San Diego Padres vs Los Angeles Dodgers Prediction, 8/6/2022 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: San Diego Padres vs Los Angeles Dodgers

Date: Saturday, August 6, 2022

Location: Dodger Stadium in Los Angeles, CA

TV: Spectrum SportsNet LA

Odds/Point Spread: San Diego (+145) Los Angeles (-170)

Dodger Stadium is where the Los Angeles Dodgers (72-33) will attempt to defeat the San Diego Padres (61-47) on Saturday. The moneyline on this game has San Diego at +145 and Los Angeles is coming in at -170. The over/under comes in at 8.5. The starting pitchers are Mike Clevinger and Andrew Heaney.

San Diego owns a slugging percentage of .383 and have been called out on strikes 887 times, while being walked on 381 occasions. They have tallied 466 runs batted in and 884 hits so far this year, while their team batting average is at .243. The Padres have compiled 185 two-baggers as a team and have hit 97 balls out of the park. They have racked up 481 runs and have an on-base percentage of .319. As a squad, the San Diego Padres are notching 4.5 runs per game, which is 15th in the league.

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The Padres have compiled a team ERA of 3.74 on the season (8th in baseball), and their staff has struck out 965 batters. Their K/BB ratio is 3.00 and their pitching staff has a collective WHIP of 1.20. Padres pitchers have allowed 106 home runs and 433 runs in total (9th in the league). Their pitching staff has walked 322 hitters and their FIP comes in at 3.70 as a team so far this season.

The Padres relief pitchers have earned a save rate of 69.2% and has stepped onto the mound in 108 save situations. The bullpen pitchers have inherited 129 runners on the year and 40.3% of them ended up crossing the plate. Padres relief pitchers have gone to the mound with runners on base 85 times in addition to having 115 appearances in high leverage situations. The Padres have sent 311 relievers to the hill so far this year. The relievers have racked up 52 holds this season (21st in baseball). They have compiled 36 saves this season and have blown 16 of their 52 save opportunities.

The Padres have turned 70.6% of baseballs in play into outs out of 8,685 innings on the field, ranking them 8th in the majors. The San Diego Padres have a total of 2,895 putouts thus far, in addition to 967 assists and 44 errors. Their fielding rate is holding at .989 which ranks 3rd in baseball, and they have twisted 83 double plays.

Clevinger (47-26 career win-loss record) has earned a FIP of 3.54 while going up against 2,454 batters in the major leagues. He has surrendered 485 base hits (7.2 hits per 9 innings) and has had 223 free passes. His earned run average is 3.18 (213 ER's allowed) and he has a WHIP of 1.175. Clevinger has thrown 602 innings and has earned 662 K's in his pro baseball career.

The Dodgers have a team slugging percentage of .443 and they are earning 5.25 runs per game (2nd in the league). They have recorded 212 two-baggers, while taking a walk 399 times as well as scoring 551 runs. Los Angeles has recorded 135 home runs this season as well as 523 runs batted in. They have struck out on 869 occasions (20th in the league) and have tallied 922 base knocks. The Los Angeles Dodgers have tallied a team on-base percentage of .335 and a team batting average of .258 over the course of the season.

The Los Angeles pitching staff have surrendered 341 runs on the year while having an ERA of 2.94 (306 earned runs yielded). They have relinquished 93 dingers and they concede 3.28 runs per 9 innings (1st in the league). The Dodgers have a team WHIP of 1.077 and have a FIP of 3.41 as a team on the campaign. Their K/BB ratio sits at 3.58 (924 strikeouts against 258 walks). They rank 2nd in the league as a pitching staff in total hits relinquished with 750.

Los Angeles has had relievers enter the contest in 43 save chances and they have tallied 32 saves. They are currently ranked 2nd in the league holding a save percentage of 74.4%, and they have dispatched 364 relief pitchers to the hill on the season. Their relief pitchers have come in 83 times in high leverage situations and also on 69 occasions with runners on base. Los Angeles bullpen pitchers hold an inherited score percentage of 28.9% out of their 97 inherited runners. Sitting with 118 save situations, the Dodgers have amassed 73 holds and 11 blown saves.

The Los Angeles Dodgers have turned 86 double plays and have earned a fielding percentage of .987 (9th in pro baseball). The Dodgers have accrued 887 assists, 49 errors and have 2,809 putouts during this campaign. In their 8,427 innings on the field, the Dodgers have accumulated a efficiency on defense of 72.0% (2nd in the majors).

Heaney (33-38 career record) holds a 4.58 earned run average while surrendering 8.7 hits per 9 innings. He has a K/BB ratio of 3.64 and he has gone up against 2,782 hitters so far in his pro baseball career. He has surrendered 335 earned runs while earning a WHIP of 1.253 and having a FIP of 4.4. In his MLB career, Heaney has given up 636 base knocks while totaling 684 punch outs in 657 frames.

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take San Diego (+145)

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