The San Diego Padres and Los Angeles Dodgers continue their three-game series at Dodger Stadium, so we bring you the best Padres vs Dodgers betting pick for Saturday, August 6, 2022. Friday night’s opener has been excluded from this preview, while the Dodgers have gone 5-2 in their first seven meetings with the Padres this season.  Â
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Padres vs Dodgers Betting Pick
This game will be played at Dodger Stadium at 9:10 PM ET on Saturday, August 6, 2022.
Why Bet The Dodgers:
✅ Mike Clevinger (3-3; 3.13 ERA; 1.08 WHIP) will get the nod for the Padres, and the current Dodgers lineup is 9-for-21 against him. Mookie Bets is 4-for-7 with four RBIs, while Trea Turner is 2-for-3. The Dodgers are hitting the righties very well in 2022, posting a .259/.337/.446 slash line and 122 OPS+.Â
✅ Andrew Heaney (1-0; 0.77 ERA; 0.99 WHIP) will get the starting call for the Dodgers. He’s still building up his stamina following a series of injuries, and the 31-year-old lefty has thrown just eight innings over his last two starts, allowing one run on five hits and five walks while punching out 11. The Dodgers can rely on their bullpen, which holds a sharp 2.27 ERA, 2.78 FIP, and .245 BABIP in the last ten days and 35.2 innings of work.
✅ The Dodgers have dominated the Padres lately. Since August 2021, the Dodgers have won 14 of their 16 encounters with San Diego. Also, LA is 14-4 in its previous 18 home contests against the Padres.Â
San Diego Padres
The Padres suffered a 7-3 defeat to the Colorado Rockies this past Thursday, stopping their five-game winning streak. They dropped to 61-47 on the season, still holding the second wild-card spot in the National League.
San Diego has recorded a nice .256/.343/.446 triple-slash in 464 at-bats since the All-Star break. Jurickson Profar has 19 hits in his last 56 at-bats, while Trent Grisham has four doubles and four home runs in his last 46 at-bats. The Padres’ relievers have thrown 31.1 innings in the previous ten days, notching a 3.16 ERA, 1.81 FIP, and .356 BABIP.
Los Angeles Dodgers
The Dodgers extended their winning streak to five games following Thursday’s 5-3 victory at Oriole Park in San Francisco. They swept a four-game set against the Giants, improving their MLB-best record to 72-33.
LA is slashing a sturdy .274/.342/.463 through its last 486 at-bats. Both Trea Turner and Mookie Betts have homered four times since the All-Star week, while Freddie Freeman is hitting an excellent .333/.393/.481 across his last 54 at-bats.