Los Angeles Dodgers vs. San Diego Padres MLB Betting Preview | September 11

Freddie Freeman leads the Los Angeles Dodgers (95-43) into a matchup with Manny Machado and the San Diego Padres (77-63) on Sunday at 4:10 PM ET at PETCO Park. Freeman is hitting .326, the best batting average in the majors, for the favored Dodgers (-125), while Machado is 10th in MLB play with a .303 batting average this season for the underdog Padres (+106). Los Angeles has Andrew Heaney starting, while San Diego will counter with Joe Musgrove.

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Game Info, Betting Lines for Dodgers vs. Padres

• Game Day: Sunday, September 11, 2022
• Game Time: 4:10 PM ET
• Location: San Diego, California
• Stadium: PETCO Park

Dodgers Stats & Trends

Dodgers Batting

• The Dodgers are fourth-best in MLB action with 186 total home runs.
• The Dodgers have the third-best batting average in the majors (.260).
• The Los Angeles Dodgers lead the league with a .337 on-base percentage.
• The Dodgers’ 8.4 strikeouts per game rank 13th in baseball.
• The Dodgers have hit 94 homers on the road this season (1.3 per game).
• The Dodgers are slugging .436 with 3.5 extra-base hits per game on the road.
• The team is batting .256 with 639 hits (9.0 per game) on the road this season.

Dodgers Key Batters

• Freeman has an OPS of .920, fueled by an OBP of .398 to go with a slugging percentage of .522. All three of those stats are best among Los Angeles hitters this season.
• Among all qualifying hitters in the majors, Freeman’s batting average ranks first, his on-base percentage ranks fifth, and he is 11th in slugging.
• Freeman will look for his sixth straight game with a hit in this contest. During his last five outings he is batting .526 with two doubles, three home runs, three walks and eight RBI.
• Mookie Betts has 135 hits, which is tops among Los Angeles batters this season. He’s batting .276 with 68 extra-base hits.
• Among all qualified, Betts is 34th in batting average, 36th in on-base percentage and fourth in slugging percentage.
• Trea Turner is batting .305 with a .482 slugging percentage and 94 RBI this year.
• Turner enters this matchup with eight games in a row with at least one hit. During his last 10 games he is batting .233 with three doubles, a triple, a home run, three walks and eight RBI.
• Will Smith is batting .263 with a .350 OBP and 81 RBI for Los Angeles this season.
• Smith takes a two-game hitting streak into this game. In his last five games he is batting .286 with two doubles, two home runs, two walks and six RBI.

Padres Stats & Trends

Padres Batting

• The Padres have hit 132 homers this season, which ranks 21st in the league.
• The Padres’ .241 batting average ranks 17th in the league this season.
• The Padres have an OBP of .319 this season, which ranks eighth in MLB.
• The Padres rank 12th in MLB in strikeouts per game with an average of 8.1 whiffs per contest.
• They have averaged 1.0 home runs per game in their 68 home contests this season.
• They have a team slugging percentage of .368 in home games this season with 163 extra-base hits.
• In 68 home games this season, they have a batting average of .230 while averaging 7.4 base hits per contest.

Padres Key Batters

• Machado has totaled 151 hits with a .544 slugging percentage, both team-best figures for the Padres.
• Including all the qualified hitters in the majors, Machado ranks 10th in batting average, 13th in on-base percentage and seventh in slugging percentage.
• Machado hopes to build on a two-game hitting streak in this matchup. During his last five outings he is hitting .263 with two home runs, two walks and two RBI.
• Juan Soto paces his team with a .403 OBP.
• Soto’s batting average ranks 100th among all qualified players, his on-base percentage ranks third, and he is 44th in slugging.
• Josh Bell has 28 doubles, three triples, 17 home runs and 71 walks while hitting .279.
• Jurickson Profar is batting .240 with 32 doubles, two triples, 14 home runs and 69 walks.

Dodgers vs. Padres Probable Pitchers