LA Dodgers at San Diego Padres 8/4/20 - MLB Picks & Predictions

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Last Updated: 08/04/2020 at 11:41 AM ET

LA Dodgers at San Diego Padres 8/4/20 - MLB Picks & Predictions

The Dodgers are one team that has been playing fairly impressive on the season, but the level of play was expected. When playing on the road the Dodgers are sitting on a 5-1 record.  The Dodgers have hit at a clip of .253 with 92 hits on the year. As a team Los Angeles has put in 59 runs on 12 homers.

Dustin May is the starting pitcher the Dodgers are looking to send out to the mound in this game. May has posted a 0-0 record and a 2.35 ERA. May has thrown a total of 7.2 innings on the season. He has ended up striking out 7 batters while giving up 10 hits and has walked a total of 2 batters this year.

With San Diego the team has shocked a lot of people with how the team has come out playing on the year. The Padres have posted a 6-4 record overall, but at home the Padres are 3-1. San Diego is hitting only at a clip of .237 with 79 hits on the year. The Padres have ended up getting 59 runs on 12 homers this season.

The Padres are putting Dinelson Lamet on the mound. This year Lamet has done good for the Padres with a 1-0 record and a 1.80 ERA. He has thrown a total of 10 innings while getting 15 strikeouts, but has allowed 9 hits and walked 5 batters.

    With the game here the Padres are playing better than what the fans and critics both expected. Look for the Dodgers, though, to come into the game here and overlook the power of the Padres on the year. What else helps the Dodgers out is the fact that they are able to hit the ball better and that allows them to outslug the Padres offense. Final Score Prediction, Los Angeles Dodgers win 5-3.

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