Los Angeles Dodgers at San Diego Padres Preview & Picks
Los Angeles are backed to bounce back from last night’s defeat.
The Dodgers have a good recent record in San Diego and have a great record when Tony Gonsolin is the starting pitcher.
- LA Dodgers have won 10 of the last 14 meetings
- LA Dodgers have won 4 of the last 5 games at San Diego
- LA Dodgers are 16-1 with Tony Gonsolin as starting pitcher
- The Under has cashed in 8 of LA Dodgers’ last 12 games
Head To Head
- Los Angeles Dodgers won the regular season series 14-5
- This playoff series is tied 1-1
- San Diego Padres won 5-3 when the teams met last night
Los Angeles are looking to regain the lead in this playoff series following a Game 2 defeat at home.
The Dodgers finished the regular season with the best record in all of Major League Baseball, 111-51.
That set up a National League Division Series with San Diego that has seen the two teams split the first two games.
Los Angeles took a 1-0 series lead on Wednesday night thanks to a 5-3 victory over the Padres.
However, they were unable to back that up 24 hours later as they fell to a 5-3 defeat at Dodger Stadium.
San Diego return home with the aim of capitalizing on last night’s series-tying win in Los Angeles.
The Padres finished the regular season with a 89-73, putting them second in the West behind the Dodgers.
That earned them a wildcard meeting with the New York Mets and they won two of the three meetings to advance.
San Diego failed follow that up in the opening game of their National League Division Series playoff with the Los Angeles Dodgers, as they were beaten 5-3.
The Padres hit back the following night though, registering a 5-3 victory of their own to level the series.