The final game of the Saturday MLB playoff schedule will feature a NL West Division clash between the Los Angeles Dodgers and the San Diego Padres. The Dodgers (111-51) won 54 of their 81 road games and won the NL West Division by 22 games. Last night, Los Angeles went 0-for-9 with runners in scoring position and left seven men on base during a 2-1 road loss against San Diego.
Thirty-two year old lefty Tyler Anderson (15-5 2.57 ERA) will take the ball for the Dodgers in this matchup. In 24 innings against San Diego this season, Anderson allowed just five runs and one long ball.
The San Diego Padres finished seven games above .500 at home and are one win away from a spot in the National League Championship Series. In Game Three, San Diego SP Blake Snell (1-0) allowed one run and struck out six batters across five plus frames to earn the victory. Trent Grisham hit a solo shot and Jake Cronenworth added an RBI single for the Padres.
The Padres will counter with All-Star righty Joe Musgrove (10-7 2.93 ERA) on Saturday. Last time out, Musgrove dazzled with seven innings of one-hit ball to led San Diego to a 6-0 series clinching victory against New York.
Recent Betting Trends
- Dodgers are 70-33 in their last 103 vs. a team with a winning record.
- Padres are 12-4 in their last 16 during game 4 of a series.
- Under is 4-0 in Dodgers last 4 road games.
- Over is 6-1-1 in Padres last 8 overall.
- Dodgers are 4-1 in the last 5 meetings in San Diego.
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