Dodgers-Padres Preview

The Los Angeles Dodgers and the San Diego Padres will both be gunning for a victory on Monday when they meet at PETCO Park. Righthander Greg Maddux will take the mound for the Dodgers to start this game. Maddux is 7-11 this season with a 4.18 ERA. It'll be Cha Seung Baek toeing the rubber for the Padres in this contest. Righthander Baek is 3-10 with a 5.32 ERA so far this season. Oddsmakers currently have the Dodgers listed as 145-moneyline favorites versus the Padres, while the game's total has not yet been posted. The Dodgers defeated Arizona 5-3 as a -145 favorite on Sunday. The 0 runs scored fell UNDER the posted over/under total (8.5). James Loney had three RBI for the Dodgers, while Andre Either was 2-3 with an RBI and two runs scored in the win. Kevin Kouzmanoff and Adrian Gonzalez drove in two runs apiece as the Padres defeated the Brewers 10-1 as a +145 underdog on Sunday. The 11 runs made it OVER the posted over/under (8.5). Chase Headley had two hits with one RBI and scored twice for the Padres. Chris Young had a perfect game ruined in the eighth inning, but came away with the win. Current streak: Los Angeles has won 8 straight games. Team records: Los Angeles: 73-70 SU San Diego: 55-88 SU Los Angeles most recently: When playing on Monday are 5-5 Before playing San Diego are 5-5 After playing Arizona are 8-2 After a win are 7-3 San Diego most recently: When playing on Monday are 3-7 Before playing LA Dodgers are 5-5 After playing Milwaukee are 3-7 After a win are 4-6 A few trends to consider: The total has gone OVER in 5 of LA Dodgers's last 5 games on the road LA Dodgers are 5-0 SU in their last 5 games The total has gone OVER in 8 of LA Dodgers's last 11 games LA Dodgers are 4-2 SU in their last 6 games when playing San Diego San Diego is 5-1 SU in its last 6 games at home The total has gone OVER in 4 of San Diego's last 5 games at home San Diego is 15-7 SU in their last 22 games when playing at home against LA Dodgers The total has gone OVER in 4 of San Diego's last 6 games when playing LA Dodgers Next up: San Diego home to LA Dodgers, Tuesday, September 9