San Diego Padres (78-80) vs. Los Angeles Dodgers (102-56)
September 30, 2021 10:10 pm EDT
The Line: Los Angeles Dodgers -196 / San Diego Padres +145; Over/Under: +9
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The San Diego Padres and Los Angeles Dodgers meet Thursday in MLB action at Dodger Stadium. The Padres need a win to snap a five-game losing streak. The Dodgers look for a win after winning eight of their last 10 games.
The San Diego Padres have scored 13 runs in their last three games and four or more runs in five of their last eight games. The Padres have lost five of their last six games when scoring four or more runs. Manny Machado leads the Padres with 153 hits and 101 RBI while Jake Cronenworth and Eric Hosmer have combined for 282 hits and 132 RBI. Vince Velasquez gets the ball, and he is 3-8 with a 6.22 ERA and 94 strikeouts this season. Velasquez is 1-3 with a 7.88 ERA and 33 strikeouts in his career against the Dodgers.
The Los Angeles Dodgers have scored 16 runs in their last three games and four or more runs in six of their last nine games. The Dodgers have won 11 of their last 12 games when scoring four or more runs. Justin Turner leads the Dodgers with 143 hits and 83 RBI while Chris Taylor and Mookie Betts have combined for 249 hits and 129 RBI. Tony Gonsolin gets the ball, and he is 4-1 with a 3.00 ERA and 60 strikeouts this season. Gonsolin is 2-0 with a 0.66 ERA and 13 strikeouts in his career against the Padres.
The Padres are 10-4 in their last 14 Thursday games and 3-9 in their last 12 during game 3 of a series. The Dodgers are 78-30 in their last 108 home games and 39-16 in their last 55 Thursday games. The over is 7-3 in Padres last 10 road games. The under is 19-6-2 in Dodgers last 27 home games. The Padres are 22-53 in the last 75 meetings in Los Angeles.
As I said yesterday, the Padres are absolutely useless for all the talent on that roster, and they showed last night once again that they have no heart. I have no words for the way the Padres just fold like a beach chair time and time again. The Dodgers need to keep winning to put pressure on the Giants for the NL West crown. You know the deal. Give me the Dodgers and the RL to shave down the ML price.
