The Arizona Diamondbacks have a 5-game lead over the Colorado Rockies for the top spot in the Wild Card race and they should be able to pad that tonight when they travel to Petco Park to take on the San Diego Padres. Patrick Corbin is one of the hottest pitchers in baseball and he will tap the rubber for Arizona. Corbin is 14-12, with a ERA of 4.06, a 1.42 WHIP, and Arizona is 6-1 in his last 7 starts. Luis Perdomo will start for the Friars. He is 7-10, with an ERA of 4.61, a 1.51 WHIP, and the Padres are 0-4 in his last 4 starts against the Diamondbacks. Arizona has had the upper-hand with the Padres, going 14-6 in the last 20 meetings, and they are 9-1 in their last 10 road games. Everything says Arizona here.
TONIGHT’S PICK: ARIZONA DIAMONDBACKS