Los Angeles Dodgers vs. San Francisco Giants MLB Betting Preview | August 2

Trea Turner rides a 19-game hitting streak into the Los Angeles Dodgers’ (69-33) matchup against the San Francisco Giants (51-52). The Dodgers are moneyline favorites (-146) in this matchup against the Giants (+124), which begins at 9:45 PM ET on Tuesday at Oracle Park. Los Angeles has Tyler Anderson starting things off, while San Francisco counters with Alex Wood.

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Game Info, Betting Lines for Dodgers vs. Giants

• Game Day: Tuesday, August 2, 2022
• Game Time: 9:45 PM ET
• Location: San Francisco, California
• Stadium: Oracle Park

Dodgers Stats & Trends

Dodgers Batting

• The Dodgers are fifth in baseball with 132 home runs. They average 1.3 per game.
• The Dodgers’ .258 batting average is third-best in MLB.
• The Dodgers have a league-leading .336 on-base percentage.
• The Dodgers strike out 8.2 times per game to rank 10th in the league.
• The Dodgers average 1.3 homers per road game this season (67 total on the road).
• The Dodgers have a .444 slugging percentage and are averaging 3.6 extra-base hits per game away from home.
• The team is batting .264 with 483 hits (9.3 per game) on the road this season.

Dodgers Key Batters

• Freddie Freeman has 131 hits and an OBP of .404 to go with a slugging percentage of .541. All three of those stats rank first among Los Angeles hitters this season.
• Among the qualifying hitters in MLB, Freeman’s batting average ranks third, his on-base percentage ranks third, and he is 10th in slugging.
• Freeman has picked up at least one hit in three games in a row. In his last five games he is hitting .429 with four doubles, three walks and five RBI.
• Turner has 27 doubles, two triples, 17 home runs and 28 walks while batting .309.
• Turner ranks 10th in batting average, 39th in on-base percentage and 16th in slugging among qualifying hitters.
• Turner has picked up a hit in 19 games in a row. During his last 10 outings he is hitting .333 with four doubles, three home runs, a walk and seven RBI.
• Mookie Betts has collected 94 base hits, an OBP of .343 and a slugging percentage of .524 this season.
• Betts brings a two-game hitting streak into this game. In his last five games he is batting .217 with a double, a triple and two walks.
• Will Smith is batting .263 with a .354 OBP and 55 RBI for Los Angeles this season.
• Smith takes a five-game hitting streak into this matchup. During his last five outings he is hitting .364 with four doubles, a home run, a walk and eight RBI.

Giants Stats & Trends

Giants Batting

• The Giants rank 10th in Major League Baseball with 119 home runs.
• The Giants rank 23rd in MLB with a .235 team batting average.
• The Giants are among the best in the league at getting on base, ranking ninth with an OBP of .318.
• The Giants rank 25th with an average of 8.7 strikeouts per game.
• They’ve hit 61 homers, an average of 1.2 per game, in 53 home contests this season.
• They are slugging .402 in 53 home games this season.
• In home games this season, they’re batting .241 with 7.8 base hits per contest.

Giants Key Batters

• Wilmer Flores has accumulated an on-base percentage of .330, a slugging percentage of .455, and has 84 hits, all club-highs for the Giants.
• Flores is 81st in batting average, 71st in on-base percentage and 47th in slugging percentage among all qualifying hitters in the majors.
• Flores brings a three-game hitting streak into this game. During his last five outings he is batting .350 with two doubles, two home runs and three RBI.
• Mike Yastrzemski is hitting .226 with 20 doubles, a triple, nine home runs and 40 walks.
• Including all qualified players, Yastrzemski is 125th in batting average, 87th in on-base percentage and 104th in slugging percentage.
• Luis Gonzalez is batting .284 with 15 doubles, a triple, four home runs and 21 walks.
• Austin Slater is batting .283 with nine doubles, two triples, five home runs and 28 walks.

Dodgers vs. Giants Probable Pitchers