San Diego Padres vs Los Angeles Dodgers Prediction, 9/26/2024 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: San Diego Padres vs Los Angeles Dodgers

Date: Thursday, September 26, 2024

Location: Dodger Stadium in Los Angeles, CA

TV: Spectrum SportsNet LA

Dodger Stadium is the site where the Los Angeles Dodgers (93-64) will take on the San Diego Padres (91-66) on Thursday. The pitchers taking the mound are Joe Musgrove and Walker Buehler.

The Padres have hit 249 two-baggers as a unit and have smacked 186 baseballs out of the park. San Diego has a slugging % of .422 and have been rung up 1,039 times, while taking a walk on 445 occasions. As a team, the San Diego Padres are putting up 4.7 runs per contest, which is 8th in baseball. They have accrued 710 RBI's as well as 1,420 base knocks so far this year, while their batting average sits at .265. They have tallied 743 runs and hold an on-base percentage of .326.

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Their strikeout to walk ratio is 3.19 and the pitching staff sits with a WHIP of 1.22. Padres pitchers have relinquished 163 home runs in addition to 644 total runs (9th in MLB). San Diego has given up 1,253 hits (8.1 per 9 innings) and also 594 earned runs. The Padres hold a team earned run average of 3.83 so far this year (12th in baseball), and the staff has struck out 1,421 batters. Their pitching staff has walked 445 batters and their FIP sits at 3.73 as a unit over the course of the season.

Padres relief pitchers have entered the contest with runners on base 156 times as well as having 145 appearances in high leverage situations. The relief pitchers have a total of 82 holds so far this season (16th in the league). The Padres relievers have a save percentage of 65.2% and has come into the game in 150 save situations. They have recorded 43 saves this season and have missed out on 23 of 66 save opportunities. The relief pitchers have inherited 238 runners so far this year with 33.6% of them earned a run for their team. The Padres have dispatched 523 relievers to the mound over the course of the season.

The Padres have transformed 69.7% of balls hit into play into outs out of their 12,576 innings on the diamond, which has them sitting at 18th in pro baseball. The San Diego Padres have earned a total of 4,192 putouts so far this season, in addition to 1,251 assists and 71 errors. Their fielding percentage is at .987 which puts them in 6th in baseball, and have 113 double plays.

Musgrove has taken the ball for 1,049 innings and has earned 1,044 K's in his career. Musgrove (66-62 career win-loss mark) has a FIP of 3.68 while he has gone up against 4,360 opposing hitters in the majors. His earned run average is 3.74 (436 ER's allowed) and his WHIP is 1.169. He has allowed 965 hits (8.3 hits per nine innings) and has had 261 walks.

Los Angeles has recorded 225 HRs for the season and 781 runs batted in. They have hit 278 two-baggers, while taking a walk 579 times as well as racking up 805 runs. The Los Angeles Dodgers hold an OBP of .333 in addition to a team batting average of .256 so far this year. The Dodgers have a slugging percentage of .444 and they are recording 5.13 runs per contest (2nd in baseball). They have been called out on strikes on 1,301 occasions (19th in MLB) and are sitting with 1,366 base knocks.

The Los Angeles pitching staff have given up 674 runs on the campaign and come in with a team ERA of 3.95 (615 earned runs allowed). They have conceded 195 home runs and they yield 4.33 runs per 9 innings (14th in the league). The Dodgers have a WHIP of 1.232 and are the owners of a FIP of 4.21 as a unit for the season. They currently have a strikeout to walk ratio of 8.60 (1,344 strikeouts vs 484 free passes). They are currently ranked 7th in baseball as a pitching staff in total hits conceded with 1,241.

Los Angeles has had relievers step onto the mound in 76 save chances and they have tallied 47 saves. They are ranked 19th in the league holding a save percentage of 61.8%, and they have dispatched 547 relievers to the hill for the season. Their relievers have stepped onto the hill 174 times in high leverage situations and also on 115 occasions with runners on. Los Angeles relievers hold an inherited score percentage of 33.3% out of their 156 inherited runners. Sitting with 179 save situations, the Dodgers have 100 holds and 29 blown saves.

In their 12,606 innings on the field, the Dodgers are sitting with a efficiency on defense of 70.9% (3rd in professional baseball). The Los Angeles Dodgers have gotten 114 double plays and have a fielding percentage of .985 (19th in professional baseball). The Dodgers have 1,325 assists, 86 errors and have accounted for 4,202 putouts during this campaign.

During his pro baseball career, Buehler has surrendered 583 base knocks while he has accumulated 753 strikeouts in 708 innings pitched. He has given up 258 ER's while earning a WHIP of 1.090 and a FIP of 3.2. He has a strikeout to walk ratio of 3.98 and he has gone up against 2,882 batters in his pro baseball career. Buehler (47-22 career win-loss record) has a 3.28 earned run average while allowing 7.4 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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