Padres vs. Dodgers Sunday Night Baseball picks: Expect L.A.’s offence to roll
The last Dodgers/Padres game at Dodger Stadium takes place under the primetime lights on Sunday Night Baseball.
The Dodgers have a plus-30 run differential against the Padres when playing at Chavez Ravine. Los Angeles has won seven of nine home games this year.
L.A. Dodgers beat the Padres 12-0 last night.
The Dodgers are expected to do well on Sunday night against the Padres. They are loaded with all-stars and former MVPs. The team's offense is very good. Mike Clevinger has a 3.69 ERA in his last seven starts. He's faced below-average offences in six of those starts, including four ranked 23rd or worse.
Betts is over 1.5 bases in nine of his past 14 starts. He has a 1,070 OPS since the start of August. In 13 career plate appearances against Clevinger, Betts is 6-for-11 with a triple and a pair of walks.
Clevinger has under 4.5 Ks in four consecutive starts and the Dodgers have a decent K-rate (21.6%). Machado is 14-for-33 during his current hitting streak and has at least one hit in 24 of his past 28 games.
