- Matchup: Los Angeles Dodgers vs San Diego Padres
- Event Date: Monday, May 18, 2026
- Venue: Petco Park, San Diego, CA
- Broadcast: Padres.TV
- Betting Odds: Los Angeles (-144) San Diego (+120)
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The San Diego Padres (27-18) aim to challenge the Los Angeles Dodgers (28-18) at Petco Park this Monday. Current odds place Los Angeles at -144 and San Diego at +120, with an over/under set at 8 runs. Pitchers selected to start are Yoshinobu Yamamoto and Michael King.
This season, the Dodgers have registered 73 doubles and hit 61 home runs. They boast a slugging percentage of .434 and have recorded 353 strikeouts, while drawing 174 walks. As a collective, the Dodgers average 5.0 runs per game, ranking 7th in MLB. The team has achieved 210 RBIs and 396 hits this year, currently holding a batting average of .262 and a total run count of 223, along with an on-base percentage of .341.
The Dodgers maintain a remarkable earned run average of 3.29 (3rd in Major League Baseball) with a staff that has struck out 405 batters. So far, Dodgers pitchers have conceded 41 home runs and a total of 151 runs (2nd in the league). They’ve also issued 129 walks, contributing to a collective Fielding Independent Pitching (FIP) of 3.53. Los Angeles has yielded 312 hits (7.1 hits per 9 innings) and has 145 earned runs. They enjoy a strikeout-to-walk ratio of 3.14, with a cumulative WHIP of 1.11.
This season, the Dodgers have deployed 141 relief pitchers. The bullpen has inherited 44 runners this year, with 29.5% successfully scoring. The relief corps has achieved 23 holds (ranking 19th in MLB), entering games with players on base 26 times and facing high-leverage situations 36 times. So far, they’ve secured 10 saves, with 5 failures out of 15 attempts, resulting in a success rate of 66.7% across 38 save situations.
When it comes to fielding, the Dodgers convert 72.7% of balls in play into outs over 3,573 defensive innings, ranking them 3rd nationally. They have accumulated 1,191 putouts, 366 assists, 15 errors, and a fielding percentage of .990, also placing them 3rd in the league while executing 26 double plays.
Yamamoto has pitched a total of 313 innings, recording 354 strikeouts over his career. With a career mark of 22-13, his FIP stands at 2.77, having faced 1,247 hitters in the majors. His ERA is 2.82, and he has accumulated a WHIP of 1.028. He has given up 231 hits (6.6 hits per nine innings) and issued 91 walks.
The San Diego Padres, on the other hand, hold an on-base percentage of .294 along with a batting average of .223 this season. They have faced 376 strikeouts (14th in MLB) and recorded 322 hits thus far. The Padres have launched 41 home runs this season, amassing 173 RBIs. Their team slugging percentage is a modest .363, averaging just 4.09 runs per game (25th in the league). Overall, they have achieved 66 doubles, drawn 139 walks, and scored 180 runs.
With a team WHIP of 1.258 and a collective FIP of 3.58, the Padres’ pitching staff is performing decently. Their strikeout-to-walk ratio is 8.90 (386 strikeouts vs 144 walks), ranking them 13th in total hits allowed (349). They have conceded 36 home runs, averaging 4.16 runs per 9 innings (10th in the league). This season, the San Diego pitching unit has allowed 181 runs, with a team ERA of 4.04 (176 earned runs).
The San Diego bullpen has a low inherited scoring rate of 32.4% from 68 inherited runners. They have faced 48 high-leverage situations and have entered the field 40 times with runners on base. Presently, the bullpen has been involved in 55 save opportunities, achieving 30 holds but also totaling 7 blown saves. They rank 7th in MLB with a save rate of 69.6% and have used 146 relief pitchers this season.
Defensively, the Padres have a efficiency rate of 69.8% over 3,528 innings (18th in the majors). They have executed 32 double plays with a stellar fielding percentage of .992, placing them 1st across the league. The Padres have tallied 395 assists, made 12 errors, and recorded a total of 1,176 putouts this season.
King (with a career record of 34-31) boasts a career ERA of 3.19 and has allowed 7.5 hits per nine innings. His strikeout-to-walk ratio stands at 3.14, having faced 2,274 opposing hitters throughout his career. He has allowed 193 earned runs, acquiring a WHIP of 1.185, and has a FIP of 3.1. Throughout his professional tenure, King has permitted 452 hits while recording 609 strikeouts over 545 innings.
Who will emerge victorious in tonight’s MLB showdown against the spread or moneyline?
Pick: Back San Diego (+120)
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