Los Angeles Dodgers vs San Diego Padres Prediction, 4/23/2022 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Los Angeles Dodgers vs San Diego Padres

Date: Saturday, April 23, 2022

Location: Petco Park in San Diego, CA

TV: Bally Sports San Diego

The San Diego Padres (9-5) will play the Los Angeles Dodgers (9-3) at Petco Park on Saturday.

As a squad, the Los Angeles Dodgers are putting up 5.3 runs per game, which is 2nd in MLB. They have notched a total of 64 runs scored while holding a team on-base percentage of .336. The Dodgers have tallied 19 doubles as a squad and have smacked 11 baseballs out of the park. They have earned 58 RBI's and 100 base knocks on the season, and their team batting average sits at .251. Los Angeles is slugging .402 and have been called out on strikes 100 times, while drawing a walk on 50 occasions.

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The Dodgers hold a team earned run average of 2.38 on the season (2nd in MLB), and the staff has rung up 112 batters. They have a strikeout to walk ratio of 4.15 and their pitching staff has earned a collective WHIP of 0.96. Dodgers pitchers have given up 8 home runs and 32 total runs (3rd in the league). They have walked 27 opposing batters and their FIP comes in at 2.88 as a squad on the campaign.

The Dodgers bullpen have compiled a save rate of 80.0% and has stepped onto the mound in 11 save situations. The bullpen pitchers have inherited 13 runners over the course of the season with 15.4% of them crossed home plate. Dodgers pitchers have stepped onto the hill with players on base 8 times in addition to having 6 appearances in high leverage situations. The Dodgers have dispatched 38 relief pitchers to the hill this season. The relievers have accumulated 6 holds this season (18th in the league). They have compiled 4 saves on the campaign and have blown 1 of 5 save opportunities.

The Dodgers have turned 74.1% of balls hit into play into outs out of their 954 innings on the field, which ranks them 5th in pro baseball. The Los Angeles Dodgers have earned a total of 318 putouts over the course of the season, in addition to 107 assists and 3 errors. Their fielding percentage sits at .993 which has them sitting 5th in MLB, and have a total of 8 double plays.

Anderson (30-38 career win-loss record) sits with a FIP of 4.40 while he has gone up against 2,676 opposing hitters in the majors. He has allowed 637 base hits (9.1 hits per nine innings) and has 187 walks. His earned run average is 4.59 (322 ER's allowed) and his career WHIP is 1.304. Anderson has taken the ball for 631 innings and has accumulated 550 punch outs so far in his pro baseball career.

The Padres have a SLG% of .369 and they have an average of 4.36 runs per game (13th in MLB). They have hit 22 doubles, while walking 59 times as well as putting up 61 runs. San Diego has accounted for 12 home runs so far this year to go along with 58 runs batted in. They have struck out on 126 occasions (3rd in baseball) and have earned a total of 103 hits. The San Diego Padres have accumulated an on-base percentage of .330 as well as a batting average of .230 for the year.

The Padres have a team WHIP of 1.073 in addition to having a FIP of 3.71 as a staff on the season. They are currently ranked 12th in baseball as a pitching staff in total hits conceded with 88. The San Diego pitching staff have relinquished 43 runs so far this season while having a team ERA of 3.15 (43 earned runs given up). They have earned a K/BB ratio of 3.00 (132 strikeouts against 44 free passes). They have given up 15 HR's and they concede 3.15 runs per 9 innings (6th in baseball).

San Diego has had relievers step onto the hill in 7 save opportunities and they have earned 5 saves. They rank 18th in the league with a save rate of 71.4%, and they have dispatched 46 relievers to the mound for the year. Their relief pitchers have stepped onto the mound 17 times in high leverage situations in addition to 8 occasions with runners on base. San Diego bullpen pitchers hold an inherited score rate of 38.5% of 13 inherited runners. Sitting with 22 save situations, the Padres have accumulated 14 holds in addition to 2 blown saves.

The San Diego Padres have gotten 12 double plays and hold a fielding percentage of 1.000 (1st in professional baseball). The Padres have accrued 116 assists, 0 errors and have accumulated 369 putouts so far this year. Out of their 1,107 innings played, the Padres have a defensive efficiency of 75.4% (1st in pro baseball).

So far in his career, Darvish has given up 1,059 hits while totaling 1,604 strikeouts in 1,307 innings pitched. Darvish (80-68 career win-loss record) is the owner of a 3.59 earned run average and has conceded 7.3 hits per nine innings. He has allowed 522 ER's while holding a WHIP of 1.152 and a FIP of 3.5. His K/BB ratio is 3.58 and he has faced 5,395 opposing batters in his MLB career.

Who will win tonight's MLB game against the spread or moneyline?

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Los Angeles

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