San Diego Padres vs Los Angeles Dodgers Prediction, 10/12/2022 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: San Diego Padres vs Los Angeles Dodgers

Date: Wednesday, October 12, 2022

Location: Dodger Stadium in Los Angeles, CA

TV: FS1

Odds/Point Spread: San Diego (+100) Los Angeles (-120)

Dodger Stadium is the location where the Los Angeles Dodgers (111-51) will attempt to beat the San Diego Padres (89-73) on Wednesday in Game 2 of their series. The moneyline on this game has San Diego at +100 while Los Angeles is at -120. The total is set at 7.5. The pitchers taking the mound will be Yu Darvish and Clayton Kershaw.

San Diego is slugging .382 and have been called out on strikes 1,327 times, while taking a walk on 574 occasions. They have 682 runs batted in as well as 1,318 base knocks for the season, and their team batting average is sitting at .241. The Padres have accumulated 276 two-baggers as a team and have knocked 153 baseballs out of the stadium. They have racked up 705 runs scored while having a team on-base percentage of .318. As a team, the San Diego Padres are scoring 4.4 runs per contest, which is 13th in baseball.

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Padres pitchers have conceded 173 long balls and also 660 total runs (10th in the league). Their pitching staff has walked 468 opposing hitters and their FIP is 3.82 as a team on the campaign. They have a strikeout to walk ratio of 3.10 and their pitching staff sits with a WHIP of 1.20. The Padres have an earned run average of 3.81 over the course of the season (11th in baseball), and they have struck out 1,451 hitters.

The Padres relievers have a save percentage of 68.6% and has come into the game in 145 save situations. The relievers have inherited 200 runners for the year with 40.0% of them ended up crossing the plate. Padres pitchers have come into the game with players on base 127 times and also have had 162 appearances in high leverage situations. The Padres have dispatched 488 relief pitchers to the hill for the year. The relievers have 70 holds this year (24th in baseball). They have accumulated 48 saves for the year and have blown 22 of 70 save opportunities.

The Padres have transformed 70.5% of balls hit into play into outs in their 12,990 innings on the diamond, which has them ranked 8th in the majors. The San Diego Padres have amassed 4,330 putouts at this point in the season, as well as 1,362 assists and 76 errors. Their fielding percentage sits at .987 which ranks 8th in professional baseball, and have accumulated 116 double plays.

Darvish has taken the mound for 1,488 innings and has 1,788 strikeouts so far in his pro baseball career. Darvish (95-75 career win-loss record) is the owner of a FIP of 3.46 and he has faced 6,104 batters during his time in the major leagues. His ERA is 3.50 (579 ER's allowed) and he has a WHIP of 1.125. He has given up 1,195 base hits (7.2 hits per 9 innings) with 479 walks.

The Dodgers have a team SLG% of .442 and they are earning 5.23 runs per game (1st in baseball). They have hit 325 doubles, while taking a walk 607 times and putting up 847 runs. Los Angeles has a total of 212 HRs over the course of the season and 812 runs batted in. They have been called out on strikes on 1,374 instances (16th in the league) and have earned 1,418 hits. The Los Angeles Dodgers have earned an on-base percentage of .333 as well as a team batting average of .257 this season.

The Los Angeles pitching staff have relinquished 513 runs over the course of the season while holding an ERA of 2.80 (451 earned runs surrendered). They have given up 152 homers and they concede 3.18 runs per 9 innings (1st in baseball). The Dodgers are sitting with a team WHIP of 1.048 with a FIP of 3.45 as a pitching staff so far this year. They have earned a strikeout to walk ratio of 3.60 (1,465 strikeouts against 407 free passes). They rank 1st in baseball as a staff in total hits relinquished with 1,114.

Los Angeles relievers hold an inherited score percentage of 25.7% of 144 inherited base runners. Their relief pitchers have taken the field 143 times in high leverage situations and also on 104 occasions with runners on base. With 156 save situations, the Dodgers have amassed 93 holds in addition to 18 blown saves. They rank 6th in the league holding a save percentage of 70.5%, and they have dispatched 563 relievers to the hill so far this season. Los Angeles has had bullpen pitchers step onto the mound in 61 save opportunities and they have tallied 43 saves.

In their 13,062 innings played, the Dodgers have accumulated a defensive efficiency of 72.9% (1st in pro baseball). The Los Angeles Dodgers have gotten 120 double plays and own a fielding percentage of .986 (12th in the majors). The Dodgers have racked up 1,351 assists, 83 errors and have notched a total of 4,354 putouts over the course of the season.

Thus far in his career, Kershaw has allowed 1,955 base knocks and he has 2,807 strikeouts in 2,581 innings. Kershaw (197-87 career record) has earned a 2.48 earned run average while conceding 6.8 hits per 9 innings. He has conceded 711 ER's while holding a WHIP of 1.001 and having a FIP of 2.8. He has a strikeout to walk ratio of 4.46 and he has faced 10,160 hitters during his MLB career.

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Los Angeles (-120)

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