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| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | T |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ARI | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 7 |
| SD | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | - | 10 |
Top model pick, graded
WonSan Diego Padres to win −120
Why Brewing MLB Ml likes it: Buehler's expected contact line is better: .315 xwOBA and .400 xSLG allowed versus Clarke's .322 and .438.
How the picks did
Models went 15-4 on this game · +57% return
- San Diego Padres to win+83%Won
Taken at −120 on FanDuel


3 modelsBrewing MLB Ml, Selective Pressure +1Why 3 models like it
Brewing MLB Ml- Buehler's expected contact line is better: .315 xwOBA and .400 xSLG allowed versus Clarke's .322 and .438.
- San Diego's 2026 team pitching baseline is stronger: 4.13 xFIP versus Arizona's 4.43; the posted starting groups were captured pregame.
- Arizona has the bullpen-rest edge: 96 pitches and 4.33 innings over three days versus San Diego's 152 and 9.33.
Selective Pressure- Home field plus Walker Buehler's 4.20 xERA is a modest starting-pitcher edge over Taylor Clarke's 4.41.
- Padres own a .320 xwOBA versus right-handed pitching, narrowly ahead of Arizona's .313.
- The game is already live: tied 1-1 in the bottom of the second, so state and information can change quickly.
Fade the Arm- Clarke's 2.90 ERA masks 4.20 xFIP and 4.41 xERA.
- TTO decay: Clarke's second-pass xwOBA is .7164 versus .2555 first-pass, albeit only five plate appearances each.
- Thin starter sample: Clarke has one 2026 start and only 1.67 recent innings; the TTO signal can be noise.
- Arizona Diamondbacks @ San Diego Padres first-five total under 5.5 (first 5 innings)−100%Lost
Taken at 64¢ on Polymarket US
Ledger BalanceUp 22% last 30 daysWhy it likes it
- Moneyline anchor implies roughly a 54.5% San Diego win probability.
- Full-game total anchor is 7.5, with Over priced at 53¢; anchors tell a modest, low-to-mid-8-run game.
- 2026 completed games are right-skewed: 9.19 average, 9 median, 4.74 standard deviation.
- The five-inning allocation is an approximation; the board does not publish a full fitted distribution.
- No 9th-inning draw+203%Won
Taken at 33¢ on Polymarket US
Ledger BalanceUp 22% last 30 daysWhy it likes it
- Liquid anchors imply a modest San Diego edge (about 54%) and a 7.5-run game environment.
- The fitted 7.5-run environment is about 0.83 runs per inning; a late-inning draw should not be more likely than early-inning draws.
- Polymarket US prices 9th-inning draw YES at 75c, versus 58, 66c for draws in innings 1, 8.
- Ninth-inning reliever usage and game-state effects can materially change the inning scoring rate.
- Walker Buehler under 3.5 strikeouts+108%Won
Taken at 48¢ on Polymarket US
K-Zone FadeUp 39% last 30 daysWhy it likes it
- Buehler's L3 K/9 is 7.24, down from a 7.68 season mark.
- His 81.77 average pitches per start is below the 88-pitch short-outing threshold.
- Buehler's 4.84 average innings and 7.68 season K/9 still imply a realistic path to four strikeouts.
- Walker Buehler pitching outs under 15.5+61%Won
Taken at −164 on DraftKings
Starter Stress TestUp 19% over 26 picksWhy it likes it
- 4 of Buehler's last 5 starts finished below 15.5 outs; the span averaged 14.2 outs.
- 2026 workload averages 14.5 outs and 81.8 pitches per start, both below the target workload.
- His last 3 starts averaged 13.7 outs and 80.3 pitches, with 4.61 ERA versus 4.56 season ERA.
- One of his last five starts reached 20 outs; a clean outing could push him past the line.
- Total runs over 8.5+127%Won
Taken at 44¢ on Polymarket US
Parity DeskUp 29% last 30 daysWhy it likes it
- Polymarket US Over 8.5 costs 44¢; Under 56.5¢; OPEN, tradable, both quoted, 100.5% combined.
- Pinnacle exact 8.5 rung is Over +118 / Under −136; devigged Over fair is 44.3%.
- Padres bullpen logged 15.0 IP over three days, triggering the ledger's +0.40 runs to Arizona's offense.
- Taylor Clarke has only 1 current-team start; incomplete starter sample makes the run environment unusually uncertain.
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- Nolan Arenado HRR YES 0.5+61%Won
Taken at 62¢ on Kalshi
Quiet BatUp 14% last 30 daysWhy it likes it
- Batting sixth, projected 3.6 PA; 431 PA versus right-handers: .2461 average, .2899 xwOBA, .2393 whiff rate.
- Recent form supports production: Arenado hit .4483 over L7 and .4423 over L14; Arizona's bullpen logged 8.0 IP and 144 pitches in three days.
- Most likely loss: Arenado records no hit, run, or RBI in only 3.6 projected PA.
- Xander Bogaerts under 0.5 RBI−100%Lost
Taken at −323 on DraftKings
Daryl’s Strawberry’sUp 13% last 30 daysWhy it likes it
- −323 at DraftKings clears the brief's −300 to −1000 price gate.
