San Diego Padres at Los Angeles Dodgers Preview & Picks
San Diego are tipped to draw first blood in the opening game of this West Coast series.
The Padres, who have more to play for, have largely had the Dodgers' number this season, and they enter this series in good form.
- San Diego Padres are 9-2 in their last 11 games
- San Diego Padres are 7-3 against Los Angeles this season
- San Diego pitcher Michael King is 12-9 with a 3.04 ERA
- The Over has cashed in 3 of the last 4 meetings in Los Angeles
Head To Head
- San Diego Padres lead the regular season series 7-3
- San Diego Padres won 8-1 when the two teams last met on July 31
San Diego Padres Form
San Diego enter this series on a superb run of form, having now won nine of their previous 11 games.
The Padres started this good sequence in Seattle as they won the series opener against the Mariners, 7-3.
They dropped the next meeting 5-2, but rebounded in San Francisco as they swept the Giants with 5-0, 8-0 and 4-3 victories.
San Diego then returned home for a successful series against Houston that saw them sandwich a 4-3 defeat to the Astros with 3-1 and 4-0 wins.
The Padres then played host to the Chicago White Sox in three-game series, and they were able to sweep the visitors thanks to 3-2, 6-2 and 4-2 victories.
Los Angeles Dodgers Form
Los Angeles come into this series on a solid run of form, having won six of their previous eight games to rebound from a rough spell earlier this month.
The Dodgers lost four times in a five-game spell, suffering back-to-back defeats to Chicago and Atlanta either side of a 10-8 win over the Cubs.
They started the turnaround against the Braves though, recording 9-2 and 9-0 victories to split that four-game series.
Los Angeles then rebounded from an 11-9 defeat in Miami with 8-4 and 20-4 victories over the Marlins.
The Dodgers returned home after that and won 6-4 and 6-5 either side of a 6-3 defeat to the Rockies.