Padres vs. Dodgers Game 4 Prediction: Odds, expert picks, pitching matchup, betting trends and stats

Fernando Tatis Jr. continued his postseason assault on opposing pitchers Tuesday night, hitting an offering from Walker Buehler deep into the left field stands, giving the San Diego Padres a 6-5 loss in the third game of their best-of-5 series. brought victory. Teoscar Hernandez hit a grand slam to pull the Dodgers within 6-5 early in the third inning, but LA was shut out for the rest of the game by San Diego starter Michael King and four relievers. The Padres now lead the series 2-1 with Game 4 scheduled for Wednesday night.

Tatis, for his part, is now batting a robust .556 with 4 home runs and 7 RBIs in San Diego's 5 playoff games. For the Dodgers, Mookie Betts got his first two hits of the series, including a home run, but it wasn't enough to overcome the Padres' 6-run second inning off Walker Buehler.

Game 4 is Wednesday night in San Diego. The Dodgers have not yet announced their starter for the game and it appears it will be a bullpen game while the Padres will send Dylan Cease to the mound.

Let’s dive into the matchup and find a sweat or two.

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Game details and how to watch Dodgers @ Padres – Game 4

● Date: Wednesday, October 9, 2024
● Time: 9:08 p.m. ET
● Location: Petco Park
● City: San Diego, California
● TV/Streaming: FS1

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Dodgers @ Padres Game Odds – Game 4

The latest odds from Wednesday:

● Moneyline: San Diego Padres (-135), Los Angeles Dodgers (+115)
● Spread: Padres -1.5 (+165), Dodgers +1.5 (-200)
● Overall: 7.5

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Likely starting players for Dodgers @ Padres – Game 4

● Pitching matchup on Wednesday (October 9): TBD vs Dylan Cease

○ Padres: Cease – lasted just 3.1 innings in Game 1 against the Dodgers. He took the loss after allowing 6 hits and 5 earned runs.

○ Dodgers: TBD – Here's a snapshot from the pen of the Dodgers in this series: 6 scoreless innings in Game 1, 6 runs in 4.2 innings in Game 2, and 3 scoreless innings in Game 3.

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Top betting trends and insights to know ahead of Padres @ Dodgers

• Mookie Betts' home run in the 1st^st Game 3 inning ended a 22-0 slump.

• Shohei Ohtani is batting .231 in the series after going 1-4 in Game 3.

• Fernando Tatis Jr. had the big hit in Game 3, but his postseason average actually declined. He is now hitting .556 in the postseason.

• Since September 1st^stTatis has scored at least 1 goal in 21 of 27 games.

• The Padres have won 8 of their last 9 home games

• Each of the Padres' last three home games against the Dodgers have exceeded the total

Playoff history for San Diego and Los Angeles

• Padres: San Diego now has a record of 22-33 in postseason history. They reached the World Series twice, losing in both 1984 and 1998.

• Dodgers: LA owns an all-time playoff record of 11,550-10,211. They have won 7 World Series titles – 1959, 1963, 1965, 1981, 1988 and 2020.

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Expert tips and predictions for Game 4 of the series between Los Angeles and San Diego

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Here are the best bets our model predicts for Dodgers @ Padres Game 4:

• Money line: NBC Sports is staying away from a game on the money line

• Spread: NBC Sports is leaning toward a game against the Dodgers on the run line

• Total runs: NBC Sports recommends a game with a total of over 7.5 runs

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