, in addition to a triple, to help power the Padres to victory. Likewise, Manny Machado battered a single for an RBI. Jackson Merrill also contributed with a single to give the Padres another run. It was one of those games that showed the depth the Padres have, especially considering that Fernando Tatis Jr. went 0 for 5. The Padres have Arraez, Tatis, Machado, and Jurickson Profar in the lineup. Don’t forget about Xander Bogaerts. Therefore, this is a loaded lineup who can pick each other up when one falters.</p><p>Perez is looking for his first win against the Diamondbacks. Significantly, he is 0-1 with a 3.48 ERA over two starts against them in his career. When Perez exits, he will turn it over to a bullpen that is 11th in baseball in team ERA. Robert Suarez is the closer and has done well this season, going 9-3 with a 2.77 ERA with 36 saves in 42 chances.</p><h2><b>Why The Diamondbacks Will Cover The Spread/Win</b></h2><p>The Diamondbacks are in must-win mode. Significantly, they fell on Friday, which dropped them into a tie with the Braves and Mets, who are also battling for survival, along with two games on Monday. Then, they lost again on Saturday, which dropped them into a tie with the Mets for the final spot while the Braves moved up.</p><p>The offense needs to score more than three runs. Unfortunately, that is all they got on Friday. Corbin Carroll has improved after a sluggish start. Yet, his solo home run was not enough to do much. Ketel Marte was not great, striking out and going 0 for 3. Christian Walker also went 0 for 4. Overall, the Diamondbacks left nine runners on the basepaths. Things did not get much better on Saturday when they managed two measly hits, leaving seven runners stranded.</p><p>Pfaadt is looking for his first win against the Padres. Unfortunately, he is 0-2 with a 3.81 ERA over five games against them in his career. When Pfaadt exits the game, he will turn it over to a bullpen that is 24th in baseball in team ERA. Sadly, the Diamondbacks don’t have an established closer, especially with Paul Sewald out with an injury.</p><p>The Diamondbacks will cover the spread if they can drive runners home and avoid leaving too many runners on base. Then, they need a good outing from Pfaadt and for the bullpen to avoid collapsing.</p><h2><b>Final Padres-Diamondbacks Prediction &amp; Pick</b></h2><p>The Padres are 7-5 against the Diamondbacks this season, so it’s been a tight battle all season. San Diego is 84-77 against the run line, while Arizona is 82-79. Furthermore, the Padres are 49-30 against the run line on the road, while the Diamondbacks are 35-45. The Padres are on fire right now and heating up for the playoffs. Conversely, the Diamondbacks are withering. This looks like another game that the Padres may thrive in, covering the spread on the road and sweeping the Diamondbacks to end their season.</p><p><b>Final Padres-Diamondbacks Prediction &amp; Pick: San Diego Padres: +1.5 (-150)</b></p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Padres vs. Diamondbacks prediction, odds, pick – 9/29/2024

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/padres-vs-diamondbacks-prediction-odds-pick-9-27-2024');   ga('set', 'title', 'Padres vs. Diamondbacks prediction, odds, pick – 9/27/2024');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/Padres-vs.-Diamondbacks-prediction-odds.jpg"></figure><h1>Padres vs. Diamondbacks prediction, odds, pick – 9/27/2024</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2024-09-27T08:38:02-07:00">September 27th, 8:38am</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2024-09-27T09:00:46-07:00">September 27th, 9:00am</time><address><a>Garrett Kerman</a>Garrett Kerman also goes by the name of The Fight Analyst. He covers all combat sports, from MMA, to boxing, to even bare-knuckle. He is also very well-versed in all American sports when it comes to news and betting analysis. Whether you want betting advice or some breaking news, Garrett is your guy.2024 YTD Record |NBA: 55-41 |NCAAB: 6-8 |MMA: 74-30 |Overall: 135-79</address><h3 class="op-kicker">Betting</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>Yu Darvish will take the mound for the Padres in game one of their series with the Diamondbacks on Friday. It’s time to continue our MLB odds <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/betting" rel="noopener">series</a> with a Padres-Diamondbacks prediction and pick.</p><h2><b>Padres-Diamondbacks Projected Starters </b></h2><p><b>Yu Darvish </b>vs. <b><b>Merrill Kelly</b></b></p><p><b>Yu Darvish </b>(6-3) with a 3.18 ERA and a 1.06 WHIP</p><p>Last Start: Yu Darvish picked up a win over the Chicago White Sox last time out, allowing two runs and striking out nine batters. The Padres would win 4-2.</p><p>2024 Road Splits: 3-0 on the road with a 2.05 ERA in just 22 innings.</p><p><b><b>Merrill Kelly</b> </b>(5-0) with a 3.71 ERA and a 1.09 WHIP</p><p>Last Start: Merrill Kelly had thrown 72 pitches through five scoreless innings and was set to come out for the sixth, but after a long discussion on the mound, he was pulled from the game.</p><p>2024 Home Splits: Merrill Kelly has been solid at home where he is 2-0 with a 3.55 ERA and 1.09 WHIP.</p><p><b><i>Here are the <a href="https://sportsbook.fanduel.com/navigation/mlb" rel="noopener">MLB Odds</a>, courtesy of FanDuel. </i></b></p><h2><b>MLB Odds: Padres-Diamondbacks Odds</b></h2><p>San Diego Padres: -1.5 (+168)</p><p>Moneyline: +104</p><p>Arizona Diamondbacks: +1.5 (205)</p><p>Moneyline: -122</p><p>Over: 8.5 (-112)</p><p>Under: 8.5 (-108)</p><h2><b>How to Watch Padres vs. Diamondbacks </b></h2><p>Time: 10:10 PM ET/7:10 PM PT</p><p>TV: Spectrum SportsNet, MLB Extra Innings</p><p>Stream: fuboTV (<a href="https://www.fubo.tv/stream/mlb/?irad=377812&amp;irmp=492408" rel="noopener sponsored">Free Trial</a>)</p><h2><b>Why The Padres Will Cover The Spread/Win</b></h2><p>Yu Darvish and the San Diego Padres are poised to secure a crucial victory against Merrill Kelly and the Arizona Diamondbacks in their upcoming clash at Chase Field. Despite both teams vying for playoff positions, the Padres hold a distinct advantage that should propel them to success.</p><p>Darvish, a seasoned veteran, brings a formidable 3.18 ERA and an impressive 1.06 WHIP to the mound. His ability to strike out batters (74 Ks in 76.1 innings) while limiting walks (only 19) demonstrates his exceptional command and control. This precision will be crucial in neutralizing the Diamondbacks’ potent offense.</p><p>In contrast, Kelly, though undefeated, sports a more bloated 3.71 ERA. His underlying metrics are concerning, with a 5.10 xERA and rankings in the 17th percentile or lower in key stats like xBA and barrel rate. These numbers suggest Kelly is due for regression, which the Padres’ powerful lineup is well-equipped to exploit.