Arizona Diamondbacks at Los Angeles Dodgers 9/19/22 - MLB Picks & Predictions

On Monday, the Arizona Diamondbacks play the first game of a five-game series on the road against the Los Angeles Dodgers. Arizona is 68-77 following its 2-0 loss to the San Diego Padres on Saturday. Arizona has lost two straight to San Diego and the Diamondbacks are fourth in the National League West, 32 ½ games behind first place and well-off the pace for postseason contention.

Third baseman Josh Rojas is batting .266 to lead Arizona and has a team-high .346 on-base percentage. First baseman Christian Walker is the leader in home runs with 34, RBIs with 83 and hits with 121. On Monday, the Arizona Diamondbacks will send Merrill Kelly to the mound. The right-hander is 12-6 with a 3.01 ERA, 155 Ks and 54 BBs. Make sure you put the odds on your side with our free MLB predictions.

The Los Angeles Dodgers reached 100 wins (100-44) on Saturday, when they defeated San Francisco 7-2. Trayce Thompson hit a two-run home run for Los Angeles and Julio Urias earned his 17th victory of the season. Los Angeles has won 100 or more games in four of the last six seasons. Los Angeles has already clinched the National League West and leads second place San Diego by 21 games. 

First baseman Freddie Freeman is batting .331 to lead Los Angeles and has team highs in hits with 185 and on-base percentage at .404. Right fielder Mookie Betts is the leader in home runs with 34 and shortstop Trea Turner is the leader in RBIs with 97. Los Angeles has not announced its starting pitcher for the opening game of a five-game series at home against the Arizona Diamondbacks.