San Diego Padres vs Los Angeles Dodgers Prediction & Picks - MLB
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The Padres have taken the place of the Giants as the Dodgers' most formidable modern rival. After 47 regular-season games, the Padres and Dodgers will finally face off for the first time in 2026 at Petco Park.
This Padres-Dodgers matchup couldn't have come at a better time; both teams are tied for first place in the NL West with a 29-18 record. Both teams are also coming off sweeps on the road this past weekend of MLB rivalries.
The Dodgers dominated the Angels in three games and then beat their Californian rivals by a score of three. 31 runs to 3. It was a series where everyone hit, scoring runs at a leisurely pace without needing to hit too many home runs, and it was surely Ohtani's best hitting series of 2026. He alone drove in 7 runs in three games against his former team.
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| Teams | Pts | P | W | L |
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0.639 | 83 | 53 | 30 |
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0.531 | 81 | 43 | 38 |
San Diego Padres and Los Angeles Dodgers Latest Matches
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San Diego Padres against Los Angeles Dodgers : Head to Head (H2H)
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San Diego Padres - Los Angeles Dodgers Key Points
- 10-5, Dodgers record in Game 1 of the series
- 16-23 Padres O/U record this season
- Dodgers average 5.2 runs per game this season
- Padres' FLD% is the best in MLB at 993
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Our San Diego Padres vs Los Angeles Dodgers Prediction
But the Padres also had a good time on their trip to Seattle; they completed the sweep on Sunday, beating the Mariners 8-3. Sheets had the game of his life at the plate, going 3-for-3 with two home runs and an RBI double.
Yoshinobu Yamamoto is coming to bring the Padres down a peg; the dominant Japanese ace allowed one home run in his last two outings against the Padres, but pitched more than six innings in both. The Dodgers could very well treat this first game as a pitching duel that looks set to suit them on Monday.
Our prediction for Padres vs Dodgers is: Dodgers ML.
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