</p><p>The Padres’ offense, boasting a .264 team batting average, the best in the majors, and 187 home runs (11th in the majors), has shown resilience and adaptability in recent games. Their ability to secure victories against tough opponents like the NL West champion Dodgers demonstrates their playoff-caliber performance.</p><p>While the Diamondbacks have a slightly worse team batting average (.263 2nd in the majors), their recent inconsistency is a red flag as they lost three out of their last five games. Darvish’s experience in high-pressure situations, combined with the Padres’ more consistent recent form, gives them the edge in this crucial matchup. Expect the Padres to emerge victorious, further solidifying their postseason aspirations.</p><h2><b>Why The Diamondbacks Will Cover The Spread/Win</b></h2><p>Merrill Kelly and the Arizona Diamondbacks are looking for a big win against Yu Darvish and the San Diego Padres in their upcoming clash at Chase Field as title aspirations are still up in the air.</p><p>Kelly, a model of consistency this season, brings an impressive 3.71 ERA and 1.09 WHIP to the mound. His ability to limit hard contact and induce weak grounders will be crucial against the Padres’ potent lineup. Kelly’s recent shutout performance against the Brewers, allowing just two hits over five scoreless innings, demonstrates he’s in top form heading into this pivotal matchup.</p><p>The Diamondbacks’ offense, led by the dynamic Corbin Carroll, is primed to capitalize on their recent momentum in the wild card race. Arizona’s hitters have been finding their stride at the perfect time, and the home-field advantage at Chase Field, where they’ve been formidable, gives them a significant edge.</p><p>While Darvish boasts a solid 3.18 ERA, his road performance the Diamondbacks have hit well off him with a team batting average of .254, OBP .316, and SLG .412 with 9 home runs and 25 RBIs giving them some hope in this tough matchup.</p><p>Kelly’s ability to rack up strikeouts with 55 strikeouts in 68 innings, could be particularly effective against a Padres lineup that is best in the league with just 6.60 strikeouts per game. Expect Kelly to continue his impressive run, backed by a potent offense and energized home crowd, leading the Diamondbacks to a crucial victory in this high-stakes matchup.</p><h2><b>Final Padres</b><b>-Diamondbacks Prediction &amp; Pick</b></h2><p>In this high-stakes matchup between the Diamondbacks and Padres, expect a closely contested battle. Merrill Kelly’s recent form and home-field advantage give the Diamondbacks a slight edge, but Yu Darvish’s experience can’t be discounted. The game will likely hinge on bullpen performance and key at-bats in the later innings. The Padres’ potent offense will be the difference maker in this matchup as Kelly has to yet to face off against them this season and will struggle mightily lineup and especially against Fernando Tatis Jr. (.364, 4 home runs) While both teams have playoff aspirations, the Padres” momentum and Darvish’s ability to limit hard contact should propel them to a narrow victory.</p><p><b>Final Padres-Diamondbacks Prediction &amp; Pick: San Diego Padres ML (+104), Under 8.5 (-108)</b></p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Padres vs. Diamondbacks prediction, odds, pick – 9/27/2024

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/giants-vs-diamondbacks-prediction-odds-pick-9-25-2024');   ga('set', 'title', 'Giants vs. Diamondbacks prediction, odds, pick – 9/25/2024');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/Giants-vs-Diamondbacks-prediction-odds-pick-1.jpg"></figure><h1>Giants vs. Diamondbacks prediction, odds, pick – 9/25/2024</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2024-09-24T19:22:00-07:00">September 24th, 7:22pm</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2024-09-24T19:22:00-07:00">September 24th, 7:22pm</time><address><a>Nate Duffett</a>Nate Duffett is a writer for ClutchPoints and a sports junkie at heart, especially for the Boston sports scene. In his spare time, he coaches hockey and is also a Hockey Scout at FCHockey and NeutralZone. Whether it's covering the NHL, MLB, NBA, NFL, or College Football and Basketball, there is not a sport Nate isn't able to discuss.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">Betting</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>The San Francisco Giants are trying to enter Arizona and play the role of spoiler against the Diamondbacks as they fight for a playoff spot. The Diamondbacks were tied with the New York Mets for the final wildcard spot entering Tuesday night’s games, but the Atlanta Braves were just one game back. The Braves and Mets are playing each other in a series, which gives the Diamondbacks a good chance of padding their lead if they can string together some wins against the Giants. The Diamondbacks have won six of the last ten meetings with the Giants. However, the Giants have won six of their past ten overall, while the Diamondbacks have won just five over the same span. It’s time to continue our MLB odds <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/betting" rel="noopener">series</a> with a Giants-Diamondbacks prediction and pick.</p><h2><b>Giants-Diamondbacks Projected Starters </b></h2><p><b>Mason Black</b> vs. <b>Zac Gallen</b></p><p><b>Mason Black</b> is 1-4 with a 5.88 ERA and a 1.51 WHIP.</p><p>Black’s last start was on the road against the Kansas City Royals, leaving with a 2-1 win and his first victory of the season. He pitched 5 2/3 innings with 4 strikeouts, allowing 4 hits, 1 walk, and 0 earned runs.</p><p>Black is 1-2 on the road with a 6.75 ERA and a 1.62 WHIP. His successful start against the Royals in his last game is the only quality start on the road this season.</p><p><b>Zac Gallen </b>is 13-6 with a 3.74 ERA and a 1.29 WHIP.</p><p>Gallen’s last start was on the road against the Milwaukee Brewers, leaving with a 7-4 victory. He pitched 5 innings with 5 strikeouts, allowing 7 hits, 1 walk, and 4 earned runs.</p><p>Gallen is 7-3 at home with a 3.51 ERA and a 1.23 WHIP.</p><p><b><i>Here are the <a href="https://sportsbook.fanduel.com/navigation/mlb" rel="noopener">MLB Odds</a>, courtesy of FanDuel. </i></b></p><h2><b>MLB Odds: Giants-Diamondbacks Odds</b></h2><p>San Francisco Giants: +1.5 (-115)</p><p>Moneyline: +185</p><p>Arizona Diamondbacks: -1.5 (-105)</p><p>Moneyline: -225</p><p>Over: 8.5 (-110)</p><p>Under: 8.5 (-110)</p><h2><b>How to Watch Giants vs. Diamondbacks</b></h2><p>Time: 9:40 PM ET/6:40 PM PT</p><p>TV: MLB Network, NBC Bay Area, ARID</p><p>Stream: fuboTV (<a href="https://www.fubo.tv/stream/mlb/?irad=377812&amp;irmp=492408" rel="noopener sponsored">Free Trial</a>)</p><h2><b>Why The Giants Will Cover The Spread/Win</b></h2><p>The Giants have been in better form than the Diamondbacks as Arizona risks relinquishing their playoff spot. The Giants have been enjoying playing the role of spoiler, and they could do it again in this game.