Los Angeles pays a visit to San Diego on Saturday, hoping to shut down the Padres bats in baseball action at PETCO Park.

The Padres will rely on Edinson Volquez to turn in a quality outing on the mound in this one, while Zack Greinke will be his counterpart for the Dodgers. Edinson Volquez is 5-5 this season, and Zack Greinke is 3-2.



View LA Dodgers vs San Diego Odds and Stats.

Betting Line:
The visitors were -104 moneyline underdogs in this one earlier in the day at most online sportsbooks including Sportsbook. The total was 7 at Sportsbook for those preferring over under wagers.

Power Rankings:
The Odds Shark MLB Power Rankings have the Padres at No. 13 in the National League and the Dodgers at No. 7 in the National League heading into this contest.



How They Match Up:
The game also pits San Diego's No. 6-rated National League offense, averaging 4.2 runs per game, against a Dodgers defense that ranks No. 8 in the National League at 4.2 in runs allowed per game. The Padres have averaged 8.5 hits per game so far, almost the same as Dodgers batters have averaged on the year (8.5 hits per game).

San Diego owns the National League's No. 10 defense, allowing 4.4 men per game to cross the plate. That contrasts with Los Angeles' National League No. 8-rated defense.

The Dodgers were a 5-2 loser in their most recent outing on the road against the Padres. That made winners of bettors who got San Diego at +138 on the moneyline, while the total score (7) was good news for OVER bettors. The Dodgers endured a 5-2 loss at the hands of the Padres on Friday, with Clayton Kershaw throwing 6 innings of 7-hit ball at PETCO Park.




Los Angeles Dodgers Trends:
When playing on Saturday are 5-5
Before playing San Diego are 4-6
After playing San Diego are 4-6
After a loss are 5-5

San Diego Padres Trends:
When playing on Saturday are 5-5
Before playing LA Dodgers are 4-6
After playing LA Dodgers are 5-5
After a win are 7-3

A few Dodgers at Padres trends to consider:
The total has gone OVER in 7 of LA Dodgers' last 8 games when playing San Diego
The total has gone OVER in 5 of LA Dodgers' last 6 games
The total has gone OVER in 5 of LA Dodgers' last 6 games on the road
The total has gone OVER in 5 of LA Dodgers' last 7 games when playing on the road against San Diego
San Diego is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games at home
The total has gone OVER in 7 of San Diego's last 8 games when playing LA Dodgers
San Diego is 9-2 SU in its last 11 games
The total has gone OVER in 4 of San Diego's last 5 games


Next up:
LA Dodgers at San Diego, Sunday, June 23