Los Angeles Dodgers at San Diego Padres 9/9/22 - MLB Picks & Predictions

The Los Angeles Dodgers head to San Diego on Friday to take on the Padres. The Dodgers are 1st in the NL West with a 94-42 record. Los Angeles has won six of their last ten games and are riding a two game win streak. The Dodgers are averaging 5.4 runs per game which ranks 1st in the MLB. Freddie Freeman leads the Dodgers with 172 hits on the season. 

Dustin May will make his 4th start on the mound for the Dodgers. May is 1-2 on the season with 16 innings pitched. May has 18 strikeouts, 8 walks, and carries a 3.94 ERA. May pitched 5 innings in his last start allowing 6 runs and 4 hits. Los Angeles is allowed 3.2 runs per game which leads the MLB. 

The San Diego Padres will feature Mike Clevinger on the mound. Clevinger is 5-6 on the season with 88.2 innings pitched. Clevinger has 77 strikeouts and carries a 3.96 ERA. The San Diego Padres are allowing 11 hits per game which ranks 11th in the MLB. 

The San Diego Padres head into Friday riding a two game win streak. The Padres are 2nd in the NL West but sit 19 games behind the Dodgers. San Diego has won six of their last ten games and are 37-29 on their home field. The Padres lost the the Dodgers 9-4 in their last meeting last week.