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Los Angeles Dodgers vs. San Diego Padres MLB Betting Pick Prediction 3/20/2023
Dodgers at Padres—Tyler Glasnow gets the start for Los Angeles. Glasnow started 21 games in 2023 with an ERA of 3.53 and WHIP of 1.08. The righthander struck out 33.4% with 7.6% walks. Ground balls sat at 51.2% with 0.98 home runs per nine innings. His FIP was 2.91. Evan Phillips in the closer and struck out 66 batters in 61 1/3rd innings in 2023. He had 24 saves with three blown saves and six holds. Yu Darvish to start for San Diego. Darvish in 24 starts a season ago posted an ERA of 4.56 and WHIP of 1.30. The veteran righty struck out 24.6% with 7.5% walks. Ground balls dished at 41.6% with 1.19 home runs per nine innings. His FIP was 4.02. Robert Suarez and Yuki Matsui are candidates as the team’s closers. Suarez is inexperienced and Matsui comes over from Japan and has dealt with back issues during the spring.
The Pick:
The Dodgers are the designated road team in the opener. Darvish swinging strikeouts declined last year as did his strikeout rate. His 24.6% K rate was his lowest in the past eight years. Walks were also up from the previous four seasons. He did pitch to hard contact in 2023. The 37 year old has saw decline and he is facing a strong Dodgers lineup. Padres hitting lineup a concern. Play Los Angeles on run line -1.5 runs at -120.