Los Angeles Dodgers vs San Diego Padres Prediction, 5/12/2024 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Los Angeles Dodgers vs San Diego Padres

Date: Sunday, May 12, 2024

Location: Petco Park in San Diego, CA

TV: Spectrum SportsNet LA

Odds/Point Spread: Los Angeles (-136) San Diego (+116)

The Los Angeles Dodgers (26-14) are traveling to Petco Park on Sunday where they will attempt to beat the San Diego Padres (21-20). The odds on this game have Los Angeles at -136 and San Diego is sitting at +116. The over/under has been set at 9. The starting pitchers are Walker Buehler and Yu Darvish.

As a team, the Los Angeles Dodgers are notching 5.4 runs per contest, which ranks them 1st in MLB. They have racked up 215 runs scored and hold an OBP of .351. The Dodgers have accounted for 76 doubles as a squad and have smacked 54 baseballs out of the park. They have earned 208 RBI's in addition to 364 hits on the campaign, while their average at the plate is at .267. Los Angeles has a slugging rate of .447 and have struck out 331 times, while taking a walk on 171 occasions.

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Their strikeout to walk ratio is 2.82 and their pitching staff has a collective WHIP of 1.11. Dodgers pitchers have conceded 40 home runs and also 142 runs (8th in MLB). Los Angeles has conceded 277 hits (6.9 per 9 innings) in addition to 129 earned runs. The Dodgers hold a team earned run average of 3.22 so far this season (3rd in the league), and their staff has struck out 341 batters. They have walked 121 opposing players and their FIP comes in at 3.83 as a team this season.

The Dodgers have dispatched 124 relief pitchers to the hill so far this season. The relievers have inherited 30 base runners for the season with 33.3% of those players crossed the plate. They have 13 saves so far this year and have blown 5 of their 18 save chances. The Dodgers relievers have a save percentage of 72.2% and has stepped onto the mound in 46 save situations. The relief pitchers have tallied 28 holds so far this year (5th in baseball). Dodgers relief pitchers have entered the game with runners on base 25 times in addition to having 38 appearances in high leverage situations.

The Los Angeles Dodgers have amassed 1,081 putouts at this point in the season, in addition to 368 assists and 17 errors. Their fielding percentage is currently at .988 which puts them in 5th in pro baseball, and have earned 25 double plays. The Dodgers have turned 73.9% of balls in play into outs in their 3,243 innings on the diamond, which ranks them 1st in the majors.

Buehler has pitched in 642 frames and is sitting with 694 K's so far in his MLB career. Buehler (46-16 mark in his career) sits with a FIP of 3.27 and he has gone up against 2,576 opposing hitters during his time in the majors. His ERA is 3.04 (217 earned runs allowed) and he has a WHIP of 1.038. He has given up 505 base hits (7.1 hits per nine innings) with 162 walks.

San Diego has a total of 42 home runs so far this year as well as 191 runs batted in. They have put up 64 doubles, while walking 127 times and putting up 200 runs. The San Diego Padres hold an OBP of .322 in addition to a team batting average of .257 so far this season. The Padres have a team SLG% of .402 and they average 4.88 runs per game (8th in the league). They have been called out on strikes on 310 instances (21st in baseball) and have recorded 358 base hits.

The Padres are sitting with a team WHIP of 1.239 and are the owners of a FIP of 4.14 as a unit so far this season. Their K/BB ratio comes in at 8.60 (349 strikeouts vs 130 bases on balls). They rank 19th in the league as a staff in total hits conceded with 320. They have given up 47 homers and they surrender 4.54 runs per 9 innings (19th in MLB). The San Diego pitching staff have surrendered 183 runs so far this year while holding an ERA of 4.04 (163 earned runs given up).

San Diego bullpen pitchers have an inherited score percentage of 34.8% of 69 inherited base runners. Their bullpen pitchers have taken the field 38 times in high leverage situations and also on 47 occasions with runners on. Sitting with 37 save situations, the Padres have amassed 19 holds and 5 blown saves. They rank 9th in the league with a save percentage of 70.6%, and they have dispatched 137 bullpen pitchers to the mound over the course of the season. San Diego has had relievers enter the game in 17 save opportunities and they have tallied 12 saves.

In 3,270 innings on the field, the Padres have accumulated a efficiency on defense of 70.8% (8th in baseball). The San Diego Padres have gotten 33 double plays and have earned a fielding percentage of .985 (13th in pro baseball). The Padres have 330 assists, 21 errors and have 1,090 putouts for the season.

So far in his MLB career, Darvish has conceded 1,355 base hits and he has 1,959 K's in 1,658 innings pitched. He has given up 659 earned runs while holding a WHIP of 1.139 and a FIP of 3.5. He has a K/BB ratio of 3.68 and he has faced 6,816 hitters thus far in his career. Darvish (105-86 mark in his career) has earned a 3.58 ERA while giving up 7.4 hits per 9 innings.

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take Los Angeles (-136)

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