Their starting pitching hasn't performed at the standard they thought it would. You'd be hard-pressed to tell the San Diego Padres differently, based on the first three games of the teams' four-game series that will wrap up Thursday night in San Diego.

Stars Eugenio Suárez and Corbin Carroll, as well as James McCann, also homered for the Arizona Diamondbacks in an 8-2 victory over the San Diego Padres on Wednesday night.

The San Diego Padres needed their de facto ace Dylan Cease to deliver a performance similar to the one provided by rotation mate Nick Pivetta on Tuesday night. Cease failed to even come close to matching the performance and surrendered six runs to the Arizona Diamondbacks and watched them cruise to an 8-2 win at Petco Park, Wednesday.

In-depth breakdown of live betting on the San Diego Padres versus the Arizona Diamondbacks tonight, centered on pitcher performance and crucial matchups.

Nick Pivetta is an out away from 11th quality start, Jackson Merrill and Fernando Tatis Jr. rob home runs in Padres win over Diamondbacks

The San Diego Padres conclude a four-game series with the Arizona Diamondbacks on Thursday night on MLB Network. Corbin Carroll is set up for a successful day at the dish in the series finale, making his total bases prop an appealing target. Read about why in my Diamondbacks vs. Padres predictions and MLB picks for Thursday, July 10.

San Diego Padres star third baseman Manny Machado recorded his 2,000 career hit in the team's loss to the Arizona Diamondbacks on Monday.