</p><p>Mason Black has been steadily improving recently and has been particularly good over his last four starts. He had one bad game against the San Diego Padres where he allowed four earned runs, but the other three starts have seen him record two or fewer earned runs. He saved his best for the last outing, with a 5 2/3 scoreless gem against the Royals. The Giants will need Black at his best to slow down the Diamondbacks’ offense.</p><h2><b>Why The Diamondbacks Will Cover The Spread/Win</b></h2><p>Zac Gallen’s start in this game will align him to pitch in Game 1 of the postseason. Gallen was peaking at the right time a couple of starts ago when he had back-to-back scoreless outings against the Texas Rangers and Giants. However, he struggled in his last two starts, allowing seven earned runs over ten innings. Gallen’s start against the Giants on September 4th was impressive, and this would be a perfect opportunity for him to get back on track before the postseason if the Diamondbacks can hold on to their playoff spot.</p><h2><b>Final Giants-Diamondbacks Prediction &amp; Pick</b></h2><p>The Diamondbacks are in a must-win situation as they are in danger of not making the postseason. They’ll need to win the remaining matchups with the Giants, as they have a difficult series against the Padres to finish the year. Take the Diamondbacks to take care of their business in this game.</p><p><b>Final Giants-Diamondbacks Prediction &amp; Pick: Diamondbacks -1.5 (-105)</b></p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Giants vs. Diamondbacks prediction, odds, pick – 9/25/2024

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '');   ga('set', 'title', 'Giants vs. Diamondbacks prediction, odds, pick – 9/24/2024');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <p>We&#8217;re back with yet another MLB betting prediction for Tuesday&#8217;s slate of action as the 2024 Regular Season draws to a close. This next series takes us to the National League West as the <strong>San Francisco Giants </strong>visit the <strong>Arizona Diamondbacks </strong>for the second game of their three-game series. It&#8217;s time to continue our MLB odds <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/betting" target="_blank" rel="noopener">series</a> with a Giants-Diamondbacks prediction and pick.</p><h2><strong>Giants-Diamondbacks Projected Starters </strong></h2><p><strong>Logan Webb (RHP)</strong> vs. <b>Brandon Pfaadt (RHP)</b></p><p><strong>Logan Webb</strong> (12-10) with a 3.58 ERA, 1.24 WHIP, 169 K, 198.2 IP</p><p>Last Start: 9/19 @ BAL (L) &#8211; 5.0 IP, 3 ER, 8 K</p><p>2024 Road Splits: (5-5) with a 4.36 ERA, .285 OBA, 90 K, 97.0 IP</p><p><b>Brandon Pfaadt</b> (10-9) with a 4.66 ERA, 1.23 WHIP, 172 K, 173.2 IP</p><p>Last Start: 9/19 @ MIL (W) &#8211; 7.0 IP, 1 ER, 12 K</p><p>2024 Home Splits: (6-4) with a 5.04 ERA, .274 OBA, 82 K, 80.1 IP</p><p><strong><em>Here are the <a href="https://sportsbook.fanduel.com/navigation/mlb" target="_blank" rel="noopener">MLB Odds</a>, courtesy of FanDuel. </em></strong></p><h2><strong>MLB Odds: Giants-Diamondbacks Odds</strong></h2><p>San Francisco Giants: +1.5 (-170)</p><p>Moneyline: +128</p><p>Arizona Diamondbacks: -1.5 (+140)</p><p>Moneyline: -152</p><p>Over: 8 (-110)</p><p>Under: 8 (-110)</p><h2><strong>How to Watch Giants vs. Diamondbacks</strong></h2><p>Time: 9:40 p.m. ET/ 6:40 p.m. PT</p><p>TV: NBC Sports California, MLB.TV</p><p>Stream: fuboTV (<a href="https://www.fubo.tv/stream/mlb/?irad=377812&amp;irmp=492408" target="_blank" rel="noopener sponsored">Free Trial</a>)</p><h2><strong>Why The Giants Will Cover The Spread/Win</strong></h2><p>The San Francisco Giants are currently fourth in the NL West and at 10 games back of the final NL Wild Card spot, they won&#8217;t be making the Postseason this year. They haven&#8217;t made the Postseason since 2021 and after all their success during the 2010&#8217;s, the Giants have been in the middle of the pack in terms of contending for a World Series. Still, they&#8217;re playing well as the season winds down and they&#8217;ve won five of their last six games while notching three shut-outs during that stretch. They also come into this series following an impressive sweep over the Postseason-bound Kansas City Royals, so they&#8217;ll have a chance to stun another formidable team as the betting underdogs here.</p><p>The Giants will send Logan Webb to the mound for his thirty-third and likely final start of the season. He ranks in the top-30 for record, ERA, and strikeouts in the MLB this season and has arguably been San Francisco&#8217;s most consistent starter. He&#8217;s had a rough month of September, recording four starts and notching just one win during that time. His last time out was cut short as he allowed three runs through five innings, but he managed to punch-out eight batters and had a solid outing with his breaking pitches. Last time he pitched against this Arizona lineup, he went for seven scoreless innings and struck out five batters.</p><h2><strong>Why The Diamondbacks Will Cover The Spread/Win</strong></h2><p>The Arizona Diamondbacks are currently third in the NL West and they&#8217;re firmly holding onto position atop the National League Wild Card race. They&#8217;ve won five of their last eight games including four consecutive wins and a 3-1 series win over the Milwaukee Brewers. After their World Series run from a year ago, the Diamondbacks are primed once again to make a deep Postseason run as they look to have one of the more explosive offenses in the field of competition. Most recently, they allowed the Brewers to come back from a nine-run deficit, so this series will be crucial in tightening up their pitching and working out any kinks before they enter Postseason competition.</p><p>Arizona will send Brendon Pfaadt to the mound for his thirty-first start of the season. He has a very solid 6-4 record when pitching at home and despite allowing a decent amount of runs during that stretch, his teammates have been able to bail him out with solid performances from the plate. He faced the Brewers last series and allowed just one run through seven innings while notching a season-high 12 total strikeouts. Expect him to have another great day from the mound as he dials his game before the Postseason.</p><h2><strong>Final Giants-Diamondbacks Prediction &amp; Pick</strong></h2><p>The Arizona Diamondbacks lead this season series 6-4 and they&#8217;ll be even more determined to pick up wins here as they&#8217;re holding onto an NL Wild Card spot. We&#8217;ve seen their offense consistently rank among the tops in the MLB and if they&#8217;re able to get off to a hot start here, they should find enough fun support to overtake the Giants&#8217; efforts from the plate.</p><p>Logan Webb has been a very solid option for the Giants this season, but he&#8217;s shown tendencies to get rocked early in innings. Against a lineup like that of Arizona&#8217;s, he can&#8217;t afford to make his team play from behind on the road.</p><p>For our final prediction, we&#8217;ll have to roll with the Arizona Diamondbacks to pick up this win as they continue their success over the Giants. We like Brendon Pfaadt as the more consistent starter here and his ability to strike batters out this season has truly been impressive &#8211; look for those trends to continue during this game.</p><p><strong>Final Giants-Diamondbacks Prediction &amp; Pick: Arizona Diamondbacks ML (-152)</strong></p>    </body></html>

