Henry Roldán
Finally came the first series of the season between Dodgers vs Padres, the two main candidates to win the National League West Division, who will play their second clash of the weekend in Major League Baseball this Saturday.
The San Diego team came out on top on Friday thanks to a spectacular performance by Fernando Tatis Jr. who, with two home runs, led his team to a 2-5 win.
Without further ado, JefeBet brings you the best preview of the stellar game between Los Angeles Dodgers vs San Diego Padres.
Predictions and Betting Preview for the Dodgers vs Padres MLB Regular Season Game on May 6, 2023
- Where: Petco Park, San Diego, California
- When: Saturday, May 6, 2023, 9:40 PM E.T.
All odds are provided by DraftKings.
Betting on Los Angeles Dodgers
- Regular Season Record: 19-14.
- Moneyline: (-105)
- Spread: (-1.5, -165)
- Over/Under: 8.5
The Dodgers halted a six-game winning streak on Friday after being shut down by an impressive performance from Japanese pitcher Yu Darvish.
After scoring at least 10 runs in each of the three games they won earlier in the week against the Phillies, the Los Angeles offense seems to have arrived a bit tired for their stay in San Diego. The team only managed to get four hits against the local pitching staff.
Nonetheless, the California team remains one of the best offenses in the league, having hit 54 home runs, the third-highest number in the league. It is also among the top five teams in SLG and OPS, and it has scored 184 runs in 33 games, averaging 5.6 runs per game..
On the pitching mound, the team did a decent job and continued improving on its previous games by allowing more than five runs only once in the last seven matches. However, if it weren’t for Tatis Jr.’s great night against Clayton Kershaw, things could have gone differently.
For the second game, manager Dave Roberts will send Dustin May to the mound, who has had a solid season so far, pitching at least five innings in each of his six starts and maintaining a 3.15 ERA. This time, against the Padres, he will have appeared in 10 games. He has been a starter in seven of those games, with a 3.88 ERA and 43 strikeouts in 46.1 innings pitched.
Probable Starter: Dustin May (3-1, 3.15 ERA).
Betting on the San Diego Padres
- Regular Season Record: 18-15
- Moneyline: (-115)
- Spread: (+1.5, -195)
- Over/Under: 8.5
The Padres continue their remarkable improvement on the diamond, and on Friday they achieved a great victory to get one game from the Dodgers in the top spot of the West Division.
The win was led by Fernando Tatis Jr. and an impeccable pitching performance by Japanese pitcher Yu Darvish, who was able to hold off one of the best offenses in the league, which was also going through an unbeatable moment.
Tatis Jr. was one of the team’s heroes. He hit two home runs against Kershaw’s pitches. The Dominican outfielder now has four homers in the season and drove in three of the Padres’ five runs. The team now has six victories in the last nine games and is gradually starting to put up numbers to be among the leaders in offensive categories.
On the mound, Darvish pitched for 6.2 innings, allowing two runs, one of them unearned, and was supported by great relief pitching from Nick Martinez and closer Josh Hader. In their last five games, the San Diego pitching staff has held their opponents to four runs or fewer, and their collective ERA has dropped below 4.30.
To secure the series win this Saturday, manager Bob Melvin will send left-handed Blake Snell to the mound. Snell is coming off his best start of the year, pitching six innings and allowing three runs against the Cincinnati Reds. He has a good track record against the Dodgers, with an ERA of 2.50, only three home runs, and 56 strikeouts in 39.2 innings pitched against the Angels.
Probable starter: Blake Snell (1-4, 5.28 ERA).
JefeBet Prediction
With both teams finding their offensive rhythm, we should expect a high-scoring game this Saturday night.
In the first game of the series, the Dodgers were dominated, and a total of seven runs were scored. For this second game, with two less dominant pitchers than Darvish and Kershaw, we can expect to see more runs being scored.
May has pitched at least five innings in each of his outings, but in his last four, he has conceded at least two runs. On the other hand, Snell has pitched very well against the Dodgers throughout his career, but the left-handed player has had a tough start due to control issues with his pitches.
Furthermore, in May’s last six starts against teams with a positive record, the Over was reached, while in Snell’s last four home starts, the scoreboard ended with the Over being met.
Prediction: Over (LAD 6 – SD 5)
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