Christian Walker and the Arizona Diamondbacks take on starter Rich Hill and the San Diego Padres at 9:40 PM ET on Thursday, August 17 at PETCO Park.
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Player Prop Odds for Walker
| Prop | O/U | Over Odds |
|---|---|---|
| Hits | 0.5 | -146 |
| Runs | 0.5 | -115 |
| RBI | 0.5 | -122 |
| Strikeouts | 0.5 | -135 |
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Stats and Trends for the San Diego Padres
- The Padres will send Hill (7-12) to the mound for his 25th start this season.
- The left-hander’s last appearance was on Sunday, when he threw 3 1/3 innings against the Arizona Diamondbacks, giving up three earned runs while allowing seven hits.
- Among qualified pitchers in the majors this season, the 43-year-old ranks 59th in ERA (5.24), 62nd in WHIP (1.508), and 44th in K/9 (8).
- The Padres strike out nine batters per nine innings as a pitching staff, 10th-best in MLB.
- The Padres have the fifth-best ERA (3.83) in the majors this season.
- The Padres have a combined WHIP of 1.279 as a pitching staff, which ranks 13th in MLB.
- With just 135 homers allowed, the Padres rank ninth in the league at preventing long balls.
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Christian Walker Stats vs. the Padres
| Date | Opp. SP | H/AB | XBH | HR | RBI | R | K/BB | SB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8/13/2023 | Seth Lugo | 1-for-4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1/0 | 0 |
| 8/12/2023 | Rich Hill | 3-for-4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1/0 | 0 |
| 8/11/2023 | Blake Snell | 1-for-3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2/1 | 0 |
| 4/22/2023 | Joe Musgrove | 2-for-3 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0/0 | 1 |
| 4/21/2023 | Seth Lugo | 1-for-4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1/0 | 0 |
| 4/20/2023 | Michael Wacha | 3-for-5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2/0 | 0 |
| 4/4/2023 | Yu Darvish | 0-for-4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0/1 | 0 |
| 4/3/2023 | Ryan Weathers | 0-for-3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1/1 | 0 |
| 9/18/2022 | Yu Darvish | 1-for-4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3/0 | 0 |
| 9/17/2022 | Joe Musgrove | 1-for-4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0/0 | 0 |
Walker Stats and Trends
- Walker has reached base with a base hit 75 times this season in 117 games played (64.1%), including multiple knocks in 29.1% of them (34 times).
- In 25 of 117 games this season, he has hit a long ball (21.4%). He’s taken the pitcher deep in 5.7% of his trips to the plate.
- In 46.2% of his games this season (54 of 117), he has scored at least a run. In seven of those games (6.0%), he tallied more than one run scored.
- Walker has tallied at least one RBI 48 times this season in 117 tries (41.0%), including plating more than one run in 16.2% of games (19 times) and producing three or more of his team’s runs on 10 occasions.
- In 57.3% of his 117 games this season, he has struck out (67 times). He’s also had 26 games with multiple Ks in 2023 (22.2%).
| Home | Away | |
|---|---|---|
| 58 | GP | 59 |
| 38 (65.5%) | Games w/1+ Hit | 37 (62.7%) |
| 14 (24.1%) | Games w/2+ Hits | 20 (33.9%) |
| 30 (51.7%) | Games w/1+ Run | 24 (40.7%) |
| 14 (24.1%) | Games w/1+ HR | 11 (18.6%) |
| 25 (43.1%) | Games w/1+ RBI | 23 (39.0%) |
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