Los Angeles Dodgers vs. San Francisco Giants MLB Betting Preview | September 5

Oddsmakers don’t expect the San Francisco Giants (64-68), at +177 on the moneyline, to prolong their three-game winning streak when they take on the Los Angeles Dodgers (91-41), at -214, on Monday at 10:10 PM ET. Andrew Heaney starts for Los Angeles while San Francisco will counter with Logan Webb.

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Game Info, Betting Lines for Dodgers vs. Giants

• Game Day: Monday, September 5, 2022
• Game Time: 10:10 PM ET
• Location: Los Angeles, California
• Stadium: Dodger Stadium

Dodgers Stats & Trends

Dodgers Batting

• The Dodgers are fourth in baseball with 174 home runs. They average 1.3 per game.
• The Dodgers are second in MLB with a .260 batting average.
• The Los Angeles Dodgers lead the league with a .337 on-base percentage.
• The Dodgers’ 8.3 strikeouts per game rank 13th in the league.
• The Dodgers have hit 85 homers at home this season (1.3 per game).
• The Dodgers are averaging 3.8 extra-base hits per game while slugging .466 in home contests.
• The team averages 8.8 hits per game and is batting .265 at home this season.

Dodgers Key Batters

• Freddie Freeman leads Los Angeles with an OBP of .395, plus a team-best slugging percentage of .506.
• Among qualifying hitters in baseball, Freeman ranks second in batting average, sixth in on-base percentage, and 12th in slugging.
• Mookie Betts leads Los Angeles with 131 hits. He is batting .281 this season and has 65 extra-base hits.
• Betts is 30th in batting average, 31st in on-base percentage and fourth in slugging in MLB.
• Betts takes a two-game streak with at least one hit into this matchup. During his last five outings he is batting .300 with two doubles, a triple, two home runs, a walk and five RBI.
• Trea Turner is batting .305 with a .481 slugging percentage and 88 RBI this year.
• Turner takes a three-game hitting streak into this game. In his last five games he is hitting .136 with a double, a home run, a walk and four RBI.
• Will Smith has 20 home runs, 79 RBI and a batting average of .263 this season.
• Smith has safely hit in two games in a row. During his last five outings he is hitting .167 with a double, two home runs, two walks and five RBI.

Giants Stats & Trends

Giants Batting

• The Giants have hit 146 homers this season, which ranks 13th in the league.
• The Giants’ .234 batting average ranks 23rd in the league this season.
• The Giants have an OBP of .318 this season, which ranks 10th in MLB.
• The Giants rank 22nd in strikeouts per game (8.8) among MLB offenses.
• They have averaged 1.1 home runs per game in their 63 road contests this season.
• They are slugging .379 in 63 road games this season.
• They are averaging 7.7 base hits per game and batting .227 on the road this season.

Giants Key Batters

• Wilmer Flores has put up an on-base percentage of .332, a slugging percentage of .429, and has 106 hits, all club-bests for the Giants.
• Including all qualifying hitters, Flores ranks 89th in batting average, while his on-base percentage is 64th and he is 66th in slugging.
• Thairo Estrada is hitting .263 with 19 doubles, two triples, 11 home runs and 26 walks.
• Estrada’s batting average ranks 62nd among all qualified players, his on-base percentage is 87th, and he is 89th in slugging.
• Joc Pederson is hitting .269 with 17 doubles, 21 home runs and 32 walks.
• Mike Yastrzemski has 24 doubles, a triple, 12 home runs and 54 walks while batting .207.

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