Giants vs. Diamondbacks prediction, odds, pick – 9/24/2024

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '');   ga('set', 'title', 'Diamondbacks’ nightmare seeding scenario, matchup for 2024 MLB Playoffs');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <p>The Arizona Diamondbacks forced the MLB world to board a drama-filled and highly intoxicating thrill ride that people did not know they needed during the 2023 playoffs. There were plenty of fans who refused to get swept up in the merriment, using the Snakes&#8217; National League Pennant victory to point out the flaws of the current postseason format.</p><p>Catching fire at the right time is a staple of baseball and a major reason why the sport boasts one of the more exciting postseasons around. Though, an 84-win ballclub is not supposed to oust a vastly more talented team like the Los Angeles Dodgers or Philadelphia Phillies. <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/diamondbacks-news-fans-react-to-arizona-falling-short-of-completing-cinderella-run-in-world-series-vs-rangers">The Diamondbacks&#8217; run</a> illustrated the importance of simply surviving the regular season. But they knew their methods would not yield the same improbable results in 2024.</p><p>Instead of reveling in a surprise World Series appearance and just being content, the front office made several moves in the offseason to position itself for another championship pursuit. Arizona has still been subjected to lulls and dizzying fluctuation, but its winter aggression is seemingly paying off. With six regular season games left in 2024, the team has already claimed 87 victories.</p><p>Torey Lovullo and company cannot comfortably pack their bags for a playoff trip by any means, but they are proving they are not just a good story, or a product of the modified system. The Diamondbacks are aiming to be an NL fixture for the next several years. Another prosperous October would solidify their status as fierce threats rather than a one-year nuisance.</p><p>But make no mistake, this group still has to whip up some postseason magic and maybe lure Lady Luck into the desert for a night or two. The reigning NL kings could benefit greatly by avoiding one specific obstacle.</p><h2><strong>Diamondbacks&#8217; biggest nightmare draw is the Padres</strong></h2><p><figure id="attachment_3045433" aria-describedby="caption-attachment-3045433" style="width: 1024px" class="wp-caption aligncenter"><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" class="size-full wp-image-3045433" src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/Padres-stars-Fernando-Tatis-Jr.-and-Manny-Machado-celebrate.jpg" alt="San Diego Padres third baseman Manny Machado (right) and designated hitter Fernando Tatis Jr. (23) celebrate on the field after defeating the Houston Astros at Petco Park." width="1024" height="574" srcset="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/Padres-stars-Fernando-Tatis-Jr.-and-Manny-Machado-celebrate.jpg 1200w, https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/Padres-stars-Fernando-Tatis-Jr.-and-Manny-Machado-celebrate.jpg?resize=300,168 300w, https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/Padres-stars-Fernando-Tatis-Jr.-and-Manny-Machado-celebrate.jpg?resize=768,431 768w, https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/Padres-stars-Fernando-Tatis-Jr.-and-Manny-Machado-celebrate.jpg?resize=1024,574 1024w, https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/Padres-stars-Fernando-Tatis-Jr.-and-Manny-Machado-celebrate.jpg?resize=150,84 150w" sizes="(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px" /><figcaption id="caption-attachment-3045433" class="wp-caption-text">Orlando Ramirez-Imagn Images</figcaption></figure></p><p>The San Diego Padres have been a volatile franchise in recent years. President of baseball operations AJ Preller&#8217;s undying determination to go star-searching has produced both exceptional and disastrous results. Individual accolades are sometimes brought in at the expense of club chemistry, which as 2023 showed, can result in painfully unmet expectations.</p><p>Preller kick-started a sizable renovation project in the offseason, but he did not take a hammer to the entire foundation. Although San Diego bid farewell to superstar Juan Soto, it added strikeout machine Dylan Cease, dependable right-handed pitcher Michael King, homer-happy Kyle Higashioka and, eventually, soon-to-be three-time batting champion Luis Arraez in trades while also reuniting with a reinvigorated Jurickson Profar via free agency.</p><p>Promoting Mike Shildt to the managerial position has worked brilliantly, with the Padres exuding a completely different aura in 2024. They continued to invest at the trade deadline, strengthening an already reliable bullpen by acquiring All-Star reliever Tanner Scott. Their gambles are paying off, the most notable one being the insertion of <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/padres-jackson-merrill-beat-paul-skenes-2024-nl-roy-award">Rookie of the Year favorite Jackson Merrill</a> into center field on a full-time basis.</p><p>And we cannot forget about <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/padres-news-fernando-tatis-jr-reacts-manny-machados-epic-night-astros">the Padres&#8217; mainstays</a>. Manny Machado and Fernando Tatis Jr. are looking more like their old selves following underwhelming offensive showings last season, while five-time All-Star Yu Darvish regains his form after dealing with a groin injury for much of the year. The pieces are fitting together quite nicely right now on San Diego, and that spells trouble for teams that are still working through some issues.</p><p>Translation: the Diamondbacks do not want to play their divisional foe in the NL Wild Card Series. They might be too exposed at that time.