San Diego Padres (19-19) vs. Los Angeles Dodgers (23-15)
The Major League Baseball betting action continues Friday, May 12, 2023, with the San Diego Padres taking on the Los Angeles Dodgers in the NL West battle at Dodger Stadium in Los Angeles, California, and the first pitch is set for 10:10 PM ET.
The Padres and Dodgers open a three-game series in LA. San Diego is a +123 moneyline underdog, while the Dodgers are listed as -133 favorites with a total of 8.5 runs.
The San Diego Padres have dropped two straight series. After losing two out of three games against the LA Dodgers at home, the Padres have lost two of three at the Minnesota Twins earlier this week. San Diego won the opener at Target Field in Minneapolis, 6-1. The Padres suffered a 4-3 11-inning defeat in the middle contest and a 5-3 loss in the closer this past Thursday.
San Diego is scoring just 4.16 runs per game (25th in the majors) on an underwhelming .231/.321/.392 slash line (.247/.320/.406 league average). Juan Soto leads the way for the Padres with six home runs, 18 RBI, and a 144 OPS+, while Xander Bogaerts has six dingers, 15 RBI, and a 128 OPS+. Over the last seven days, the Padres are slashing just .205/.310/.345 with six no-doubters and ten doubles across 200 at-bats.
Juan's bat is So(to) hot ?? #BringTheGold pic.twitter.com/BIiLAQ9mfN
— San Diego Padres (@Padres) May 11, 2023
Blake Snell will get the starting call Friday and meet the Dodgers for the second time this season. Last Saturday, Snell was charged with a loss in a 2-1 home defeat to the Blue Crew. The 30-year-old southpaw gave up two earned runs on one hit and three walks while punching out six across six innings of work. Snell carries a 1-5 record, 4.89 ERA, 1.57 WHIP, and 39/21 K/BB ratio (seven starts, 35 innings pitched).