Los Angeles Dodgers vs San Diego Padres Prediction, 8/5/2023 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Los Angeles Dodgers vs San Diego Padres

Date: Saturday, August 5, 2023

Location: Petco Park in San Diego, CA

TV: Bally Sports San Diego

The Los Angeles Dodgers (60-45) are traveling to Petco Park on Saturday where they will attempt to beat the San Diego Padres (53-55). The pitchers who are expected to start are Emmet Sheehan and Blake Snell.

As a squad, the Los Angeles Dodgers are putting up 5.6 runs per game, which ranks them 3rd in the league. They have accumulated 585 runs while holding a team on-base percentage of .335. The Dodgers have tallied 191 two-baggers as a team and have hit 169 baseballs out of the stadium. They have amassed 565 runs batted in as well as 879 hits on the year, while their average at the plate comes in at .247. Los Angeles has a slugging rate of .451 and have been rung up 915 times, while being walked on 446 occasions.

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The Dodgers have a team ERA of 4.49 over the course of the season (22nd in baseball), and the staff has rung up 901 batters. Dodgers pitchers have conceded 120 home runs and also 493 total runs (19th in the league). Their pitching staff has walked 317 opposing players and their FIP is 4.19 as a team for the season. Los Angeles has allowed 873 hits (8.4 per 9 innings) as well as 467 earned runs. Their strikeout to walk ratio is 2.84 and the pitching staff has earned a collective WHIP of 1.27.

The Dodgers have sent 377 relievers to the hill over the course of the season. The bullpen pitchers have inherited 148 base runners for the year with 27.0% of those players crossed the plate. They have earned 25 saves so far this season and have blown 12 of their 37 chances to get a save. The Dodgers relief pitchers have accumulated a save rate of 67.6% and has come into the game in 98 save situations. The relievers have recorded 61 holds for the year (11th in baseball). Dodgers bullpen pitchers have entered the contest with runners on 99 times as well as having 112 appearances in high leverage situations.

The Dodgers have converted 69.5% of balls in play into outs out of 8,421 innings on the diamond, which has them sitting at 11th in professional baseball. The Los Angeles Dodgers have accumulated 2,807 putouts so far this season, as well as 903 assists and 49 errors. Their fielding percentage sits at .987 which puts them in 12th in professional baseball, and have accumulated 88 double plays.

Sheehan has pitched in 34 innings and is sitting with 27 K's during his career. Sheehan (3-1 career mark) has earned a FIP of 4.70 while he has gone up against 147 hitters during his time in the majors. His ERA is 5.77 (22 ER's allowed) and he has a career WHIP of 1.340. He has surrendered 29 base knocks (7.6 hits per nine innings) and has had 17 free passes.

The San Diego Padres have earned an on-base percentage of .327 in addition to a batting average of .239 over the course of the season. They have been rung up on 896 occasions (19th in baseball) and have 855 base hits. San Diego has knocked in 137 HRs this year as well as 472 RBIs. The Padres hold a slugging % of .411 and they earn 4.56 runs per game (13th in baseball). They have tallied 186 doubles, while taking a walk 449 times and putting up 492 runs.

The Padres have a WHIP of 1.258 with a FIP of 4.18 as a squad over the course of the season. They sit at 4th in MLB as a staff in total hits conceded with 844. The San Diego pitching staff have given up 427 runs for the year while having a team ERA of 3.69 (394 earned runs yielded). They have earned a K/BB ratio of 9.00 (956 strikeouts vs 365 walks). They have surrendered 119 HR's and they give up 4.00 runs per 9 innings (2nd in baseball).

San Diego has had bullpen pitchers step onto the mound in 48 save chances and they have walked away with 28 saves. They are ranked 21st in the league with a save rate of 58.3%, and they have dispatched 343 relief pitchers to the hill on the year. Their bullpen pitchers have come in 108 times in high leverage situations and also on 77 occasions with base runners. San Diego bullpen pitchers hold an inherited score percentage of 36.1% of 119 inherited runners. Sitting with 112 save situations, the Padres have 63 holds in addition to 20 blown saves.

In 8,649 innings on the diamond, the Padres have a efficiency on defense of 70.4% (6th in baseball). The San Diego Padres have gotten 91 double plays and have a fielding percentage of .988 (5th in pro baseball). The Padres have recorded 977 assists, 45 errors and have accounted for 2,883 putouts on the season.

So far in his career, Snell has allowed 745 base knocks while tallying 1,145 K's in 931 innings pitched. Snell (65-54 career record) has a 3.29 ERA while allowing 7.2 hits per 9 innings. He has conceded 341 ER's while earning a WHIP of 1.250 and being the owner of a FIP of 3.5. He has a strikeout to walk ratio of 2.73 and he has gone up against 3,878 opposing batters in his MLB career.

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take San Diego

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