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NL West rivals meet for the first time this season when the Dodgers and Padres kick off a three-game series in San Diego Friday night. Who do we like for our free MLB pick?
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MLB Betting Odds<br />
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Friday's MLB betting odds opened Los Angeles and Kershaw at around -170 over San Diego and Lauer, with an over/under of seven runs. Early betting action then dipped that line down to about -155.
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The Dodgers could also be found getting around +110 giving the run and a half on the MLB run line.
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Dodgers vs. Padres Set-Up<br />
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Los Angeles just dropped two of three games in San Francisco earlier this week, losing Wednesday's series rubber match 2-1. The Dodgers then had Thursday off.
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Los Angeles is only 1-2 over its last three series but thanks to a sweep of Pittsburgh 5-4 over its last nine games. At 20-13 overall the Dodgers lead the NL West by one game over second-place Arizona.
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San Diego, meanwhile, just split four games in Atlanta, winning Thursday's series finale 11-2. So the Padres are 2-0-1 over their last three series and 7-3 over their last 10 games.
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At 18-14 overall San Diego sits in third place in the NL West, a game and a half back of first-place Los Angeles.
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This series is the first meeting between these teams this season. Last year the Dodgers took the season series from the Padres 14 games to five.
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Friday's Starting Arms<br />
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Lefty Lauer is only 1/6 on quality starts this season, but he's been alright as of late. Last Saturday he held Washington to two runs and two hits through 5 2/3 innings of an 8-3 Padres victory. And over his last three starts, he's allowed seven earned runs and 16 hits through 15 2/3 innings, with 16 strikeouts.
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San Diego is 3-3 with Lauer this season.
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In three starts last year against Los Angeles Lauer allowed just two runs and 15 hits through 19 2/3 innings, with 18 whiffs. The Padres won all three of those games.
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Fellow southpaw Kershaw is 3/3 on quality starts this season. Last Saturday he limited the Pirates to one run and four hits through seven innings of a 3-1 Dodgers victory. And over his three starts, he's allowed just five runs and 11 hits through 20 innings, with 21 strikeouts.
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On the season Los Angeles is 3-0 with Kershaw, although only 1-2 against the run line.
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In two starts last year against San Diego Kershaw allowed two ER and nine hits through 14 innings, with 14 whiffs. The Dodgers won both those games.
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Friday's Batting Splits<br />
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Los Angeles is batting .237/.332/.418 against left-handed pitching this season.
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San Diego is batting .204/.284/.403 against LH pitching this season.
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The Bullpens<br />
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The Dodgers bullpen owns a 4.62 ERA this season, along with a 1.24 WHIP and a 112/37 K/BB ratio.
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The Padres pen owns a 3.57 ERA, a 1.19 WHIP and a 128/40 K/BB ratio.
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Totals Report<br />
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Overs are 17-16 in Dodgers games this season.
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Unders are 17-13-2 in Padres games this season.
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Unders are 11-4 in games played at Petco Park this season.
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Overs finished 11-7-1 in Dodgers-Padres games last season.
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