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Los Angeles Dodgers vs. San Diego Padres MLB Betting Pick Prediction 3/21/2023
Dodgers at Padres—Joe Musgrove gets the start for San Diego. Musgrove had 17 starts in 2023 posting an ERA of 3.05 and WHIP of 1.14. The veteran had a strikeout rate of 24.3% with 5.3% walks. Ground balls dealt at 45% with 0.92 home runs per nine innings. Hard hit contact was up from the previous season. The righthander returns after a 60-day stint on the injury list with a shoulder injury. He was roughed up in the spring. Yoshinobu Yamamoto to start for Los Angeles. Yamamoto received an MVP the past three seasons in Japan. He was also roughed up in the spring.
The Pick:
Righthanders hit .282 against Musgrove last season. Betts, Freeman, Muncy and Smith have all pounded Musgrove in their careers. Musgrove has struggled with his control against this Dodgers lineup. Yamamoto was elite in Japan and the Padres see him for the first time in regular season play. Padres’ lineup has little be desired by. Play Los Angeles on run line -1.5 runs at +105.