San Diego Padres (73-59) vs. Los Angeles Dodgers (90-40)
September 2, 2022 10:10 pm EDT
The Line: Los Angeles Dodgers -162 / San Diego Padres +136; Over/Under: +7.5
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The San Diego Padres and Los Angeles Dodgers meet Friday in MLB action at Dodger Stadium. The San Diego Padres look for a win after winning 5 of their last 6 games. The Los Angeles Dodgers look for a win after splitting their last 6 games.
The San Diego Padres have scored 15 runs in their last 3 games and 4 or more runs in 6 straight games. The Padres have won 5 of their last 6 games when scoring 4 or more runs. Manny Machado leads the Padres with 143 hits and 85 RBI, while Jake Cronenworth and Jurickson Profar have combined for 228 hits and 115 RBI. Yu Darvish gets the ball, and he is 11-7 with a 3.41 ERA and 153 strikeouts this season. Darvish is 2-5 with a 2.78 ERA and 73 strikeouts in his career against the Dodgers.
The Los Angeles Dodgers have scored 8 runs in their last 3 games and 3 or fewer runs in 5 of their last 10 games. The Dodgers have lost 4 of their last 5 games when scoring 3 or fewer runs. Freddie Freeman leads the Dodgers with 165 hits and 81 RBI, while Trea Turner and Mookie Betts have combined for 291 hits and 156 RBI. Dustin May gets the ball, and he is 1-1 with a 1.64 ERA and 13 strikeouts this season. May is 1-3 with a 2.72 ERA and 35 strikeouts in his career against the Padres.
The Padres are 6-1 in their last 7 road games and 5-1 in their last 6 overall. The Dodgers are 64-18 in their last 82 home games and 45-12 in their last 57 overall. The over is 5-2 in Padres last 7 road games. The under is 4-1 in Dodgers last 5 overall. The Padres are 15-43 in the last 58 meetings in Los Angeles and 15-37 in the last 52 meetings.
Yu Darvish hasn’t been as good on the road as he’s been at home, but he’s had success against the Dodgers, holding current hitters to a .204 batting average with 57 strikeouts in 162 at bats. Dustin May has pitched just 11 innings this season, so the jury is still out on him. The San Diego Padres are playing the better ball this week, and they have to beat the Dodgers at some point to be taken seriously. The value is with the Padres and the plus money here.
