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Freddie Freeman leads the Los Angeles Dodgers (90-41) into a matchup with Manny Machado and the San Diego Padres (74-59) on Saturday at 9:10 PM ET at Dodger Stadium. Freeman is hitting .318, the fourth-best batting average in the majors, for the favored Dodgers (-221), while Machado ranks seventh in MLB play with a .306 batting average this season for the underdog Padres (+183). Julio Urias starts for Los Angeles, and Sean Manaea is San Diego’s pick to start.
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Game Info, Betting Lines for Dodgers vs. Padres
- Game Day: Saturday, September 3, 2022
- Game Time: 9:10 PM ET
- Location: Los Angeles, California
- Stadium: Dodger Stadium
| Favorite | Favorite Moneyline | Total |
|---|---|---|
| Dodgers | -221 | 8.5 |
Dodgers Stats & Trends
Dodgers Batting
- The Dodgers average 1.3 home runs per game to rank fifth in MLB play with 170 total home runs.
- The Dodgers lead the majors with a .260 batting average.
- The Dodgers have a league-best .336 on-base percentage.
- The Dodgers strike out 8.4 times per game, the No. 13 mark in baseball.
- The Dodgers average 1.3 homers per home game this season (79 total at home).
- The Dodgers have a .458 slugging percentage and are averaging 3.7 extra-base hits per game at home.
- The team averages 8.7 hits per game and is batting .263 at home this season.
Dodgers Key Batters
- Freeman has an OPS of .893, fueled by an OBP of .390 to go with a slugging percentage of .503. All three of those stats are best among Los Angeles hitters this season.
- Among all qualified hitters in baseball, Freeman’s batting average ranks fourth, his on-base percentage ranks sixth, and he is 13th in slugging.
- Mookie Betts leads Los Angeles in total hits (129) this season while batting .279 with 63 extra-base hits.
- Betts ranks 33rd in batting average, 39th in on-base percentage and sixth in slugging in the majors.
- Trea Turner is batting .306 with a .478 slugging percentage and 86 RBI this year.
- Will Smith has been key for Los Angeles with 107 hits, an OBP of .350 plus a slugging percentage of .460.
Padres Stats & Trends
Padres Batting
- The Padres rank 21st in Major League Baseball with 122 home runs.
- The Padres rank 16th in MLB with a .243 team batting average.
- The Padres have an OBP of .321 this season, which ranks sixth in MLB.
- The Padres rank 12th in MLB in strikeouts per game with an average of 8.2 whiffs per contest.
- They’ve hit 64 homers, an average of 0.9 per game, in 70 road contests this season.
- They are slugging .398 in 70 road games this season.
- They are averaging 8.9 base hits per game and batting .252 on the road this season.
Padres Key Batters
- Machado has a team-high slugging percentage (.541) and leads the Padres in hits (144).
- Including all qualifying hitters in MLB, Machado’s batting average places him seventh, his on-base percentage is 11th, and he is seventh in slugging.
- Machado enters this matchup on a seven-game hitting streak. In his last 10 games he is hitting .341 with three doubles, three home runs, three walks and 11 RBI.
- Juan Soto leads his team with a .410 on-base percentage.
- Soto is currently 89th in batting average, second in on-base percentage and 27th in slugging percentage among all qualified hitters.
- Josh Bell has 28 doubles, three triples, 16 home runs and 67 walks while batting .275.
- Brandon Drury is batting .262 with 26 doubles, two triples, 25 home runs and 33 walks.
Dodgers vs. Padres Probable Pitchers
| Urías | Manaea | |
|---|---|---|
| 25 | GS | 24 |
| 14-7 | W-L | 7-7 |
| 2.32 | ERA | 4.90 |
| 139.2 | IP | 134.0 |
| 31 | BB | 45 |
| 137 | SO | 136 |
