San Diego Padres at LA Dodgers 8/10/20 - MLB Picks & Predictions

Last Updated: 08/10/2020 at 7:48 AM ET

The San Diego Padres head up the freeway to Dodger Stadium on Monday to open a four-game series against the Los Angeles Dodgers. The Padres dropped to 8-7 following a 3-2 loss on Saturday to the Arizona Diamondbacks. San Diego is in third place in the National League West 3 ½  games behind the first-place Colorado Rockies.

Fernando Tatis Jr. is batting .322 to lead San Diego. The Padres shortstop has team highs in home runs with seven, RBIs with 16 and hits with 19. On Monday, the Padres will send Garrett Richards to the mound. The right-hander 0-1 with an ERA of 4.60, 16 Ks and 5 BBs.

The Los Angeles Dodgers dropped to 10-5 following a 5-4 loss to the San Francisco Giants on Saturday. Dodgers are in second place in the NL West 1 ½  games behind Colorado. Justin Turner hit a three-run homer for the Dodgers in the loss. Dodgers starter Clayton Kershaw dropped to 1-1 after allowing six hits and four runs in just 4 ⅓ innings of work.

Corey Seager is batting .340 to lead the Dodgers and the shortstop has a team-high 17 hits. Max Muncy is leading the Dodgers in home runs with four and Justin Turner leads in RBIs with 12. On Monday, the Dodgers will send Dustin May to the mound. The right-hander 1-0 with an ERA of 2.63, 16 Ks and 3 BBs.

Los Angeles defeated San Diego on the road in two or three games last week. The Dodgers have won five of their last seven overall and will have Dustin May on the mound, who is 1-0 with an ERA of 2.63. The Padres have lost five of their last seven and have allowed 34 runs over those seven losses. Final Score Prediction, Los Angeles Dodgers win 7-2.

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