San Diego Padres vs Los Angeles Dodgers National League Division Semifinal Game 2 10/12/2022

San Diego Padres vs Los Angeles Dodgers National League Division Semifinal Game 2 10/12/2022 Picks Predictions Previews

The San Diego Padres will play Game 2 of their best-of-5 division semifinal at Dodger Stadium in downtown Los Angeles, CA on Wednesday evening. San Diego lost Game 1 to a score of 5-3 yesterday.

The Padres lacked the offense in their game 1 loss. As a result, they struck out 10 times and were 0-4 with runners in scoring position.

The Padres have now lost 8 straight games when scoring 3 or fewer runs. OF Trent Grisham leads the Padres with 5 hits and 4 RBI, while Catcher Austin Nola and 3B Manny Machado combined for 9 hits and 6 RBI.

Yu Darvish will start Game 2 on the mound; he was 16-8 with a 3.10 ERA and 197 strikeouts this season. Darvish is 3-5 with a 4.50 ERA and 35 strikeouts in his postseason career.

The San Diego Padres are 1-5 SU in their last 6 matches against the LA Dodgers.
The total went OVER in 5 of San Diego’s last 6 games on the road.
San Diego is 2-15 SU in their last 17 games on the road against the Dodgers.

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San Diego Padres vs Los Angeles Dodgers National League Division Semifinal Game 2 Predictions 10/12/2022

Meanwhile, the Los Angeles Dodgers took Game 1 early with 5 runs in the first 3 innings and watched their bullpen step up through 4 innings. The Dodgers got off to a solid start after being on a bye for a few days.

Los Angeles had not played an actual game since October 5 when the regular season ended. However, SS Trae Turner hit his first postseason homer as a member of the Dodgers and jumped on Mike Clevinger early.

The Dodgers won 21 of their last 23 games when allowing 3 or fewer runs. Pitcher Will Smith leads the Dodgers with 2 hits and 1 RBI, while Turner and 2B Gavin Lux have combined for 3 hits and 2 RBI.

Clayton Kershaw gets the ball, and he was 12-3 with a 2.28 ERA and 137 strikeouts this season. Kershaw is 13-12 with a 4.19 ERA and 207 strikeouts in his postseason career.

Los Angeles needs to be able to score off San Diego’s bullpen if they want to improve to 2-0 heading to Petco Park.

The total went OVER in 6 of the Los Angeles Dodgers’ last 9 matches with the Padres.
The total went UNDER in 4 of the LA Dodgers’ last 6 games at home.
The Dodgers are 15-2 SU in their last 17 games at home against San Diego.

San Diego Padres vs Los Angeles Dodgers. The MLB pick for this game is the Los Angeles Dodgers. The LA Dodgers are 16-4 over the Dodgers this season.

Yu Darvish displayed his mettle in the wild-card game over the Mets, and he is effective against the Dodgers, holding current hitters to a .192 batting average with 65 strikeouts in 182 at-bats.

Clayton Kershaw improved in the postseason and he’s holding the current Padres to a .180 batting average with 59 strikeouts in 200 at-bats.

The LA Dodgers will continue their dominance over San Diego predicted to a score of 6-2.

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