San Diego Padres vs Los Angeles Dodgers Prediction, 4/13/2024 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: San Diego Padres vs Los Angeles Dodgers

Date: Saturday, April 13, 2024

Location: Dodger Stadium in Los Angeles, CA

TV: Spectrum SportsNet LA

The San Diego Padres (7-8) are traveling to Dodger Stadium on Saturday where they will compete against the Los Angeles Dodgers (10-5). The starting pitchers will be Matt Waldron and Gavin Stone.

San Diego owns a slugging percentage of .429 and have been called out on strikes 110 times, while drawing a walk on 47 occasions. They have compiled 76 runs batted in and 130 base knocks on the season, while their average at the plate is at .259. The Padres have accrued 25 doubles as a unit and have hit 18 balls out of the stadium. They have earned 80 runs scored while having a team on-base percentage of .328. As a team, the San Diego Padres are notching 5.3 runs per game, which has them sitting at 10th in baseball.

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The Padres have compiled a team earned run average of 4.39 on the season (19th in MLB), and their staff has rung up 132 hitters. Padres pitchers have yielded 13 home runs and 75 total runs (28th in baseball). They have walked 59 opposing batters and their FIP comes in at 4.12 as a team so far this year. San Diego has given up 120 hits (8.1 per 9 innings) and 65 earned runs. They have earned a strikeout to walk ratio of 2.24 and their pitching staff has a collective WHIP of 1.34.

The Padres have sent 55 relievers to the mound on the campaign. The relief pitchers have inherited 27 runners on the year and 51.9% of those runners ended up scoring. They have tallied 4 saves this season and have blown 3 out of their 7 chances to get a save. The Padres relief pitchers have recorded a save percentage of 57.1% and has come into the game in 17 save situations. The relief pitchers have a total of 9 holds so far this season (7th in MLB). Padres relief pitchers have entered the contest with runners on 18 times as well as having 17 appearances in high leverage situations.

The San Diego Padres have earned 400 putouts at this point in the season, as well as 128 assists and 9 errors. Their fielding percentage is holding at .983 which has them ranked 17th in the majors, and have 13 double plays. The Padres have turned 69.0% of balls hit into play into outs in their 1,200 innings on the field, which ranks them 19th in professional baseball.

Waldron has taken the ball for 50 innings and has totaled 43 K's so far in his pro baseball career. His ERA is 4.26 (24 earned runs allowed) and he has a WHIP of 1.283. He has surrendered 51 base knocks (9.1 hits per nine innings) with 14 free passes. Waldron (1-4 win-loss record in his career) has earned a FIP of 4.94 and he has faced 216 hitters during his time in the major leagues.

Los Angeles has hit 20 home runs this season as well as 79 runs batted in. They have recorded 26 two-baggers, while getting a free base 61 times and scoring 81 runs. The Los Angeles Dodgers have accumulated an on-base percentage of .354 and a batting average of .277 so far this season. The Dodgers hold a team SLG% of .452 and they tally 5.40 runs per contest (9th in baseball). They have been rung up on 153 occasions (1st in MLB) and have notched a total of 142 hits.

The Los Angeles pitching staff have allowed 68 runs on the year while having a team ERA of 4.13 (61 earned runs conceded). They have given up 15 homers and they yield 4.60 runs per 9 innings (16th in baseball). The Dodgers have a WHIP of 1.158 and are the owners of a FIP of 3.74 as a unit this year. They currently have a strikeout to walk ratio of 9.70 (143 strikeouts against 47 free passes). They have a ranking of 19th in the league as a staff in total hits conceded with 107.

Sitting with 19 save situations, the Dodgers have 11 holds in addition to 1 blown save. Los Angeles has called on relief pitchers to take the mound in 8 save opportunities and they have converted 7 saves. Their relievers have taken the field 10 times in high leverage situations in addition to 9 occasions with runners on. Los Angeles relievers have an inherited score percentage of 35.7% of 14 inherited base runners. They sit at 5th in baseball with a save rate of 87.5%, and they have sent 49 relievers to the mound over the course of the season.

The Los Angeles Dodgers have turned 7 double plays and hold a fielding percentage of .983 (18th in the majors). The Dodgers have racked up 122 assists, 9 errors and have amassed 399 putouts this year. In 1,197 innings on the field, the Dodgers have accumulated a defensive efficiency of 71.5% (6th in pro baseball).

In his MLB career, Stone has allowed 58 hits while accumulating 33 K's in 39 innings. He has conceded a total of 38 earned runs while holding a WHIP of 1.923 and being the owner of a FIP of 5.7. He has a K/BB ratio of 1.94 and he has faced 193 batters during his MLB career. Stone (1-2 career record) has earned a 8.77 earned run average and has surrendered 13.4 hits per nine innings.

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Los Angeles

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