The San Diego Padres are at home for Game 4 of the NLDS against the Los Angeles Dodgers on Wednesday at 9:08 p.m. ET at PETCO Park. The Padres lead the series 2-1 and would clinch with a victory.
The Dodgers are an away underdog (+114) versus the Padres (-135). The Padres will give the ball to Dylan Cease (14-11, 3.47 ERA), while the Dodgers’ starter has not yet been announced.
These teams meet again after the Padres defeated the Dodgers 6-5 yesterday. Michael King earned the win for the Padres (5.0 IP, 5 R, 5 H, 3 K), and Fernando Tatis Jr. led the way offensively (1-for-4 with a home run and two RBI). Walker Buehler (5.0 IP, 6 R, 7 H, 0 K) was credited with the loss for the Dodgers.
Ahead of watching this Padres vs. Dodgers matchup, here is everything you need to know about Wednesday’s playoff action, including viewing options.
San Diego Padres vs. Los Angeles Dodgers odds and betting lines
MLB odds courtesy of BetMGM Sportsbook. Odds updated Wednesday at 3:16 p.m. ET. For a full list of Sports betting odds, access USA TODAY Sports Betting Scores Odds Hub.
- Favorite: Padres (-135, bet $135 to win $100)
- Underdog: Dodgers (+114, bet $100 to win $114)
- Over/under: 8
Padres vs. Dodgers: Live streaming info & game time
- Game Day: Wednesday, October 9, 2024
- Game Time: 9:08 p.m. ET
- Stadium: PETCO Park
- TV Channel: FOX Sports Networks
- Live Stream: Fubo (Watch for free)
Padres stats and trends
Padres betting records
- The Padres have been favorites in 105 games this season and won 64 (61%) of those contests.
- San Diego is 42-24 this season when entering a game favored by -135 or more on the moneyline.
- Oddsmakers have implied with the moneyline set for this matchup that the Padres have a 57.4% chance to win.
- San Diego’s games have gone over the total in 86 of its 167 chances.
- The Padres are 84-82-0 ATS in their 166 games with a spread this season.
Dylan Cease (Padres probable starter)
- Cease gets the start for the Padres, his 34th of the season. He is 14-11 with a 3.47 ERA and 224 strikeouts in 189 1/3 innings pitched.
- The right-hander last pitched on Sunday against the Los Angeles Dodgers, when he tossed 3 1/3 innings, allowing five earned runs while giving up six hits.
- The 28-year-old has put together a 3.47 ERA and 10.6 strikeouts per nine innings in 33 games this season, while giving up a batting average of .200 to opposing hitters.
- Cease is trying to record his 17th quality start of the season in this outing.
- Cease has put up 26 starts this season in which he pitched five or more innings.
- He has had nine appearances this season in which he did not give up an earned run.
- He will face a Dodgers offense that ranks second in the league with 842 runs while batting .258 as a unit. It has a collective .446 slugging percentage (first in MLB action) and has hit a total of 233 home runs (third in MLB).
- Cease has thrown 14 innings, giving up nine earned runs on 14 hits while striking out 15 against the Dodgers this season.
- Among qualifying pitchers in MLB action this season, the 28-year-old ranks 20th in ERA (3.47), eighth in WHIP (1.067), and sixth in K/9 (10.6).
Padres batting stats
- The Padres’ 190 home runs rank 10th in Major League Baseball.
- Fueled by 467 extra-base hits, San Diego ranks seventh in MLB with a .420 slugging percentage this season.
- No team has a better batting average than the .263 AVG the Padres have posted this season.
- San Diego has scored 760 runs this season, which ranks eighth in MLB.
- The Padres have an on-base percentage of .324 this season, which ranks sixth in the league.
- No team has fewer strikeouts this season than San Diego, whose batters have struck out only 6.6 times per game on average.
Dodgers stats and trends
Dodgers betting records
- The Dodgers have been underdogs in 18 games this season and have come away with the win five times (27.8%) in those contests.
- Los Angeles has a win-loss record of 2-7 when favored by +114 or worse by bookmakers this year.
- The Dodgers have an implied victory probability of 46.7% according to the moneyline set for this matchup.
- Contests with Los Angeles has gone over the total set by oddsmakers in 93 of 165 chances this season.
- The Dodgers have posted a record of 82-82-0 against the spread this season.
Dodgers batting stats
- The Dodgers rank third in MLB play with 233 home runs. They average 1.4 per game.
- This season, Los Angeles is the top slugging team in baseball with a .446 slugging percentage.
- The Dodgers have the fourth-best batting average in the league (.258).
- Los Angeles is the second-highest scoring team in the majors, averaging 5.2 runs per game (842 total).
- The Dodgers rank second in the majors with an on-base percentage of .335.
