San Diego Padres vs Los Angeles Dodgers Prediction, 7/2/2022 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: San Diego Padres vs Los Angeles Dodgers

Date: Saturday, July 2, 2022

Location: Dodger Stadium in Los Angeles, CA

TV: Spectrum SportsNet LA

Odds/Point Spread: San Diego (+125) Los Angeles (-145)

The Los Angeles Dodgers (47-28) welcome the San Diego Padres (46-32) at Dodger Stadium on Saturday. The odds on this game have San Diego at +125 while Los Angeles opens at -145. The total has been set at 7.5. The starting pitchers are Yu Darvish and Tyler Anderson.

The Padres have recorded 142 doubles as a team and have knocked 64 baseballs out of the stadium. San Diego has a slugging % of .378 and have struck out 644 times, while drawing a walk on 275 occasions. As a unit, the San Diego Padres are notching 4.6 runs per contest, which ranks them 10th in the league. They have recorded 346 runs batted in and 641 base knocks so far this season, while their batting average is .242. They have earned 358 runs scored while holding a team OBP of .318.

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The Padres have a team ERA of 3.48 this season (5th in MLB), and the staff has struck out 683 hitters. They have walked 235 batters and their FIP comes in at 3.67 as a squad on the season. Their strikeout to walk ratio is 2.91 and the pitching staff has earned a collective WHIP of 1.15. Padres pitchers have conceded 72 home runs in addition to 293 runs (5th in MLB).

Padres relief pitchers have stepped onto the hill with runners on 61 times and also have had 89 appearances in high leverage situations. The relievers are sitting with 37 holds so far this year (20th in the league). The Padres relief pitchers have earned a save rate of 68.4% and has stepped onto the mound in 79 save situations. They have earned 26 saves on the year and have blown 12 of their 38 save opportunities. The bullpen pitchers have inherited 87 base runners on the season and 46.0% of those players crossed the plate. The Padres have sent 225 relievers to the hill on the year.

The San Diego Padres are sitting with 2,101 putouts for the season, in addition to 733 assists and 28 errors. Their fielding percentage is holding steady at .990 which has them ranked 1st in baseball, and they have turned 63 double plays. The Padres have converted 72.2% of balls hit into play into outs out of their 6,303 innings, ranking them 3rd in MLB.

Darvish has taken the hill for 1,381 innings and is sitting with 1,666 punch outs during his MLB career. Darvish (86-70 career record) is the owner of a FIP of 3.47 while he has faced 5,685 opposing hitters during his time in the majors. His earned run average is 3.54 (544 ER's allowed) and his WHIP is 1.141. He has given up 1,116 hits (7.3 hits per 9 innings) and has had 460 walks.

The Los Angeles Dodgers have an OBP of .328 in addition to a team batting average of .252 for the year. They have been rung up on 632 occasions (18th in the league) and are sitting with 642 hits. Los Angeles has compiled 94 HRs this season as well as 358 runs batted in. The Dodgers have a team slugging % of .428 and they are recording 5.05 runs per contest (1st in the league). They have 142 doubles, while getting a free base 287 times as well as scoring 379 runs.

The Dodgers have a WHIP of 1.102 in addition to having a FIP of 3.47 as a unit over the course of the season. Their K/BB ratio sits at 3.47 (669 strikeouts vs 193 bases on balls). They are sitting at 2nd in the league as a pitching staff in total hits surrendered with 542. They have given up 68 home runs and they allow 3.35 runs per 9 innings (2nd in baseball). The Los Angeles pitching staff have given up 248 runs for the year while having a team ERA of 2.98 (221 earned runs relinquished).

Los Angeles bullpen pitchers hold an inherited score percentage of 30.4% out of their 69 inherited runners. Their relief pitchers have taken the field 63 times in high leverage situations in addition to 49 occasions with runners on base. With 77 save situations, the Dodgers have 48 holds and also 8 blown saves. They sit at 8th in the league holding a save percentage of 71.4%, and they have sent 262 relievers onto the diamond so far this year. Los Angeles has called on relievers to step onto the hill in 28 save chances and they have walked away with 20 saves.

The Los Angeles Dodgers have turned 63 double plays and hold a fielding percentage of .986 (12th in pro baseball). The Dodgers have recorded 633 assists, 37 errors and have amassed 2,002 putouts for the year. In 6,006 innings on the field, the Dodgers have accumulated a defensive efficiency of 71.6% (6th in MLB).

Thus far in his career, Anderson has surrendered 701 hits while he has earned 609 strikeouts in 701 innings. He has given up 348 ER's while earning a WHIP of 1.284 and being the owner of a FIP of 4.3. He has a strikeout to walk ratio of 3.05 and he has gone up against 2,959 opposing hitters so far in his pro baseball career. Anderson (37-39 win-loss record in his career) has a 4.46 earned run average while conceding 9.0 hits per 9 innings.

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take San Diego (+125)

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