Padres try to break road slide, take on the Dodgers

Sun, Jul 3, 2022
MLB News (AP)

San Diego Padres (46-34, second in the NL West) vs. Los Angeles Dodgers (49-28, first in the NL West)

Los Angeles; Sunday, 4:10 p.m. EDT

PITCHING PROBABLES: Padres: MacKenzie Gore (4-3, 3.34 ERA, 1.33 WHIP, 65 strikeouts); Dodgers: Clayton Kershaw (5-2, 2.94 ERA, 1.10 WHIP, 51 strikeouts)

FANDUEL SPORTSBOOK LINE: Dodgers -193, Padres +161; over/under is 7 1/2 runs

BOTTOM LINE: The San Diego Padres hit the road against the Los Angeles Dodgers looking to stop a three-game road losing streak.

Los Angeles is 49-28 overall and 23-12 in home games. The Dodgers are 30-4 in games when they did not give up a home run.

San Diego is 46-34 overall and 25-18 in road games. The Padres are 23-9 in games when they did not allow a home run.

The teams match up Sunday for the seventh time this season. The Dodgers are up 5-1 in the season series.

TOP PERFORMERS: Freddie Freeman has 25 doubles, two triples and 10 home runs for the Dodgers. Will Smith is 10-for-37 with two doubles, four home runs and six RBI over the last 10 games.

Manny Machado has 18 doubles, a triple and 12 home runs for the Padres. Jurickson Profar is 10-for-37 with four doubles over the last 10 games.

LAST 10 GAMES: Dodgers: 7-3, .266 batting average, 3.24 ERA, outscored opponents by 16 runs

Padres: 3-7, .235 batting average, 4.40 ERA, outscored by 10 runs

INJURIES: Dodgers: Chris Taylor: day-to-day (left foot), Daniel Hudson: 60-Day IL (acl), Zach McKinstry: 10-Day IL (neck), Andrew Heaney: 15-Day IL (shoulder), Edwin Rios: 60-Day IL (hamstring), Walker Buehler: 60-Day IL (elbow), Caleb Ferguson: 15-Day IL (undisclosed), Mookie Betts: 10-Day IL (rib), Kevin Pillar: 60-Day IL (shoulder), Tommy Kahnle: 60-Day IL (forearm), Blake Treinen: 60-Day IL (shoulder), Victor Gonzalez: 60-Day IL (elbow), Danny Duffy: 60-Day IL (hand), Jimmy Nelson: 60-Day IL (elbow), Dustin May: 60-Day IL (elbow)

Padres: Steven Wilson: 15-Day IL (hamstring), Adrian Morejon: 15-Day IL (shoulder), Drew Pomeranz: 60-Day IL (elbow), Matt Beaty: 60-Day IL (shoulder), Robert Suarez: 15-Day IL (knee), Wil Myers: 10-Day IL (knee), Pierce Johnson: 60-Day IL (elbow), Austin Adams: 60-Day IL (forearm), Fernando Tatis Jr.: 60-Day IL (wrist)

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