The Los Angeles Dodgers (106-47, 93-60 RL, 65-75-13 O/U) collide with the San Diego Padres (85-68, 68-84 RL, 72-76-4 O/U) in a divisional showdown on Tuesday night. The Dodgers will have Tyler Anderson on the mound. The Padres will counter with Blake Snell, eying his third straight win. The Dodgers lead the season series 12-4.
Tyler Anderson will be on the hill to begin the series. Anderson was brilliant last time out, tossing six shutout innings against the Diamondbacks, but had no help from the offense and was hit with the loss. The veteran southpaw is having the best year of his career, sporting a 2.52 ERA and a 1.01 WHIP accompanied by a 15-4 record in 167.2 innings pitched. Anderson has silenced the Padres, holding them to three runs in 18 innings this season, and is 6-3 with a stellar 2.31 ERA in 81.2 career innings.
Los Angeles enters their last road series of the regular season fresh off a series win against the Cardinals. They stand at 7-3 in their last ten bouts and still have not lost a series this month. LA is just as good on the road where they feature a 52-26 record.
W ill Smith has driven in more runs against the Padres than any other team this season, collecting a solid 11 RBIs and a .991 OPS against the foes. The 27-year-old catcher has delivered 23 homers with 85 RBIs and a strong .829 OPS on the year. Smith has collected 10 RBIs this month.
The Dodgers lead the way with 5.30 runs per game on the season. The pitching staff is sporting a 2.83 team ERA which continues to rank first.