San Diego Padres vs Los Angeles Dodgers Prediction & Picks - MLB

Prediction published on 9/26/24, 5:43 PM  by Lou Aguila | Modified on 9/26/24 at 5:46 PM in MLB Picks

The Los Angeles Dodgers will go for the coup de grace against the San Diego Padres on Thursday, gunning for the win that will help them seal the National League West title for them. The Dodgers scored a 4-3 equalizer after dropping the series opener, 4-2, on Tuesday. Los Angeles overcame a poor showing from Jack Flaherty, who allowed three earned runs in 5.0 innings, by leaning on arguably the best hitter in the game today – Shohei Ohtani. The Japanese superstar put the Dodgers ahead with a double in the 4th inning and then followed up with a tie-breaking singles in the 6th. Los Angeles is 7-3 in their last 10 games, batting .282 with nearly 8.0 runs per game. Coming off perhaps the most painful loss of the season, the Padres will try to recover and keep this NL West race interesting until the end by stealing Game 3 at the Dodger Stadium. San Diego has gone 8-2 in their last 10 games, relying heavily on the exploits of their pitching staff who has posted a 2.81 ERA during this span.