</p><h2><strong>Arizona has too many question marks on its pitching staff</strong></h2><p><figure id="attachment_3045425" aria-describedby="caption-attachment-3045425" style="width: 1024px" class="wp-caption aligncenter"><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" class="size-full wp-image-3045425" src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/Jordan-Montgomery-takes-the-mound.jpg" alt="Arizona Diamondbacks starting pitcher Jordan Montgomery (52) pitches in the first inning against the Milwaukee Brewers at American Family Field." width="1024" height="574" srcset="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/Jordan-Montgomery-takes-the-mound.jpg 1200w, https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/Jordan-Montgomery-takes-the-mound.jpg?resize=300,168 300w, https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/Jordan-Montgomery-takes-the-mound.jpg?resize=768,431 768w, https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/Jordan-Montgomery-takes-the-mound.jpg?resize=1024,574 1024w, https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/Jordan-Montgomery-takes-the-mound.jpg?resize=150,84 150w" sizes="(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px" /><figcaption id="caption-attachment-3045425" class="wp-caption-text">Benny Sieu-Imagn Images</figcaption></figure></p><p>The D-backs&#8217; starting pitching rotation was alarmingly thin going into last year&#8217;s playoffs, with the young and largely unproven Brandon Pfaadt serving as the No. 3 behind Zac Gallen and Merrill Kelly. The bullpen was loaded with erratic arms and high ERAs. Logic indicated that the staff would eventually implode, especially when confronted with the Phillies and Dodgers&#8217; imposing lineups. <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/diamondbacks-news-torey-lovullo-bullpen-admission-game-1-win-vs-brewers">Torey Lovullo knew just what buttons to press</a>, however.</p><p>The skipper instilled confidence in his pitchers and did an exemplary job of managing them throughout that mystical October. Although he should theoretically have more talent and depth at his disposal in the 2024 postseason, Lovullo must rediscover that magical touch if Arizona is going to overcome <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/diamondbacks-fatal-flaw-prevent-winning-world-series">its glaring limitations</a> once again.</p><p>Flashy free agent acquisitions Jordan Montgomery and Eduardo Rodriguez have each endured hardship since venturing into the desert, Gallen looked shaky in his last two starts and Kelly left Saturday&#8217;s game with a calf cramp. The Diamondbacks&#8217; relief pitchers, aside from midseason addition AJ Puk, are also unreliable right now.</p><p>Justin Martinez has the knockout-fastball to overpower hitters in big games, but the 22-year-old&#8217;s control and command issues are beginning to reflect in the scoreboard. Fellow right-hander Ryan Thompson and southpaw Joe Mantiply, both of whom received plenty of work during the 2023 run, are floundering as well. They gave up a combined five runs in Sunday&#8217;s 10-9 loss versus the Milwaukee Brewers (Diamondbacks led 8-0 in third inning).</p><p>Despite that frightening collapse in American Family Field, the Snakes can survive their deficiencies against the NL Central champions and slither their way past the Wild Card round. The Brewers&#8217; lineup contains intriguing versatility and speed, similar to last season&#8217;s Goliath-slaying Arizona club, but it is also rife with inexperience. The Padres are scarier.</p><h2><strong>D-backs need to fix their issues before facing Padres</strong></h2><p>Arizona has beaten San Diego in three of the last four matchups between the teams and will have three more chances to best its NL West rival at the end of next week. That being said, based on how the Diamondbacks&#8217; pitchers are presently performing, the Padres are a dangerous draw in the opening round of the playoffs.</p><p>Until some combination of Gallen, Kelly, Rodriguez or Montgomery can prove that they are at their best, this club should benefit most by facing either the Brewers, New York Mets or even the Atlanta Braves. San Diego is the only team with a better collective batting average than Arizona (.265 to .264) and also possesses multiple relievers like Robert Suarez, Tanner Scott and Jeremiah Estrada who can suffocate hitters in the later innings. It can match the defending NL champs&#8217; biggest strength and attack their biggest weakness. That is quite nightmarish, no?</p><p>The Padres contain uncertainties in their starting rotation, to be fair, but Manny Machado, Fernando Tatis Jr., Luis Arraez and the <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/padres-news-jackson-merrill-becomes-first-mlb-player-to-accomplish-clutch-feat">supremely clutch Jackson Merrill</a> lead a capable offense that can hurt pitchers in multiple ways. In high-scoring showdowns, the bullpen will become a crucial factor. While history proves that the Diamondbacks have the arms to prevail, I cannot ignore what I am seeing at this moment.</p><p>A get-right series does not exist in the playoffs, but a lineup with Ketel Marte, Christian Walker, Corbin Carroll, Eugenio Suarez, the returning Lourdes Gurriel Jr., a rejuvenated Joc Pederson, an underrated Geraldo Perdomo, a surging Gabriel Moreno and the sublimely swift Jake McCarthy can push the team through a series.</p><p>After that, though, the Snakes will have to be moving at full force if they want to outlast the rest of the field for a second year in a row.</p>    </body></html>

Diamondbacks’ nightmare seeding scenario, matchup for 2024 MLB Playoffs

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '');   ga('set', 'title', 'Giants vs. Diamondbacks prediction, odds, pick – 9/23/2024');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <p>The San Francisco Giants will begin a three-game series with the Arizona Diamondbacks on Monday at Chase Field. Wildcard implications are on the line as we share our MLB odds <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/betting" target="_blank" rel="noopener">series</a> and make a Giants-Diamondbacks prediction and pick.</p><h2><strong>Giants-Diamondbacks Projected Starters </strong></h2><p><b>Hayden Birdsong </b>vs. <b>Eduardo Rodriguez </b></p><p><b>Hayden Birdsong </b>(4-5) with a 4.74 ERA</p><p>Last Start: Birdsong went 5 2/3 innings in his last outing, allowing three earned runs on four hits while striking out three and walking two in a win over the Baltimore Orioles.</p><p>2024 Road Splits: Birdsong is 3-3 with a 5.55 ERA over eight starts away from home.</p><p><b>Eduardo Rodriguez </b>(3-3) with a 5.09 ERA</p><p>Last Start: Rodriguez dominated in his last outing, going 6 1/3 innings while allowing two earned runs on five hits, striking out 11 and walking one in a win over the Colorado Rockies.</p><p>2024 Home Splits: Rodriguez has struggled at home, going 0-2 with a 6.05 ERA over four starts at Chase Field.