The Arizona Diamondbacks have lost their last two games but should get back on track tonight because they will be at Petco Park to take on the San Diego Padres. The Padres have obviously thrown the towel in and for good reason. They have lost 8 of their last 10 and 25 of their last 33. Tonight the Friars are expected to send Luis Perdomo to the bump. Perdomo has been awful, at 1-5, with a 6.99 ERA, and San Diego is 0-5 in his last 5 home starts. Arizona has played well on the road, winning 16 of their last 23 games, and will turn to their ace, Zack Greinke, to throw strikes. Greinke has been delivering. He is 11-5, with a 3.05 ERA, and is 6-0 in his last 7 starts with a nasty ERA of only 1.57. Greinke has been a Padre killer in his career, with a record of 10-2 and a 2.14 ERA. The Snakes sit just 1-1/2 games back of the Los Angeles Dodgers for the top spot in the National League West. In order to keep pace, they have to capitalize on teams like San Diego and they know it.
TONIGHT’S PICK: ARIZONA DIAMONDBACKS