Friday, June 12, 2015

Petco Park

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Probable Pitchers: Clayton Kershaw (5-3) vs. Odrisamer Despaigne (3-4)

The Los Angeles Dodgers take on the San Diego Padres on Friday at Petco Park. The Dodgers send Clayton Kershaw to the mound to face Odrisamer Despaigne of the Padres. The opening line for this matchup has Los Angeles at -188 and San Diego at +178. The over/under was set at 6. The Dodgers have a 32-26 over/under record and a 28-32 run line mark, meaning they cover 49% of the time. The Padres are 30-32 against the run line and have a 38-22 over/under record. They cover the spread 48% of the time.

The Dodgers show up with a 35-25 record, including 10-15 on the road. Starting pitcher Clayton Kershaw holds a 5-3 record with an earned run average of 3.36 and a WHIP of 1.06. He's pitched 80.1 innings thus far while surrendering 66 hits over that time and when he starts, the Dodgers are 7-5. Against the over/under, the Dodgers are 6-5 in his starts. He is getting 4.6 runs from the team when he takes the mound. The bullpen has an earned run average of 3.23 and they have given up 141 base hits on the year. Opposing teams are hitting .221 against the Dodgers bullpen while walking 60 times and striking out 186 times. Los Angeles is averaging 7.45 strikeouts per game while getting 8.12 hits per nine innings as a team. They rank 15th in baseball in team earned run average at 3.85.

As a team, Los Angeles is batting .240, good for 25th in the league while putting together a .229 average away from home. The Dodgers hold a .382 team slugging percentage and an on-base percentage of .300 which is good for 27th in baseball. Adrian Gonzalez leads the team in hits with 68 while the team ranks 27th in baseball with 7.93 hits per game.

San Diego is 15-15 at home while holding a 31-31 overall record on the season. With an earned run average of 4.72, Odrisamer Despaigne will come into this game holding a 3-4 record and a 1.28 WHIP. He's pitched 55.1 innings thus far while surrendering 59 hits over that time in which the Padres are 4-4. Against the over/under, the Padres are 4-4 when he starts. He is getting 3.8 runs from the team when he takes the mound. The bullpen has an earned run average of 3.57 and they have given up 168 base hits on the year. Opposing teams are hitting .235 against the Padres bullpen while walking 68 times and striking out 171 times. San Diego is averaging 8.61 strikeouts per game while getting 9.06 hits per nine innings as a team. They rank 20th in the league in team earned run average at 4.04.

As a team, they are batting .247, good for 19th in the league while putting together a .243 average at Safeco Field. The Padres hold a .379 team slugging percentage and an on-base percentage of .302 which is good for 23rd in baseball. Justin Upton leads the team in hits with 64 while the team ranks 16th in baseball with 8.51 hits a game.

Los Angeles has a team fielding percentage of .988 after having committed 27 errors with 636 assists and 1,589 put outs for the season. The Padres have committed 35 errors on the season with 579 assists and 1,636 put outs leading to a team fielding percentage of .984 on the year.

Los Angeles Dodgers Betting Trends

The Los Angeles Dodgers are 32-26 against the over/under so far this season

The Los Angeles Dodgers are 28-32 against the run line so far this season

San Diego Padres Betting Trends

The San Diego Padres are 38-22 against the over/under so far this season

The San Diego Padres are 30-32 against the run line so far this season

Injuries to Watch

Los Angeles Dodgers

06/10/15 3B Justin Turner Knee "?" Friday vs San Diego
06/02/15 P Paco Rodriguez Elbow Injury is on the 15 day disabled list (5/30)
06/02/15 LF Scott Van Slyke Back Injury is on the 15 day disabled list (5/31)
05/15/15 P Pedro Baez Pectoral Injury is on the 15 day disabled list (5/14)
04/28/15 P Brandon McCarthy Elbow Injury is on the 60 day disabled list (4/26), out for season
04/28/15 LF Carl Crawford Oblique Injury is on the 60 day disabled list (4/27)
04/27/15 P Joel Peralta Arm Injury is on the 15 day disabled list (4/24)
04/26/15 P Brandon League Shoulder Injury is on the 60 day disabled list (3/27)
04/06/15 P Hyun-Jin Ryu Shoulder Injury is on the 60 day disabled list (3/27)
04/04/15 P Brandon Beachy Elbow Injury is on the 60 day disabled list (2/23)

San Diego Padres

05/06/15 P Brandon Morrow Shoulder Injury is on the 15 day disabled list (5/3)
04/06/15 P Cory Luebke Elbow Injury is on the 60 day disabled list (4/4)
04/06/15 P Josh Johnson Elbow Injury is on the 15 day disabled list (4/4)
04/04/15 C Tim Federowicz Knee Injury is on the 60 day disabled list (3/26)

Guy's Pick: Take the Padres

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