Los Angeles Dodgers vs San Diego Padres Prediction, 5/10/2024 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Los Angeles Dodgers vs San Diego Padres

Date: Friday, May 10, 2024

Location: Petco Park in San Diego, CA

TV: Padres.TV

The Los Angeles Dodgers (26-13) are headed to Petco Park on Friday where they will take on the San Diego Padres (20-20). The pitchers taking the mound will be Tyler Glasnow and Michael King.

As a team, the Los Angeles Dodgers are recording 5.5 runs per contest, which ranks them 1st in MLB. They have earned 214 runs scored while holding a team on-base percentage of .354. The Dodgers have recorded 75 two-baggers as a unit and have smacked 54 baseballs out of the park. They have accounted for 207 RBI's as well as 360 hits for the year, while their batting average is at .270. Los Angeles is slugging .454 and have been rung up 320 times, while taking a walk on 167 occasions.

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The Dodgers hold a team earned run average of 3.31 on the year (6th in the league), and their staff has rung up 322 hitters. Dodgers pitchers have conceded 38 home runs in addition to 139 total runs (10th in MLB). They have walked 119 opposing hitters and their FIP is 3.88 as a team so far this season. Los Angeles has given up 268 base hits (7.0 per 9 innings) and 126 earned runs. Their strikeout to walk ratio is 2.71 and the pitching staff has a collective WHIP of 1.13.

Dodgers relief pitchers have come into the game with runners on base 25 times and also have had 36 appearances in high leverage situations. The relievers are sitting with 28 holds on the year (4th in the league). The Dodgers relievers have earned a save percentage of 72.2% and has entered the game in 46 save situations. They have 13 saves for the season and have blown 5 of 18 save opportunities. The relievers have inherited 30 base runners on the campaign with 33.3% of those players crossed home plate. The Dodgers have dispatched 122 relief pitchers to the mound over the course of the season.

The Los Angeles Dodgers have notched a total of 1,029 putouts so far this season, as well as 349 assists and 17 errors. Their fielding percentage sits at .988 which has them sitting 6th in baseball, and they have turned 22 double plays. The Dodgers have converted 73.6% of balls hit into play into outs in their 3,087 innings on the field, ranking them 1st in professional baseball.

Glasnow has thrown 579 innings and is sitting with 741 strikeouts thus far in his career. Glasnow (36-28 career win-loss record) has earned a FIP of 3.48 while facing 2,392 batters in the majors. His ERA is 3.79 (244 earned runs allowed) and he has a WHIP of 1.182. He has surrendered 460 base hits (7.1 hits per 9 innings) and has 225 walks.

The San Diego Padres are sitting with an OBP of .324 in addition to a batting average of .260 for the season. They have been called out on strikes on 297 instances (20th in baseball) and have earned 355 hits. San Diego has knocked in 41 long balls on the season to go along with 189 runs batted in. The Padres have a SLG% of .405 and they have an average of 4.95 runs per contest (7th in MLB). They have 63 two-baggers, while taking a walk 125 times and putting up 198 runs.

The Padres hold a team WHIP of 1.272 with a FIP of 4.28 as a staff on the campaign. They sit at 27th in the league as a pitching staff in total hits conceded with 315. The San Diego pitching staff have conceded 182 runs on the season and come in with a team ERA of 4.22 (162 earned runs conceded). They have earned a strikeout to walk ratio of 8.40 (323 strikeouts vs 124 free passes). They have yielded 47 dingers and they relinquish 4.75 runs per 9 innings (21st in baseball).

Sitting with 36 save situations, the Padres have compiled 19 holds in addition to 4 blown saves. San Diego has called on bullpen pitchers to step onto the mound in 16 save opportunities and they have earned 12 saves. Their relievers have stepped onto the mound 36 times in high leverage situations in addition to 47 occasions with base runners. San Diego relief pitchers have an inherited score percentage of 34.8% out of their 69 inherited runners. They rank 4th in the league with a save rate of 75.0%, and they have sent 135 bullpen pitchers to the mound so far this season.

In their 3,108 innings on the diamond, the Padres have accumulated a efficiency on defense of 70.4% (12th in baseball). The San Diego Padres have gotten 31 double plays and hold a fielding percentage of .985 (13th in MLB). The Padres have recorded 320 assists, 20 errors and have amassed 1,036 putouts during this campaign.

In his MLB career, King has allowed 250 hits while tallying 325 punch outs in 289 innings pitched. He has given up a total of 113 earned runs while holding a WHIP of 1.222 and a FIP of 3.7. He has a K/BB ratio of 3.13 and he has faced 1,219 opposing hitters during his pro baseball career. King (16-20 career record) is the owner of a 3.51 ERA while giving up 7.8 hits per nine innings.

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take Los Angeles

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