San Diego Padres at Los Angeles Dodgers

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SD	1	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	3	8	1
LAD	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	0	—	4	5	0

San Diego has dropped 5 straight, and the low point came Wednesday at Wrigley when the Cubs hung a franchise-worst 23-3 beatdown on them. Now they roll into Dodger Stadium to face Shohei Ohtani, who got his turn pushed back specifically to line up for this series. Michael King draws the assignment for the Padres, and after a rough last outing against this same Dodgers lineup, he needs a bounce-back in the worst way.

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Padres(43-43)

LLLLL

3

+1.5+117+233o7.5-115

Dodgers(57-31)

WLWWW

4

-1.5-120-239u7.5+113

Best BetDodgers -254

Pregame

The Dodgers are priced at a heavy favorite here and the form backs it up — winners of 4 of 5 against a Padres club that's lost 5 straight and just got run out of Wrigley 23-3. Ohtani isn't at his absolute peak given the recent knee management, but he's still miles better than a King who got roughed up his last time out against this exact lineup. This is a price you pay, not a price you fade.

The Dodgers didn't need to squint to find their groove — they've won 4 of their last 5, including a 12-7 shootout win over these same Padres on Thursday night. San Diego is banged up on the mound behind King, with Darvish, Musgrove, Giolito, Waldron and Pivetta all shelved, and now catcher Freddy Fermin is out of Friday's lineup with a head issue. The Dodgers have their own maintenance project in Will Smith, who's out behind the plate into the break, but their lineup depth has papered over injuries all year.

Michael King

(6-7)·3.41 ERA

Jun 28 vs Dodgers

L

4.1IP

4ER

5K

4BB

90P

07/03 Lineup

Shohei Ohtani

(8-2)·1.79 ERA

Jun 24 @ Twins

W

6.0IP

2ER

8K

2BB

89P

07/03 Lineup

None of that stopped the market from treating this like the mismatch the standings suggest. San Diego still has enough thump to hang 7 runs on a bad night, they just haven't been able to stop anyone doing the same to them.

San Diego Padres

(43-43)

Jul 3L@ Dodgers7-12

Jul 1L@ Cubs3-23

Jul 1L@ Cubs7-9

Jun 30L@ Cubs2-3

Jun 28Lvs Dodgers2-4

Los Angeles Dodgers

(57-31)

Jul 3Wvs Padres12-7

Jul 2L@ Athletics1-7

Jul 1W@ Athletics9-3

Jun 30W@ Athletics9-4

Jun 28W@ Padres4-2

The version of Ohtani on the mound Friday isn't quite the runaway Cy Young frontrunner from earlier this season. He's still 8-2 with a 1.58 ERA, but he's been managing knee inflammation and has allowed 10 runs across his last 3 starts — a stretch that's part of why the Dodgers gave him extra rest before this one. Still, on a per-start basis he's been death to National League lineups all year, and a Padres offense that just got no-hit into submission by the Cubs bullpen isn't the group to snap him out of it.

San Diego Padres

(13)

