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.

Darvish was well past his prime when the Padres got him, yet has avoided a serious arm injury in his Padres tenure. Similarly, Snell suffered no alarming setbacks — certainly nothing comparable to the shoulder ailment that has sidelined the Dodgers’ $180-million winter addition for most of this season.

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 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.

Arizona powers past San Diego as four different Diamondbacks go deep in the win. ESPN BET Sportsbook is owned and operated by PENN Entertainment, Inc. and its subsidiaries ('PENN'). ESPN BET is available in states where PENN is licensed to offer sports wagering.