Los Angeles Dodgers vs San Diego Padres Prediction, 9/9/2022 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Los Angeles Dodgers vs San Diego Padres

Date: Friday, September 9, 2022

Location: Petco Park in San Diego, CA

TV: Bally Sports San Diego

Odds/Point Spread: Los Angeles (-155) San Diego (+135)

The San Diego Padres (76-62) will take on the Los Angeles Dodgers (94-42) at Petco Park on Friday. The line on this contest has Los Angeles at -155 while San Diego is sitting at +135. The betting total comes in at 7.5. The pitchers taking the mound are Dustin May and Mike Clevinger.

The Dodgers have accumulated 285 two-baggers as a unit and have smacked 183 baseballs out of the park. Los Angeles has a slugging % of .452 and have been called out on strikes 1,138 times, while taking a walk on 511 occasions. As a team, the Los Angeles Dodgers are notching 5.4 runs per game, which ranks them 1st in MLB. They have compiled 700 RBI's in addition to 1,212 base knocks for the year, and their team batting average is sitting at .261. They have earned 733 runs scored while having a team on-base percentage of .337.

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The Dodgers have a team ERA of 2.89 for the season (1st in the league), and they have rung up 1,209 hitters. Their pitching staff has walked 347 players from the other team and their FIP sits at 3.49 as a team for the year. Their strikeout to walk ratio is 3.48 and the pitching staff holds a WHIP of 1.06. Dodgers pitchers have surrendered 127 home runs and 435 total runs (1st in baseball).

The Dodgers have sent 470 relief pitchers to the hill on the campaign. The relief pitchers have inherited 127 base runners so far this season and 26.8% of those runners ended up crossing the plate. They have tallied 37 saves so far this year and have not converted 16 of their 53 save opportunities. The Dodgers relievers have accumulated a save rate of 69.8% and stepped onto the hill in 136 save situations. The relievers have racked up 81 holds this year (8th in MLB). Dodgers bullpen pitchers have entered the game with opponents on base 91 times as well as having 107 appearances in high leverage situations.

The Los Angeles Dodgers have notched a total of 3,641 putouts so far this season, in addition to 1,119 assists and 64 errors. Their fielding rate sits at .987 which has them sitting 8th in the majors, and have 100 double plays. The Dodgers have converted 73.0% of balls in play into outs out of their 10,923 innings on the field, which ranks them 1st in professional baseball.

May (7-7 career record) has a FIP of 3.92 and he has faced 524 hitters in the majors. He has surrendered 103 hits (7.1 hits per 9 innings) and has 35 free passes. His earned run average is 3.05 (44 ER's allowed) and his WHIP is 1.064. May has pitched in 129 innings and has accumulated 129 punch outs during his career.

The Padres have a slugging percentage of .381 and they average 4.41 runs per contest (15th in baseball). They have recorded 234 doubles, while getting a free base 500 times as well as scoring 609 runs. San Diego has accumulated 129 home runs on the campaign as well as 590 RBIs. They have been called out on strikes on 1,124 occasions (19th in the league) and are sitting with 1,120 base hits. The San Diego Padres hold an on-base percentage of .320 in addition to a batting average of .241 this season.

The San Diego pitching staff have allowed 575 runs this year while having an ERA of 3.88 (529 earned runs relinquished). They have allowed 145 HR's and they allow 4.22 runs per 9 innings (12th in baseball). The Padres hold a team WHIP of 1.225 with a FIP of 3.81 as a pitching staff this season. Their K/BB ratio sits at 3.05 (1,228 strikeouts vs 402 free passes). They come in at 14th in MLB as a pitching staff in total hits allowed with 1,100.

With 127 save situations, the Padres have recorded 62 holds and also 18 blown saves. San Diego has had relief pitchers enter the game in 61 save chances and they have converted 43 saves. Their relief pitchers have stepped onto the mound 139 times in high leverage situations and on 107 occasions with runners on base. San Diego relievers have an inherited score percentage of 39.5% out of their 172 inherited runners. They are currently ranked 7th in the league with a save rate of 70.5%, and they have dispatched 404 bullpen pitchers to the hill on the year.

The San Diego Padres have gotten 102 double plays and have earned a fielding percentage of .986 (12th in pro baseball). The Padres have recorded 1,184 assists, 68 errors and have 3,678 putouts so far this year. In their 11,034 innings played, the Padres hold a defensive efficiency of 69.8% (14th in pro baseball).

Clevinger (49-29 win-loss record in his career) has earned a 3.29 ERA while allowing 7.3 hits per nine innings. His K/BB ratio is 2.88 and he has gone up against 2,582 opposing hitters so far in his pro baseball career. He has allowed 231 ER's while earning a WHIP of 1.185 and a FIP of 3.7. So far in his career, Clevinger has allowed 512 hits while he has totaled 680 strikeouts in 631 innings.

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Los Angeles (-155)

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