Game: San Diego Padres @ Los Angeles Dodgers
Time: 10:10 p.m.
Odds: Padres +117, Dodgers -127
Total: 8.5
In the third and final game of their series against the Los Angeles Dodgers (88-56), the San Diego Padres (68-78) will try and get the series win. The Dodgers evened the series with an 11-2 victory last night. For the Padres, Blake Snell (13-9, 2.52 ERA) will start. Ryan Pepiot, who is 2-0 with a 0.86 ERA, will start for Los Angeles.
In its last 11 games against San Diego, Los Angeles is 9-2. With a victory over the Dodgers in the opening game of the series, the Padres ended a two-game losing streak. They couldn’t build on that momentum last night. San Diego scores 4.29 runs per game on average. They have the 22nd-best batting average in the league (.241). They rank 11th in on-base percentage (.327) and 17th in slugging percentage (.413).
Xander Bogaerts leads the Padres with a batting average of .273, while Juan Soto leads the team with 29 home runs and 89 RBIs.
Snell’s last start resulted in a victory over Houston after he allowed five hits and two runs over the course of six innings. If the Padres are to win this game, they will need Snell to have another strong outing.
The Dodgers are currently on a roll, having won four of their previous six games. Los Angeles scores 5.65 runs per game on average, which is second in MLB. Their batting average of .258 ranks them 10th in the league. Their .343 on-base percentage and .459 slugging percentage rank second and third, respectively.
Mookie Betts leads the team with 39 home runs and 103 RBI, while Freddie Freeman leads Los Angeles with a .335 batting average.
In seven innings of work during his previous start, Pepiot allowed just one hit and no runs. The Dodgers won the game, beating Miami 10-0.
The Dodgers have scored 21 runs in their last three games, demonstrating how well they are playing offensively. They have done a good job batting against left-handed pitchers, and they have been able to get to Snell (13-9, 2.52). In three starts against the Dodgers this season, Snell has given up seven runs. The Padres have won eight of his last nine starts. One of those – on Aug. 5 – was an 8-3 win over the Dodgers. Snell pitched five innings but surrendered three earned runs.
The Padres have played well offensively and have scored 31 runs in their last five games despite their slump. San Diego has not hit the ball well against right-handers. Pepiot has been outstanding on the mound since he joined the Dodgers starting rotation. He has allowed just three runs in four starts.
The Dodgers are 15-5 SU in their last 20 games at home. Also at home, Los Angeles has beaten the Padres 16 times in San Diego’s last 20 visits. The Over is 7-1 in the Dodgers last eight games. Each of the last six Padres-Dodgers games has gone Over the total.
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