If familiarity breeds contempt, there should be animosity aplenty on Tuesday when the San Diego Padres and the Arizona Diamondbacks meet at ChaseField.
The Padres will give the ball to starter KevinCorreia in this one. RighthanderCorreia is 5-6 this season with a 4.58 ERA.
Correia’s opponent in this one will be DougDavis. The Diamondbacks lefthander has a 3.15 ERA to go along with a 3-8 record this season.
Oddsmakers currently have the Diamondbacks listed as 155-moneyline favorites versus the Padres, while the game’s total has not yet been posted.
Mark Reynolds’ run-scoring single in the bottom of the ninth inning lifted the Diamondbacks past the Padres 6-5 on Monday night.
Arizona cashed as -175 home favorites as the game played OVER the 10-run total set by sportsbooks.
JustinUpton hit a two-run blast and had three runs batted in for the Diamondbacks, while JonRauch picked up the win in relief of starter JonGarland for Arizona.
EliezerAlfonzo went 2-for-5 with an RBI for San Diego, as ClaMeredith took the loss after allowing the game-winning run in the bottom of the ninth inning.
Current streak: San Diego has lost 2 straight games. Arizona has won 3 straight games.
Team records: San Diego: 35-47 SU Arizona: 34-49 SU
San Diego most recently: When playing on Tuesday are 5-5 Before playing Arizona are 4-6 After playing Arizona are 4-6 After a loss are 4-6
Arizona most recently: When playing on Tuesday are 4-6 Before playing San Diego are 5-5 After playing San Diego are 4-6 After a win are 4-6
A few trends to consider: San Diego is 7-18 SU in its last 25 games on the road San Diego is 2-6 SU in its last 8 games when playing on the road against Arizona San Diego is 1-5 SU in its last 6 games Arizona is 6-2 SU in its last 8 games when playing at home against San Diego Arizona is 5-11 SU in its last 16 games Arizona is 1-5 SU in its last 6 games at home
Next up: Arizona home to San Diego, Wednesday, July 8
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