Los Angeles Dodgers vs San Diego Padres Prediction, 8/4/2023 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Los Angeles Dodgers vs San Diego Padres

Date: Friday, August 4, 2023

Location: Petco Park in San Diego, CA

TV: Bally Sports San Diego

Petco Park is the site where the San Diego Padres (53-55) will play the Los Angeles Dodgers (60-45) on Friday. The men taking the mound are Bobby Miller and Yu Darvish.

As a team, the Los Angeles Dodgers are notching 5.6 runs per game, which puts them at 3rd in baseball. They have earned a total of 585 runs and have an on-base percentage of .335. The Dodgers have compiled 191 two-baggers as a squad and have hit 169 baseballs out of the stadium. They have compiled 565 RBI's as well as 879 hits so far this year, while their batting average sits at .247. Los Angeles has a slugging % of .451 and have been called out on strikes 915 times, while taking a walk on 446 occasions.

They have earned a K/BB ratio of 2.84 and their pitching staff has earned a collective WHIP of 1.27. Dodgers pitchers have yielded 120 long balls and also 493 runs in total (19th in the league). Los Angeles has surrendered 873 base hits (8.4 per 9 innings) in addition to 467 earned runs. The Dodgers have a team earned run average of 4.49 this season (22nd in the league), and they have rung up 901 hitters. They have walked 317 opposing players and their FIP comes in at 4.19 as a team for the year.

The Dodgers have sent 377 relief pitchers to the hill on the season. The relief pitchers have inherited 148 runners so far this season and 27.0% of them crossed the plate. They have earned 25 saves this year and have blown 12 of their 37 save opportunities. The Dodgers bullpen have a save percentage of 67.6% and has stepped onto the mound in 98 save situations. The relief pitchers have accumulated 61 holds so far this year (11th in MLB). Dodgers relief pitchers have come into the game with runners on base 99 times and also have had 112 appearances in high leverage situations.

The Los Angeles Dodgers have accumulated 2,807 putouts at this point in the season, in addition to 903 assists and 49 errors. Their fielding percentage is at .987 which puts them in 12th in the majors, and they have turned 88 double plays. The Dodgers have turned 69.5% of balls in play into outs out of their 8,421 innings on the field, which has them ranked 11th in professional baseball.

Miller has taken the hill for 59 innings and has racked up 59 strikeouts in his pro baseball career. His earned run average is 4.37 (29 ER's allowed) and he has a WHIP of 1.190. He has conceded 55 base knocks (8.3 hits per nine innings) with 16 walks. Miller (6-2 career win-loss record) holds a FIP of 3.61 while facing 248 opposing batters during his time in the majors.

The Padres have a team slugging % of .411 and they have an average of 4.56 runs per outing (13th in baseball). They have recorded 186 doubles, while taking a walk 449 times and recording 492 runs. San Diego is sitting with 137 home runs on the campaign to go along with 472 runs batted in. They have struck out on 896 occasions (19th in baseball) and have recorded 855 base hits. The San Diego Padres have tallied an OBP of .327 and a team batting average of .239 on the season.

The Padres have a WHIP of 1.258 and have a FIP of 4.18 as a staff on the campaign. They sit at 4th in MLB as a pitching staff in total hits relinquished with 844. The San Diego pitching staff have given up 427 runs so far this season while holding a team ERA of 3.69 (394 earned runs relinquished). Their strikeout to walk ratio is 9.00 (956 strikeouts against 365 bases on balls). They have relinquished 119 dingers and they relinquish 4.00 runs per 9 innings (2nd in baseball).

San Diego has had relief pitchers enter the contest in 48 save opportunities and they have tallied 28 saves. They rank 21st in MLB holding a save rate of 58.3%, and they have sent 343 relievers to the hill this season. Their relief pitchers have stepped onto the mound 108 times in high leverage situations and on 77 occasions with base runners. San Diego relief pitchers hold an inherited score percentage of 36.1% out of their 119 inherited base runners. With 112 save situations, the Padres have accumulated 63 holds and also 20 blown saves.

The San Diego Padres have gotten 91 double plays and have a fielding percentage of .988 (5th in the majors). The Padres have recorded 977 assists, 45 errors and have amassed 2,883 putouts for the season. Out of their 8,649 innings played, the Padres have a defensive efficiency of 70.4% (6th in MLB).

During his career, Darvish has conceded 1,295 base knocks and he has 1,905 strikeouts in 1,595 innings. Darvish (103-82 career mark) has a 3.57 earned run average and has given up 7.3 hits per 9 innings. He has surrendered a total of 633 ER's while earning a WHIP of 1.136 and having a FIP of 3.5. He has a strikeout to walk ratio of 3.68 and he has gone up against 6,555 opposing hitters so far 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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