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Los Angeles managed to win Tuesday\u2019s opener despite being held to five hits and only collected four in Wednesday\u2019s 6-1 loss to the San Diego Padres at Petco Park.\u00a0 \u201cUnfortunately, when you are not scoring a lot of runs, you\u2019re putting a great deal of stress on the pitching,\u201d manager Joe Torre said.\u00a0 The Dodgers have still won five of seven contests and sit six games back of the Padres in the division.\u00a0 The club is a dominating 25-9 against NL West opponents (+1,630), which is by far the best intra-division mark in baseball.\u00a0 Los Angeles made a move just before last night\u2019s game, acquiring outfielder Scott Podsednik from the Kansas City Royals.\u00a0 He\u2019s among the major league leaders with 30 steals and batting .379 during a current 15-game hitting streak.\u00a0 The Dodgers are an even 13-13 in day games (-190) this season and the total is 10-14 O\/U in those contests.<\/p>\n
Dodgers starting pitcher Vicente Padilla is 4-3 with a 3.41 ERA in 11 starts this season, with the club dropping his last two contests.\u00a0 In those games, he has managed to allow just a single run and seven hits over 13 innings.\u00a0 The right-hander is an impressive 2-1 with a 0.98 ERA in four starts this month, allowing opponents to hit for a lowly .161 average.\u00a0 Padilla will be making his fifth daytime start this afternoon, producing a 1-1 mark and 4.76 ERA in comparison to a 3-2 record and 2.74 ERA at night.\u00a0 In 16 career appearances (seven starts) versus the Padres, he is 2-1 with a 3.23 ERA, facing them just once since 2006.<\/p>\n
San Diego had gone 16 consecutive innings without a run until breaking through in the sixth inning last night, moving the team to a 13-8 record this month (+420).\u00a0 It was also the first victory for the Padres against the Dodgers at home this season, as the visitor picked up a three-game sweep in the middle of May.\u00a0 The first-place squad is now 31-20 at home this season (+840) and the total is 25-22 O\/U in those contests.\u00a0 They also moved to 20-16 against NL West foes on the year (+520)\u00a0 The club has stolen 89 bases this year, ranking second in the National League.\u00a0 In 46 games that they\u2019ve swiped a bag, the Friars have produced an incredible 38-8 record.<\/p>\n
Padres starting pitcher Mat Latos is 11-4 with a 2.48 ERA in 18 starts this season and the comes in with a six-game winning streak.\u00a0 The club has actually won his last seven starts overall, outscoring opponents by a 37-10 margin.\u00a0 The right-hander is a solid 4-2 with a 2.23 ERA in seven home starts, giving up just three home runs in 44.1 innings of work.\u00a0 Latos stands at a perfect 3-0 with a 0.86 ERA in three starts this month, issuing just four walks while striking out 22 in 21 frames.\u00a0 He lost his only career start against the Dodgers in his final appearance of his rookie campaign, surrendering four runs (two earned) and three hits over just three innings.<\/p>\n
Bettors will find the Dodgers with a record of 7-10 as a road underdog of +100 to +125 this season (-230) and a 35-34 mark over the last three years (+490).\u00a0 San Diego sits at an impressive 10-3 as a home favorite of -125 to -150 in 2010 (+590), but has dropped money in this situation the last three years (29-24, -360).<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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