San Diego Padres vs Los Angeles Dodgers Prediction, 9/2/2022 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: San Diego Padres vs Los Angeles Dodgers

Date: Friday, September 2, 2022

Location: Dodger Stadium in Los Angeles, CA

TV: Spectrum SportsNet LA

Dodger Stadium is the site where the Los Angeles Dodgers (90-39) will attempt to defeat the San Diego Padres (73-59) on Friday. The starting pitchers are Yu Darvish and Dustin May.

San Diego is slugging .382 and have been called out on strikes 1,079 times, while being walked on 476 occasions. They have recorded 567 RBI's and 1,083 base knocks this season, while their team batting average sits at .243. The Padres have accumulated 229 doubles as a unit and have knocked 119 baseballs out of the park. They have a total of 585 runs while having a team OBP of .321. As a squad, the San Diego Padres are scoring 4.4 runs per game, which puts them at 15th in baseball.

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The Padres are sitting with a team ERA of 3.79 so far this season (10th in MLB), and they have rung up 1,173 hitters. They have accrued a K/BB ratio of 3.09 and the pitching staff has a team WHIP of 1.22. Padres pitchers have surrendered 132 home runs in addition to 540 total runs (12th in MLB). Their pitching staff has walked 380 opposing hitters and their FIP is 3.74 as a team for the year.

Padres bullpen pitchers have entered the contest with runners on base 103 times as well as having 137 appearances in high leverage situations. The relief pitchers have earned 60 holds over the course of the season (19th in baseball). The Padres relief pitchers have recorded a save percentage of 70.0% and has stepped onto the mound in 124 save situations. They have earned 42 saves on the year and have blown 18 out of their 60 chances to get a save. The bullpen pitchers have inherited 163 base runners for the year with 39.3% of them ended up crossing the plate. The Padres have sent 384 relief pitchers to the mound on the year.

The San Diego Padres have accumulated 3,522 putouts for the season, in addition to 1,145 assists and 65 errors. Their fielding percentage is at .986 which has them sitting 12th in the majors, and they have turned 98 double plays. The Padres have turned 69.8% of balls hit into play into outs out of their 10,566 innings, which has them ranked 13th in the majors.

Darvish has thrown 1,449 frames and has earned 1,744 K's so far in his MLB career. His ERA is 3.55 (571 earned runs allowed) and he has a career WHIP of 1.134. He has given up 1,172 hits (7.3 hits per nine innings) and has had 471 walks. Darvish (90-74 career mark) has a FIP of 3.47 and he has gone up against 5,955 batters in the majors.

The Dodgers hold a team slugging % of .449 and they have an average of 5.36 runs per contest (1st in the league). They have notched 270 two-baggers, while taking a walk 485 times and scoring 691 runs. Los Angeles has 170 home runs this year and 658 runs batted in. They have struck out on 1,076 instances (19th in baseball) and have earned a total of 1,152 base hits. The Los Angeles Dodgers have accounted for an OBP of .337 in addition to a team batting average of .261 for the season.

The Dodgers have a team WHIP of 1.052 and are the owners of a FIP of 3.40 as a staff on the year. Their K/BB ratio sits at 3.58 (1,146 strikeouts vs 320 free passes). They are currently ranked 1st in the league as a staff in total hits relinquished with 891. They have surrendered 114 long balls and they yield 3.17 runs per 9 innings (1st in baseball). The Los Angeles pitching staff have given up 405 runs over the course of the season and come in with a team ERA of 2.82 (361 earned runs given up).

Los Angeles has had relief pitchers step onto the hill in 50 save chances and they have tallied 36 saves. They are ranked 5th in MLB with a save rate of 72.0%, and they have sent 446 relievers to the hill on the campaign. Their bullpen pitchers have taken the field 104 times in high leverage situations in addition to 85 occasions with base runners. Los Angeles bullpen pitchers have an inherited score percentage of 25.4% out of their 118 inherited base runners. Sitting with 131 save situations, the Dodgers have recorded 79 holds and 14 blown saves.

The Los Angeles Dodgers have turned 97 double plays and have earned a fielding percentage of .987 (10th in pro baseball). The Dodgers have recorded 1,066 assists, 61 errors and have 3,455 putouts on the season. In their 10,365 innings on the field, the Dodgers hold a efficiency on defense of 72.8% (1st in baseball).

In his pro baseball career, May has surrendered 100 hits and he has 124 punch outs in 124 innings. He has surrendered 39 earned runs while holding a WHIP of 1.043 and being the owner of a FIP of 3.7. He has a strikeout to walk ratio of 4.13 and he has faced 499 hitters during his MLB career. May (7-6 win-loss record in his career) has a 2.82 ERA and has given up 7.2 hits per nine innings.

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take San Diego

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