Los Angeles Dodgers vs. San Diego Padres MLB Picks, Odds, Predictions 6/23/2021
Los Angeles Dodgers (44-29) vs. San Diego Padres (44-32)
June 23, 2021 10:10 pm EDT
The Line: San Diego Padres +100 / Los Angeles Dodgers -110; Over/Under: +7
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The Los Angeles Dodgers and San Diego Padres meet Wednesday in MLB action at Petco Park. The Dodgers look for a win after splitting their last six games. The Padres look to build on their six-game winning streak.
The Los Angeles Dodgers have scored 13 runs in their last three games and three or less runs in five of their last eight games. The Dodgers have lost four of their last six games when scoring three or less runs. Justin Turner leads the Dodgers with 69 hits and 38 RBI while Mookie Betts and Chris Taylor have combined for 119 hits and 65 RBI. Trevor Bauer gets the ball, and he is 7-5 with a 2.45 ERA and 119 strikeouts this season. Bauer is 1-4 with a 4.05 ERA and 46 strikeouts in his career against the Padres.
The San Diego Padres have scored 12 runs in their last three games and four or more runs in six of their last eight games. The Padres have won seven of their last nine games when scoring four or more runs. Jake Cronenworth leads the Padres with 78 hits and 29 RBI while Manny Machado and Eric Hosmer have combined for 125 hits and 82 RBI. Joe Musgrove gets the ball, and he is 4-6 with a 2.28 ERA and 98 strikeouts this season. Musgrove is 0-3 with a 5.03 ERA and 15 strikeouts in his career against the Dodgers.
The Dodgers are 36-15 in their last 51 during game 3 of a series and 22-10 in their last 32 Wednesday games. The Padres are 21-6 in their last 27 home games and 5-11 in their last 16 Wednesday games. The over is 4-1 in Dodgers last 5 road games. The over is 6-1 in Padres last 7 overall. The Dodgers are 12-4 in the last 16 meetings in San Diego and 42-20 in the last 62 meetings.
As I’ve said before, the Dodgers are going to get the benefit of the doubt more times than not and it’s hard to fade Bauer with the way he’s pitched. However, the Padres continue to play hot baseball, which includes six straight wins and an offense that comes up big in clutch spots. You shouldn’t be turning down even or plus money with the Padres. It doesn’t make sense. Give me the Padres.
