The upcoming matchup between Christian Walker’s Arizona Diamondbacks and the San Diego Padres (with Yu Darvish getting the start) is scheduled for Saturday, August 19 at 8:40 PM ET.
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Player Prop Odds for Walker
| Prop | O/U | Over Odds |
|---|---|---|
| Hits | 1.5 | +111 |
| Runs | 0.5 | -123 |
| RBI | 0.5 | -131 |
| Strikeouts | 0.5 | -145 |
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Stats and Trends for the San Diego Padres
- The Padres will hand the ball to Darvish (8-8) for his 23rd start of the season.
- The right-hander’s last appearance was on Tuesday, when he threw seven innings against the Baltimore Orioles, giving up four earned runs while allowing eight hits.
- Among qualified major league pitchers this season, the 37-year-old’s 4.24 ERA ranks 38th, 1.257 WHIP ranks 34th, and 9.3 K/9 ranks 22nd.
- The Padres average nine strikeouts per nine innings as a pitching staff, 10th-most in the league.
- Padres pitchers have a combined ERA of 3.79 this year, fifth-best in baseball.
- The Padres have a combined WHIP of 1.270 as a pitching staff, which ranks 12th in MLB.
- The Padres have given up the 10th-fewest long balls so far this season with only 137 home runs allowed.
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Christian Walker Stats vs. the Padres
| Date | Opp. SP | H/AB | XBH | HR | RBI | R | K/BB | SB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8/18/2023 | Seth Lugo | 0-for-3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1/1 | 0 |
| 8/17/2023 | Rich Hill | 0-for-4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1/0 | 0 |
| 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 |
Walker Stats and Trends
- Walker has picked up a hit in 75 of 119 games this year, with multiple hits in 34 of them.
- Out of the 119 games he has had a plate appearance in this season, he’s homered in 25 contests (21%), going deep in 5.6% of his plate appearances.
- He has scored at least a run 54 times this year in 119 contests (45.4%), including scoring multiple runs in 5.9% of games (seven times).
- Walker has plated at least one run in 40.3% of his games this year (48 of 119), including two or more RBI in 19 of those games (16%). He has also knocked in three or more of his team’s runs in 10 contests.
- He has been set down on strikes at least once in 69 of 119 games this year (58%), while fanning multiple times in 26 of those games (21.8%).
| Home | Away | |
|---|---|---|
| 58 | GP | 61 |
| 38 (65.5%) | Games w/1+ Hit | 37 (60.7%) |
| 14 (24.1%) | Games w/2+ Hits | 20 (32.8%) |
| 30 (51.7%) | Games w/1+ Run | 24 (39.3%) |
| 14 (24.1%) | Games w/1+ HR | 11 (18%) |
| 25 (43.1%) | Games w/1+ RBI | 23 (37.7%) |
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