• Day-To-DayFreddy Fermin (C) — Fermin (head) isn't in the lineup for Friday's game against the Dodgers.07/03
• Day-To-DayRandy Vasquez (SP) — no07/03
• 10-Day-ILLuis Campusano (C) — Campusano (foot) began a minor-league rehab assignment with Triple-A El Paso on Tuesday and has gone 2-for-6 with a home run, two RBI and a 2:2 BB:K through two games.07/03
• 15-Day-ILJeremiah Estrada (RP) — Estrada (knee) has been throwing at the Padres' spring-training complex in Arizona, per MLB.com.07/03
• 15-Day-ILLucas Giolito (SP) — Giolito (elbow) resumed light throwing in late June, per MLB.com.07/03
• 15-Day-ILJason Adam (RP) — The Padres placed Adam on the 15-day injured list Thursday, retroactive to Tuesday, with a right shoulder strain.07/02
• 15-Day-ILDavid Morgan (RP) — The Padres recalled Morgan from Triple-A El Paso on Friday.06/29
• 15-Day-ILMatt Waldron (SP) — Waldron (forearm) struck out four and allowed two earned runs on two hits and four walks across 2.2 innings Thursday in a rehab start with Triple-A El Paso.06/29
• OutYu Darvish (SP) — Darvish (elbow) revealed Tuesday in a social media post that he has resumed playing catch.05/12
• 60-Day-ILNick Pivetta (SP) — Pivetta (forearm) threw a light bullpen session Saturday, MLB.com reports.06/29
• 60-Day-ILJoe Musgrove (SP) — Musgrove (elbow) started playing catch in late May, per MLB.com.06/08
• 60-Day-ILRamon Laureano (LF) — Laureano underwent surgery Friday to repair his torn right labrum, Kevin Acee of The San Diego Union-Tribune reports.06/05
• 60-Day-ILBryan Hoeing (RP) — The Padres transferred Hoeing (elbow) from the 15-day injured list to the 60-day IL on Wednesday.05/08

Los Angeles Dodgers

(13)

• 10-Day-ILWill Smith (C) — Manager Dave Roberts said Wednesday that Smith (neck) is expected to remain out until after the All-Star break, Bill Shaikin of the Los Angeles Times reports.07/01
• 10-Day-ILEnrique Hernandez (1B) — Hernandez (oblique) has started some baseball activities but remains in the early stages of his rehab, per MLB.com.06/19
• 15-Day-ILBlake Treinen (RP) — Treinen does not have any structural damage in his injured right elbow, per MLB.com.06/27
• 60-Day-ILTyler Glasnow (SP) — Glasnow (back) has been cleared to begin a throwing program, Jack Harris of the California Post reports.06/30
• 60-Day-ILBlake Snell (SP) — Snell (elbow) threw a 15-pitch bullpen session Friday, and manager Dave Roberts said it went well, David Vassegh of AM 570 LA Sports reports.06/27
• 60-Day-ILLandon Knack (SP) — Knack (chest) began a rehab assignment with Triple-A Oklahoma City on Thursday, yielding two runs on five hits and one walk over 1.1 innings.06/25
• 60-Day-ILEdwin Diaz (RP) — Diaz (elbow) is throwing in the bullpen Friday at Dodger Stadium, reports Jack Harris of the California Post.06/19
• 60-Day-ILEvan Phillips (RP) — Phillips (elbow) began a rehab assignment with Triple-A Oklahoma City on Thursday, yielding one hit and one walk over two-thirds of a scoreless frame.06/05
• 60-Day-ILBobby Miller (SP) — Miller (shoulder/back) will resume throwing off the mound this week, Cody Snavely of DodgersBeat.com reports.06/03
• 60-Day-ILGavin Stone (SP) — Dodgers manager Dave Roberts revealed Tuesday that Stone has been unable to ramp up his throwing without feeling soreness in his surgically repaired right shoulder, Cody Snavely of DodgersBeat.com reports.06/03
• 60-Day-ILBrusdar Graterol (RP) — Graterol (shoulder) underwent surgery recently for a back injury he suffered while on a rehab assignment, Jack Harris of the California Post reports.06/01
• 60-Day-ILBen Casparius (RP) — Casparius (shoulder) was moved to the 60-day injured list Monday.05/19
• 60-Day-ILJake Cousins (RP) — The Dodgers transferred Cousins (elbow) from the 15-day injured list to the 60-day IL on Wednesday, Fabian Ardaya of The Athletic reports.05/08

King, for his part, has to erase the memory of his last look at this lineup — 4.1 innings, 4 earned runs, a loss. San Diego's rotation crater means whatever he gives them, the bullpen behind him is running thin too, with Jason Adam freshly on the shelf and setup options dwindling. The Dodgers, if they get anything from their own group of walking wounded in the pen, should be able to pile on if the Padres bats go cold again.