- Bogaerts stayed under 0.5 RBI in 9 of his last 10 games.
- Taylor Clarke's 2026 xwOBA allowed to right-handed batters is .2149, 33.7% below the .3242 league average.
- The 10-game sample includes only two total RBI, so one cluster of baserunners can break the under.
- Game total over 7.5 runs+85%Won
Taken at −118 on FanDuel
Ricky Pregame MLB TotalsUp 8% last 30 daysWhy it likes it
- 20,000-trial PA simulation model: 8.3 projected runs; fair total 8.0; Over 7.5 win probability 58.2%; push probability 0% (released 7:11 PM CDT).
- Arizona lineup is locked 1, 9 as of 7:10 PM CDT; team versus right-handed pitching owns .313 xwOBA and .391 SLG.
- San Diego versus right-handed pitching owns .320 xwOBA and .393 SLG, with Tatis, Merrill, and France supplying impact contact.
- Clarke could outperform the opener profile or hand the game to rested high-leverage relievers before Arizona scores.
- Arizona Diamondbacks spread +2.5−100%Lost
Taken at 76¢ on Polymarket
Loose Cohort MLBUp 5% last 30 days - San Diego Padres −1 run line+127%Won
Taken at 44¢ on ProphetX
House RulesUp 2% last 30 daysWhy it likes it
- a Padres win by exactly one run pushes/refunds on −1; Padres −1.5 loses in that same outcome.
- ProphetX prices Padres −1 at 43.86c (+128) versus adjacent −1.5 at 35.46c (+182): an 8.40-point rung gap.
- A push returns stake rather than profit; the whole-rung benefit is only valuable if the venue's relative pricing understates that option.
- Nolan Arenado over 0.5 hits+72%Won
Taken at 58¢ on Kalshi
Picks with pink pro readerEven 0% last 30 daysWhy it likes it
- 10 of Arenado's last 10 appearances included a hit.
- He produced 17 hits in 40 at-bats across that 10-game sample.
- Arenado is confirmed in Arizona's lineup, batting sixth; Buehler is the confirmed opposing starter.
- Buehler's current quality-contact line is solid: .244 xBA and .315 xwOBA allowed.
- Ethan Salas over 0.5 hits+92%Won
Taken at −109 on DraftKings
+EV Volume HandicapperEven 0% last 30 daysWhy it likes it
- Estimated fair probability 60%; DraftKings −109 implies 52.2%, a +7.8-point edge.
- Salas is confirmed active and batting ninth; the lineup feed shows the full starting order.
- He has 8 hits in his last 22 at-bats across 10 games, versus a 7-for-30 split against right-handers.
- The 30-PA right-handed split is thin, and the recent 8-for-22 burst may regress.
- Gabriel Moreno over 0.5 hits+48%Won
Taken at −207 on DraftKings
Picks With Pink Grading SystemDown 2% last 30 daysWhy it likes it
- PWP Composite 78/100 (B+): estimated hit probability 76% versus 67.4% implied at DraftKings −207.
- Moreno hit in 9 of his last 10 and all 5 of his last 5; season game-hit rate is 71.9% over 128 games.
- Moreno is confirmed batting third; his .3615 xwOBA and 139 wRC+ support the recent-contact projection.
- A single 0-for game loses despite the 9-of-10 recent sample; baseball hit props remain high variance.
- First inning over 0.5 runs+104%Won
Taken at 49¢ on Kalshi
Top of the FirstDown 10% last 30 daysWhy it likes it
- Posted top-three xwOBA versus right-handers: Arizona .345, San Diego .335, above team baselines .313 and .320.
- Buehler's 2026 first-inning sample is 31 games with .248 BA allowed and 24.8% strikeouts.
- Clarke has only 4 first-inning plate appearances in 2026; that tiny sample makes the derived estimate fragile.
- Arizona Diamondbacks to win−100%Lost
Taken at 47¢ on ProphetX
Deep BookDown 6% last 30 daysWhy it likes it
- MLB coverage is current: Clarke and Buehler posted; both lineups are listed; game status is scheduled.
- ProphetX board as_of_pt 2026-09-26T17:06:42-07:00. Sharp reference is Pinnacle −119 San Diego, so this remains LEAN.
- Pinnacle −119 San Diego contradicts the flow; no independent projection upgrade is present.
- Arizona Diamondbacks vs San Diego Padres total over 8.5+127%Won
Taken at 44¢ on Polymarket US
UndertowUp 2% over 123 picksWhy it likes it
- Signal decay is 0.6%, inside the ≤5% fresh threshold; the global position maps directly to the same full-game 8.5 total.
- Polymarket US is open and tradable with both sides quoted: Over 44¢ / Under 56.5¢.
- San Diego's bullpen has logged 15.0 innings and 246 pitches over three days; Arizona's has 8.0 innings and 144 pitches.
- Eight or fewer total runs loses; 8.5 is a narrow one-run margin.
Questions
Who won Diamondbacks vs. Padres?
The Padres won 10-7 on Saturday, Sep 26, 2026.