Dodgers at Padres 8/3/20 - MLB Picks & Predictions

The Los Angeles Dodgers open a three game Freeway Series on the road against the San Diego Padres on Monday. Los Angeles improved to 6-3 following its 11-2 victory on Saturday over the Arizona Diamondbacks. Chris Taylor belted a three-run homer run while Edwin Rios and A.J. Pollock each hit two-run shots in a display of power by the first-place Dodgers.

Corey Seager is leading Los Angeles in hitting with a batting average of .361, in home runs with three and hits with 13. Justin Turner is leading the Dodgers in RBIs with eight. On Monday, the Dodgers will send Walker Buehler to the mound. The right-hander is 0-0 with an ERA of 4.91, 3 Ks and 1 BBs.

San Diego dropped to 6-3 following a 6-1 loss to the Colorado Rockies on Saturday. The loss snapped a two-game winning streak for the Padres but San Diego remains tied for first place with both the Rockies and Dodgers in the NL West. Padre starter Joey Lucchesi fell to 0-1 following a poor outing in which the southpaw allowed three runs in just 1 ⅔ innings of work.

Fernando Tatis Jr. is leading San Diego in hitting with a batting average of .286, in RBIs with nine and hits with 10.  Trent Grisham is leading the Padres in home runs with 3. On Monday, San Diego will send Chris Paddack to the mound. The right-hander 1-0 with an ERA of 1.64, 10 Ks and 1 BBs.