</p><p><strong><em>Here are the <a href="https://sportsbook.fanduel.com/navigation/mlb" target="_blank" rel="noopener">MLB Odds</a>, courtesy of FanDuel. </em></strong></p><h2><strong>MLB Odds: Giants-Diamondbacks Odds</strong></h2><p>San Francisco Giants: +1.5 (-137)</p><p>Moneyline: +144</p><p>Arizona Diamondbacks: -1.5 (+114)</p><p>Moneyline: -172</p><p>Over: 9 (-110)</p><p>Under: 9 (-110)</p><h2><strong>How to Watch Giants vs. Diamondbacks</strong></h2><p>Time: 9:40 PM ET/6:40 PM PT</p><p>TV: None</p><p>Stream: fuboTV (<a href="https://www.fubo.tv/stream/mlb/?irad=377812&amp;irmp=492408" target="_blank" rel="noopener sponsored">Free Trial</a>)</p><h2><strong>Why The Giants Will Cover The Spread/Win</strong></h2><p>The Giants are officially eliminated from the playoff race. Predictably, things have not gone well this season, as they came into the day trailing the final wildcard spot by 10 games. <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/giants-call-up-top-prospect-after-just-9-double-a-games" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Calling up a top prospect</a> is probably the most exciting thing going on for the Giants right now. They need all the help they can get, especially on offense.</p><p>Heliot Ramos has been one of the lone bright spots in this lineup, leading the Giants in home runs. Also, he has done well against the Diamondbacks, batting .350 with seven hits, two home runs, five RBIs, and four runs over six games. Ramos is simply elite at the plate and will eventually be the one to lead them back to the playoffs. For now, he is playing out the regular season and hopes to play spoiler against the Giants.</p><p>Mark Canha is not a threatening hitter. Yet, he can still pack a punch at the plate. Lamonte Wade Jr. has battled injuries and struggles this season. But he is still a solid hitter. Wade has struggled against the Diamondbacks, batting .222 with 32 hirs, seven home runs, 19 RBIs, and 20 runs over 45 games.</p><p>Birdsong has not produced a quality start since July 21. Unfortunately, he has just not been able to get the job done. When Birdsong exits the game, he will turn it over to a bullpen that is 16th in baseball in team ERA. Camilo Doval has been the closer and has struggled this season, going 5-3 with a 5.24 ERA and 23 saves.</p><p>The Giants will cover the spread if Wade and Canha can both clobber the baseball and get on base while Ramos batters the baseball into the seats. Also, they need Birdsong to fly high and make good pitches to avoid allowing the Giants to fall behind.</p><h2><strong>Why The Diamondbacks Will Cover The Spread/Win</strong></h2><p>The Diamondbacks are one of the top-hitting teams in the league. Ultimately, this is one reason they have remained in the NL&#8217;s final wildcard spot. The Diamondbacks must continue to hit the ball well if they are to make the playoffs.</p><p>Corbin Carroll struggled at the start of the season. However, there has been a slight improvement over the last few weeks. Carroll has struggled against the Giants throughout his career. Unfortunately, he is batting just .213 with 23 hits, one home run, seven RBIs, and 18 runs over 28 games against the Giants. Christian Walker remains a consistent threat at the plate. Also, he is hitting .257 with six home runs, 39 RBIs, and 40 runs over 95 games against the Giants. Ketel Marte leads the team in home runs. Likewise, he has done well against the Diamondbacks, batting .304 with 109 hits, 14 home runs, 45 RBIs, and 54 runs over 94 games.</p><p>Rodriguez has just one quality start this season, and it happened in his last start. Can he replicate it? That is the question as he comes into a battle with the Giants. When Rodriguez exits, he will hand the game ball over to a struggling bullpen that is just 24th in baseball in team ERA. With Paul Sewald out with an injury, there has been a vacancy in the closer&#8217;s spot.</p><p>The Diamondbacks will cover the spread if their hitters can batter the baseball and drive runners home. Then, they need another quality start from Rodriguez.</p><h2><strong>Final Giants-Diamondbacks Prediction &amp; Pick</strong></h2><p>The Giants are 76-80 against the run line, while the Diamondbacks are 81-75. Additionally, the Giants are 42-35 against the run line on the road, while the Diamondbacks are 34-41 at home. The Diamondbacks lead the head-to-head series 6-4, including a 2-1 record at home against the Giants. I like the Diamondbacks in this one because they have the better pitcher and have more motivation to win. Take the D-Backs.</p><p><strong>Final Giants-Diamondbacks Prediction &amp; Pick: Arizona Diamondbacks: -1.5 (+114)</strong></p>    </body></html>

Giants vs. Diamondbacks prediction, odds, pick – 9/23/2024

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/diamondbacks-vs-brewers-prediction-odds-pick-9-20-2024');   ga('set', 'title', 'Diamondbacks vs. Brewers prediction, odds, pick – 9/20/2024');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/Diamondbacks-vs.-Brewers-prediction-odds-pick-1.jpg"></figure><h1>Diamondbacks vs. Brewers prediction, odds, pick – 9/20/2024</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2024-09-20T08:48:42-07:00">September 20th, 8:48am</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2024-09-20T08:48:42-07:00">September 20th, 8:48am</time><address><a>Cameron Zunkel</a>Cameron Zunkel is a former college athlete for the University of Illinois, Springfield. During that time, he earned his masters degree in Communication. After graduating in 2022, Cameron signed to play independent professional baseball with the Joliet Slammers, but his time was cut short due to injury. Nonetheless, his love for baseball and all sports never faded.Cameron loves the sports media and sports journalism side of things and does some light writing for a Chicago Cubs blog, as well. To go along with that, he loves sports betting and fantasy sports. He also loves digging on the research and creating content for both sports betting and fantasy sports!</address><h3 class="op-kicker">Betting</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>The Arizona Diamondbacks hit the road to take on the Milwaukee Brewers Friday night. Check out our MLB odds <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/betting" rel="noopener">series</a> as we give you a Diamondbacks-Brewers prediction and pick. We will also let you know how to watch the game.