The Los Angeles Dodgers and San Diego Padres enjoy an intense rivalry known as “dragon up the freeway”, since their teams are located 130 miles apart along Interstate 5. Both teams have enjoyed immense success during this competition.
THE BAT X is currently projecting Kyle Higashioka as an elite pitch framer, likely taking advantage of home field advantage which typically improves batter stats.
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Los Angeles and San Diego Padres, two teams based out of Southern California located approximately 130 miles apart, have an intense rivalry known as “I-5” Rivalry due to their close proximity. Both compete in National League West division and have appeared multiple times in National League Championship Series games (with four consecutive appearances by Los Angeles Dodgers).
The Los Angeles Dodgers have won four World Series championships while the San Diego Padres remain winless – though they made an impressive run to the NLDS before succumbing to Cincinnati Reds in 2020.
The Dodgers started strong, scoring three runs in the opening inning to take an early 3-0 lead over the Padres. While they did manage to get on the board in the fifth inning, their attempts proved futile in keeping pace with Joc Pederson’s walk-off single that sealed victory for Los Angeles in the eighth.
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Dodgers Team Player and Performance
The Los Angeles Dodgers are one of the best-known teams in Major League Baseball, boasting an iconic rivalry with New York Yankees that dates back to Brooklyn days. Together they have played in eleven World Series, which makes for an epic rivalry that continues today.
“Dem Bums”, named for Charles Dickens’ Oliver Twist characters and possibly inspired by their owners – the Dawkins family – became the team’s official moniker after it first being used by newspaper cartoonists as an informal moniker for the club.
The Dodgers boast many retired player numbers, such as those belonging to Jackie Robinson and Roy Campanella – two pioneering figures who broke down barriers by helping to establish Major League Baseball as the premier professional sports league. Furthermore, this franchise is known for their fierce rivalry with San Diego Padres from nearby San Diego in southern California.
Padres Team Player and Performance
At first, the San Diego Padres were one of the worst teams in Major League Baseball. Over time though, they made strides toward improvement and ultimately won two NL pennants under Hall-of-Famer Tony Gwynn before losing both World Series games, leading to an extended postseason drought.
But this season’s Padres squad holds tremendous promise, especially with Manny Machado in their lineup. Arguably the greatest baseball player ever, Machado aims to lead them back into playoff contention this year.
Dylan Cease and Jurickson Profar have given impressive performances for San Diego, helping improve its record and return to postseason play next season. Additionally, its mascot, the Swinging Friar is an adorable pudgy man wearing sandals and a hooded robe to represent Friar-hood – often seen ringing the mission bell after victories to represent historic missions found around San Diego.
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Petco Park ranks 24th out of 30 MLB parks when it comes to restricting RHB batting average, according to THE BAT X, so the Dodgers may face an uphill climb when playing away from home in this matchup.
Manny Machado ranks in the 89th percentile among batters this season and will receive platoon advantage against Dylan Cease today. Additionally, Jackson Merrill’s batted ball skill set has seen an uptick recently that puts him in the 87th percentile among batters evaluated this season.
The Padres boast one of MLB’s least strikeout-prone lineups this season, posting an MLB-best 16.8% batting average on balls in play mark. However, their flyball batting average has been subpar; furthermore they will face deep right field fences for this game which will put their skills against top fastball pitchers to the test.
MLB Game Summary
In MLB, The Dodgers and Padres engage in an intense rivalry within the National League West division, both located in Southern California. Dubbed the “I-5” rivalry due to Los Angeles and San Diego being roughly 130 miles apart on Interstate 5, their matchup has played out several times during playoffs including 2022 NLDS.
Dylan Cease limited the Los Angeles Dodgers to just one run in his debut start of 2019, as Clayton Kershaw struggled through three innings. Meanwhile, Luis Campusano homered into the first level of Western Metal Supply Co building for three runs during a three-run fourth inning for San Diego before Jackson Merrill and Manny Machado added solo shots in the sixth.
In the fifth inning against Gus Varland, Xander Bogaerts hit his second homerun of the game and drove in one run via a line drive to center fielder James Outman.
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The Dodgers won all three games of their season series against San Diego and currently lead them by one game in division standings. Los Angeles has taken seven out of ten home victories so far while San Diego has taken four consecutive road victories.
Luis Campusano of the Padres has struggled with pitch framing this season, ranking near the bottom-half of league pitch framing ratings on THE BAT X projection system. Furthermore, playing on the road typically reduces batter metrics overall due to no home field advantage, which may be true of Austin Barnes today.
Max Muncy began the eighth inning with a walk against Wandy Peralta and scored on Teoscar Hernandez’s sacrifice fly – his first hit since being traded from San Francisco for Juan Soto midway through August.
