Los Angeles Dodgers vs. San Francisco Giants MLB Betting Preview | September 7

Max Muncy leads the Los Angeles Dodgers (93-42) into a contest against the San Francisco Giants (65-69) after his two-home run performance in a 6-3 win over the Giants. The Dodgers are favored (-258) in this game against the underdog Giants (+211), which begins at 4:10 PM ET on Wednesday. Los Angeles’ Clayton Kershaw and San Francisco’s Alex Cobb pitch first for their squads in this matchup.

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Game Info, Betting Lines for Dodgers vs. Giants

• Game Day: Wednesday, September 7, 2022
• Game Time: 4:10 PM ET
• Location: Los Angeles, California
• Stadium: Dodger Stadium

Dodgers Stats & Trends

Dodgers Batting

• The Dodgers are fourth in MLB action with 181 home runs. They average 1.3 per game.
• The Dodgers have the second-best batting average in the league (.260).
• The Dodgers have a league-best .336 on-base percentage.
• The Dodgers strike out 8.4 times per game to rank 13th in baseball.
• The Dodgers average 1.4 homers per home game this season (90 total at home).
• The Dodgers have a .468 slugging percentage and are averaging 3.8 extra-base hits per game at home.
• The club 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 .391, plus a team-best slugging percentage of .507.
• Among qualified hitters, Freeman ranks second in batting average, his on-base percentage ranks sixth, and he is 12th in slugging.
• Freeman will look for his third straight game with a hit in this contest. In his last five games he is batting .316 with a double, a home run, a walk and three RBI.
• Mookie Betts has 134 hits, which ranks first among Los Angeles batters this season. He’s batting .280 with 68 extra-base hits.
• Betts is 30th in batting average, 37th in on-base percentage and fourth in slugging in MLB.
• Trea Turner has collected 167 base hits, an OBP of .349 and a slugging percentage of .479 this season.
• Turner enters this game with five games in a row with at least one hit. During his last five outings he is hitting .273 with a double, a home run and four RBI.
• Will Smith has 21 home runs, 80 RBI and a batting average of .261 this season.

Giants Stats & Trends

Giants Batting

• The Giants rank 13th in Major League Baseball with 153 home runs.
• The Giants rank 23rd in MLB with a .234 team batting average.
• The Giants have an on-base percentage of .317 this season, which ranks 12th in the league.
• The Giants rank 22nd with an average of 8.8 strikeouts per game.
• In 65 games on the road this season, they’ve hit 78 homers, an average of 1.2 per contest.
• They are slugging .385 in 65 road games this season.
• In 65 road games this season, they have a batting average of .227 while averaging 7.7 base hits per contest.

Giants Key Batters

• Wilmer Flores has a team-high OBP (.330) and slugging percentage (.424), while leading the Giants in hits (107).
• Including all the qualified hitters in the majors, Flores’ batting average is 95th, his on-base percentage is 71st, and he is 69th in slugging.
• Thairo Estrada’s .409 slugging percentage leads his team.
• Estrada’s batting average ranks 58th among all qualified players, his on-base percentage is 84th, and he is 82nd in slugging.
• Joc Pederson is hitting .268 with 17 doubles, 21 home runs and 32 walks.
• Mike Yastrzemski is batting .208 with 25 doubles, a triple, 12 home runs and 55 walks.

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