</p><h2><b>Diamondbacks-Brewers Projected Starters </b></h2><p><b>Zac Gallen</b> vs. <b>Colin Rea</b></p><p><b>Zac Gallen</b> (12-6) with a 3.61 ERA, 1.28 WHIP, 137 innings pitched, 140K/51BB, .239 oBA</p><p>Last Start: vs. Milwaukee Brewers: No Decision, 5 innings, 6 hits, 3 runs, 2 walks, 7 strikeouts</p><p>2024 Road Splits: 12 starts, 3.75 ERA, 1.33 WHIP, 60 innings pitched, 61K/28BB, .232 oBA</p><p><b>Colin Rea</b> (12-5) with a 4.14 ERA, 1.22 WHIP, 156.2 innings pitched, 124K/39BB, .249 oBA</p><p>Last Start: at San Francisco Giants: Loss, 4 innings, 11 hits, 10 runs, 1 walk, 1 strikeout</p><p>2024 Home Splits: 15 games, 13 starts, 3.78 ERA, 1.03 WHIP, 83.1 innings pitched, 70K/17BB, .218 oBA</p><p><b><i>Here are the <a href="https://sportsbook.fanduel.com/navigation/mlb" rel="noopener">MLB Odds</a>, courtesy of FanDuel. </i></b></p><h2><b>MLB Odds: Diamondbacks-Brewers Odds</b></h2><p>Arizona Diamondbacks: -1.5 (+134)</p><p>Moneyline: -126</p><p>Milwaukee Brewers: +1.5 (-162)</p><p>Moneyline: +108</p><p>Over: 8.5 (-102)</p><p>Under: 8.5 (-120)</p><h2><b>How to Watch Diamondbacks vs. Brewers</b></h2><p>Time: 8:10 PM ET/5:10 PM PT</p><p>TV: MLB TV, Bally Sports Wisconsin</p><p>Stream: fuboTV (<a href="https://www.fubo.tv/stream/mlb/?irad=377812&amp;irmp=492408" rel="noopener sponsored">Free Trial</a>)</p><h2><b>Why The Diamondbacks Will Cover The Spread/Win</b></h2><p>Zac Gallen has thrown the ball well lately. He is a very good pitcher, and that has shown in the month of September. In three starts this month, Gallen has thrown 16 innings, allowed just eight hits, struck out 22 batters, and he has a 1.69 ERA. His breaking ball is one of the best in the MLB, and the Diamondbacks need that to continue. If he can have another good start against the Brewers, the Diamondbacks are going to win this game.</p><p>Arizona has been able to hit the ball really well this season. They are second in the MLB in batting average, and they lead the MLB in slugging percentage. They are fourth in home runs, third in triples, and ninth in doubles, which is why their slugging percentage is high. Arizona was able to hit the ball well in their first series with Milwaukee, that just has to continue in this game. If they can do that, the Diamondbacks are going to win.</p><h2><b>Why The Brewers Will Cover The Spread/Win</b></h2><p>Milwaukee crushed the ball in their first series with the Diamondbacks. They scored a total of 27 runs in those three games, which makes it very easy to win. When Milwaukee scores just four runs in a game, they are 66-20. Milwaukee has already clinched the NL Central, so they can stop of the gas a little bit in terms of resting some starters for the postseason, but they should still be able to hit the ball well. If they can get to just four or five runs, they will have a good chance to win this game.</p><p>Colin Rea is back in a starter role after earning a save against the Philadelphia Phillies a few days ago. Rea is a better pitcher at home this season, and the Brewers need that to continue in this game. Arizona is not playing their best right now, so Rea should be able to at least keep the Brewers in the game. If he can do that, the Brewers will win.</p><h2><b>Final Diamondbacks-Brewers Prediction &amp; Pick</b></h2><p>This is two good teams going at it, and they both have something to play for. The Brewers can still earn themselves a first-round bye in the playoffs, so they should still play hard. The Diamondbacks are fighting to stay in the playoff race as they are in third place. For this game, I am going to take the Diamondbacks to win straight up.</p><p><b>Final Diamondbacks-Brewers Prediction &amp; Pick: Diamondbacks ML (-126)</b></p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Diamondbacks vs. Brewers prediction, odds, pick – 9/20/2024

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/diamondbacks-vs-brewers-prediction-odds-pick-9-19-2024');   ga('set', 'title', 'Diamondbacks vs Brewers prediction, odds, pick — 9/19/2024');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/Diamondbacks-vs.-Brewers-prediction-odds-pick.jpg"></figure><h1>Diamondbacks vs Brewers prediction, odds, pick — 9/19/2024</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2024-09-19T04:11:05-07:00">September 19th, 4:11am</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2024-09-19T04:11:26-07:00">September 19th, 4:11am</time><address><a href="http://patreon.com/zemek">Matthew Zemek</a>Matthew Zemek is part of ClutchPoints' Betting team and has written for various sports websites and publications since 2001. He was the editor of the NBA site Crossover Chronicles in the 2016 NBA season. He was a contributing editor to the now-defunct site FanRag Sports in 2017. He currently lives in Phoenix, Arizona.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">Betting</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>It’s time to continue our MLB odds <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/betting" rel="noopener">series</a> with a Diamondbacks-Brewers prediction and pick. Find out how to watch Diamondbacks Brewers.</p><p>The Arizona Diamondbacks are fortunate that the Atlanta Braves have had such a hard time finishing games in recent days. The Braves were tied 2-2 with the Los Angeles Dodgers in the bottom of the eighth inning on Sunday Night Baseball and had runners at second and third with no outs. Atlanta was in prime position to win that game, but it couldn’t score those runners. It then allowed seven runs to the Dodgers in the top of the ninth to lose that game. The Braves then blew a 5-1 lead to the Cincinnati Reds on Tuesday night in a 6-5 loss. We mention those two Atlanta losses because that’s the margin by which Arizona is still in position to make the playoffs. The D-Backs are tied with the New York Mets, two games ahead of Atlanta for the final wild card spot. If the Braves had won those two very winnable games, the Diamondbacks would be tied for the last wild card spot and in real danger of missing the playoffs. Arizona is still not home free, but those Atlanta losses have enabled Arizona to maintain a small cushion heading into the final week and a half of the season.</p><p>Now Arizona faces a real test, a four-game series on the road against the National League Central Division champion Milwaukee Brewers, who won two of three in Arizona last weekend and very nearly swept the D-Backs. Arizona was down 8-5 in the seventh and 10-8 in the 10th but rallied to win 11-10. That win could become the difference between Arizona making and missing the playoffs, but the D-Backs now need to at least split this four-game set to enter the final week in a decent position. One complication for Arizona is that the Braves play the Miami Marlins. Atlanta could gain ground, so the Diamondbacks need to make sure they don’t lose three of four in Wisconsin, having just lost two of three to the lowly Colorado Rockies in Denver.</p><p>It’s getting tight in the wild card race. Arizona needs to get some work done this weekend in Milwaukee.</p><h2><b>Diamondbacks-Brewers Projected Starters </b></h2><p><b>Brandon Pfaadt </b>vs. <b>Tobias Myers</b></p><p><b>Brandon Pfaadt</b> (9-9) has a 4.81 ERA. He was such an important part of the Diamondbacks’ playoff success last year, but Pfaadt really hasn’t taken the next step in his evolution this year. He hasn’t made the kind of progress the D-Backs were hoping for. However, if he can come up big in his final few starts of the regular season and make sure that Arizona reaches the playoffs, he will enter October knowing he is capable of doing something special in the postseason once again.