San Diego Padres vs Los Angeles Dodgers Prediction, 8/5/2022 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: San Diego Padres vs Los Angeles Dodgers

Date: Friday, August 5, 2022

Location: Dodger Stadium in Los Angeles, CA

TV: Spectrum SportsNet LA

The Los Angeles Dodgers (71-33) host the San Diego Padres (61-46) at Dodger Stadium on Friday. The starting pitchers will be Sean Manaea and Tony Gonsolin.

The Padres have recorded 184 doubles as a unit and have knocked 97 balls out of the stadium. San Diego is slugging .383 and have been called out on strikes 878 times, while being walked on 376 occasions. As a team, the San Diego Padres are scoring 4.5 runs/g, which ranks them 13th in the league. They have accumulated 463 runs batted in in addition to 875 base knocks so far this year, while their batting average sits at .242. They have earned a total of 478 runs scored while holding a team on-base percentage of .319.

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The Padres have an earned run average of 3.71 so far this season (8th in the league), and the staff has struck out 956 hitters. They have a strikeout to walk ratio of 2.98 and their pitching staff holds a collective WHIP of 1.20. Padres pitchers have given up 105 home runs and 426 runs in total (9th in baseball). Their pitching staff has walked 321 opposing hitters and their FIP comes in at 3.71 as a team on the year.

The Padres bullpen have accumulated a save percentage of 69.2% and has entered the game in 108 save situations. The relief pitchers have inherited 129 base runners this season and 40.3% of those players crossed home plate. Padres bullpen pitchers have stepped onto the hill with opponents on base 85 times in addition to having 115 appearances in high leverage situations. The Padres have dispatched 309 relief pitchers to the hill for the season. The bullpen have recorded 52 holds on the season (21st in the league). They have compiled 36 saves on the year and have blown 16 out of their 52 chances to get a save.

The San Diego Padres have earned a total of 2,868 putouts on the campaign, in addition to 954 assists and 44 errors. Their fielding percentage is at .989 which is 3rd in MLB, and they have turned 82 double plays. The Padres have converted 70.8% of balls in play into outs in their 8,604 innings on the diamond, ranking them 8th in MLB.

Manaea has pitched in 837 innings and has earned 752 strikeouts in his MLB career. Manaea (56-46 career record) has a FIP of 4.02 and he has gone up against 3,488 batters during his time in the major leagues. His earned run average is 3.91 (364 ER's allowed) and his career WHIP is 1.213. He has given up 793 base hits (8.5 hits per nine innings) and has had 222 walks.

The Dodgers hold a team SLG% of .443 and they average 5.25 runs per contest (2nd in the league). They have notched 210 doubles, while taking a walk 397 times as well as earning 546 runs. Los Angeles has 133 home runs on the season to go along with 518 RBIs. They have been rung up on 855 occasions (20th in MLB) and are sitting with 914 hits. The Los Angeles Dodgers have recorded an OBP of .336 as well as a team batting average of .259 this season.

The Los Angeles pitching staff have conceded 338 runs so far this season while having an ERA of 2.95 (304 earned runs yielded). They have surrendered 92 long balls and they allow 3.28 runs per 9 innings (1st in the league). The Dodgers have a team WHIP of 1.080 in addition to having a FIP of 3.41 as a squad so far this year. Their strikeout to walk ratio is 3.58 (916 strikeouts against 256 free passes). They come in at 2nd in the league as a staff in total hits given up with 745.

With 114 save situations, the Dodgers have recorded 71 holds in addition to 11 blown saves. Los Angeles has had bullpen pitchers enter the contest in 42 save chances and they have come away with 31 saves. Their bullpen pitchers have come in 83 times in high leverage situations and on 69 occasions with runners on. Los Angeles relievers have an inherited score percentage of 28.9% out of 97 inherited runners. They rank 4th in baseball with a save rate of 73.8%, and they have sent 359 relievers to the mound so far this year.

Out of their 8,346 innings on the diamond, the Dodgers have a defensive efficiency of 72.0% (2nd in the majors). The Los Angeles Dodgers have turned 84 double plays and own a fielding percentage of .987 (9th in MLB). The Dodgers have recorded 881 assists, 48 errors and have earned 2,782 putouts over the course of the season.

During his MLB career, Gonsolin has conceded 165 base knocks and he has 244 strikeouts in 247 innings. He has given up a total of 73 earned runs while holding a WHIP of 1.008 and having a FIP of 3.6. He has a strikeout to walk ratio of 2.90 and he has faced 981 hitters during his career. Gonsolin (22-6 career record) has earned a 2.66 ERA while allowing 6.0 hits per nine innings.

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Los Angeles

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