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San Diego Padres at Los Angeles Dodgers Preview & Picks – Padres To Draw Level In MLB Playoffs Series

By Leigh Copson

05 Oct 2024

Leigh Copson 05 Oct 2024

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San Diego Padres at Los Angeles Dodgers picks for Sunday, October 6
MLB playoff game is taking place at Dodger Stadium
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San Diego Padres at Los Angeles Dodgers Preview & Picks

San Diego Padres at Los Angeles Dodgers Preview & Picks
Head To Head
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Los Angeles Dodgers Form

San Diego Padres at Los Angeles Dodgers Preview & Picks

San Diego are tipped to win as an underdog in Game 2 of this playoff series.

The Padres remain an appealing dog in this series, with starter Yu Darvish in good form heading into this meeting with the Dodgers.

San Diego Padres are 13-5 in their last 18 games
San Diego pitcher Yu Darvish is 5-0 in his last 5 starts
The Over has cashed in 4 of the previous 6 meetings
The Over has hit in 6 of LA's last 10 games (1 push)

Head To Head

San Diego Padres won the regular season series 8-5
Los Angeles Dodgers lead the MLB Playoffs series 1-0
Los Angeles Dodgers won 7-5 when the two teams last met on October 5

San Diego Padres Form

San Diego head to Los Angeles having successfully negotiated the Wild Card round with a sweep of Atlanta.

The Padres set up that showdown with the Braves by putting together a 93-69 record to finish second in the National League West behind the Los Angeles Dodgers.

They went into that series having won 11 of their previous 15 games, but they had cooled off over the final week, losing three of their last five regular season outings.

San Diego put that dip behind them in their opening Wild Card game, as they shut out Atlanta in a 4-0 victory.

The Padres then backed that up, and completed a series sweep of the Braves, by winning the second meeting, 5-4.

Los Angeles Dodgers Form

Los Angeles secured their place in the playoffs by putting together a 98-64 record – the best in all of Major League Baseball this season.

The Dodgers finished top of the National League West as a result of that record, five games clear of playoff opponents San Diego.

They ended the regular season on a good run of form too, winning nine of their final 11 games on the schedule.

Los Angeles rebounded from an 11-9 defeat in Miami with 8-4 and 20-4 wins, before returning home to sandwich a 6-3 defeat to Colorado with 6-4 and 6-5 wins.

The Dodgers then responded to a 4-2 loss to San Diego with 4-3 and 7-2 wins over the Padres, and took their win streak to five games with a three-game sweep of Colorado on the road.

Verdict

SD Padres @ LA Dodgers

Yu Darvish has led San Diego to a bunch of wins recently and we expect that trend to continue.

The Padres have been on a roll since the end of August, despite the Game 1 loss, so they remain an appealing underdog.

San Diego Win

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