</p><p>Last Start: Saturday, September 14 versus the Milwaukee Brewers: 1 2/3 IP, 7 H, 8 R, 1 HR, 3 BB, 0 K</p><p>2024 Road Splits: 15 starts, 86 1/3 IP, 85 H, 45 R, 10 HR, 22 BB, 78 K</p><p><b>Tobias Myers</b> (8-5) has a 3.07 ERA. The Brewers’ division championship season has been built on the backs of performances by unsung heroes such as Myers. This is how Milwaukee has replaced Corbin Burnes and not lost a step. Myers has been a sensation for this team, pitching to a three-run ERA with workmanlike consistency. He will get the ball for Milwaukee in a potential wild card series, which could occur against Arizona (the team which faced and beat the Brewers in the wild card series last year).</p><p>Last Start: Saturday, September 14 versus the Arizona Diamondbacks: 6 IP, 9 H, 4 R, 1 HR, 0 BB, 3 K</p><p>2024 Home Splits: 11 starts, 61 1/3 IP, 50 H, 23 R, 10 HR, 13 BB, 61 K</p><p><b><i>Here are the Diamondbacks-Brewers <a href="https://sportsbook.fanduel.com/navigation/mlb" rel="noopener">MLB Odds</a>, courtesy of FanDuel. </i></b></p><h2><b>MLB Odds: Diamondbacks-Brewers Odds</b></h2><p>Arizona Diamondbacks: -1.5 (+150)</p><p>Moneyline: -102</p><p>Milwaukee Brewers: +1.5 (-182)</p><p>Moneyline: -116</p><p>Over: 8 (-122)</p><p>Under: 8 (+100)</p><h2><b>How to Watch Diamondbacks vs. Brewers</b></h2><p>Time: 7:15 p.m. ET/4:15 p.m. PT</p><p>TV: Fox</p><p>Stream: fuboTV <b>(<a href="https://www.fubo.tv/stream/mlb/?irad=377812&amp;irmp=492408" rel="noopener sponsored">Free trial</a>)</b></p><h2><b>Why The Diamondbacks Will Cover The Spread/Win</b></h2><p>Milwaukee just clinched its division. The Brewers might have a celebration hangover. They don’t need this game nearly as much as Arizona does. That could be a huge factor.</p><h2><b>Why The Brewers Will Cover The Spread/Win</b></h2><p>The Brewers still have an incentive to win: Catching the Dodgers for the No. 2 seed and a wild card bye is still in play. Milwaukee won’t take it easy in this game.</p><h2><b>Final Diamondbacks-Brewers Prediction &amp; Pick</b></h2><p>The D-Backs need this game a lot more. Take Arizona.</p><p><i><b><a href="https://clutchpoints.com/betting" rel="noopener">Click here</a> for more betting news and predictions</b></i></p><p><b>Final Diamondbacks-Brewers Prediction &amp; Pick: Diamondbacks moneyline</b></p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Diamondbacks vs Brewers prediction, odds, pick — 9/19/2024

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He is also a producer at MLB Network Radio and covers college basketball for A10Talk. David graduated from George Washington in 2023, where he was the radio play-by-play broadcaster for their Men's and Women's Basketball teams.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">MLB</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>The Arizona Diamondbacks needed an offensive spark as they fought to <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/mets-get-massive-kodai-senga-injury-update-amid-playoff-push">keep pace in the National League Wild Card race.</a> Second-year outfielder Corbin Carroll provided that, and made history after his two-home run performance in his team’s 9-4 win over the Colorado Rockies on Wednesday.</p><p>Carroll, who hit is 20th and 21st home runs of the season, joined the 20-home run, 20-stolen base club this season. Carroll was also a member of the 20-20 club last season, when he was named the National League Rookie of the Year.</p><p>After the game, Carroll spoke about what this accomplishment <a href="https://x.com/PHNX_Dbacks/status/1836563273799331896" rel="noopener">meant to him</a> per PHNX Diamondbacks.</p><figure class="op-interactive"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">Corbin Carroll on his 20-20 season:</p><p>“Given the way that this year started out, I think if you’d asked me in the middle of the season if this was possible, it definitely wasn’t on my mind.” <a href="https://t.co/zEf5x1qzYJ">pic.twitter.com/zEf5x1qzYJ</a></p><p>— PHNX Diamondbacks (@PHNX_Dbacks) <a href="https://twitter.com/PHNX_Dbacks/status/1836563273799331896?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">September 19, 2024</a></p></blockquote><p><script async="" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></p></figure><p>“Given the way that this year started out, if you had asked me in the middle of the season if this was possible, definitely wasn’t on my mind,” Carrol said. “To find myself here at the end of the year I think is kind of a testament to just stacking the days, continuing to work and having great people around me.”</p><p>Like Carroll says, he struggled to start the season, making this feat, and his overall 2024 season even more impressive. In the first half, he slashed just .212/.301/.334 with five home runs. Since then, he has absolutely turned his season around, slashing .274/.362/.617 with 16 home runs in the second half while leading the red-hot Diamondbacks, who are currently in the postseason picture, tied with the New York Mets for the final National League Wild Card spot.</p><h2><b>Corbin Carroll’s historic 20-20 season with the Arizona Diamondbacks</b></h2><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/09-18-24-carroll-image.jpg"><figcaption>© Ron Chenoy-Imagn Images</figcaption></figure><p>Carroll became the fifth player in Diamondbacks history to have multiple 20-20 seasons, joining Eric Byrnes (2006, ’07), Chris Young (’07, ’10, ’11), Justin Upton (’09, ’10) and Paul Goldschmidt (’15, ’16). Carroll also became just the 11th player with multiple 20-20 seasons by his age-23 season, joining Kansas City Royals shortstop Bobby Witt Jr. and Seattle Mariners outfielder Julio Rodriguez as the most recent to accomplish the feat.</p><p>With 29 steals so far, if Carroll, who stole 54 bases last season, is able to record one more before the regular season ends, he would become the first Diamondback to record consecutive 20-30 seasons.</p><p><a href="https://clutchpoints.com/corbin-carroll-mlb-5-biggest-disappointments-april">Things were looking disastrous for Carroll</a> to start the season, and people were beginning to doubt whether or not the promise he showed during his rookie season was real. To see him be able to turn it around shows a level of maturity rarely seen for such a young player, and proves that he is a cornerstone of a Diamondbacks team looking to make it back to the World Series.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

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210	3.214	77	1.2	18	5

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