This is a 10* play on the San Diego Padres.

The Padres are sitting dead last in the NL West, but they are just a game and a half back of Arizona. These teams have split the first two games of this series at Chase Field, and I like the visitors in the rubber match.

Drew Pomeranz will toe the slab for San Diego, and he's been pitching far better than his record indicates. Pomeranz (2-3, 1.70 ERA) tossed seven scoreless innings, allowing just a pair of hits in a no decision versus San Francisco his last time out. He's now blanked the opposition in three of his last four starts, but has just two wins to show for it.

The D'Backs hand the ball to Archie Bradley, who makes just his third start of the season. The 23 year old right-hander surrendered nine runs on 14 hits over 10 1/3 innings in his previous two outings.


Bradley rarely goes deep into ballgames, so the Padres should get a good crack at Arizona's 27th ranked bullpen.

Take SD.

GL,

Jesse Schule