Tyler Anderson, one of this season’s toughest pitchers, leads the Los Angeles Dodgers (112-53) into Petco Park on Saturday as they take on the San Diego Padres (93-75) in Game 4 with the home team on the verge of advancing to the League Championship Series. The Padres lead the series 2-1 after winning 2-1 on Friday, their seventh head-to-head victory in 22 games this season. Blake Snell went 5.1 innings, allowing one run on five hits and striking out six, to get the win, and Josh Hader earned his 38th save with a scoreless ninth.Trent Grisham went 2 for 4 with a solo home run in the win. Trayce Thompson was 1 for 3 with one run for the Dodgers.
ON THE MOUND
Anderson (15-5, 2.57 ERA) is set to take the mound for Los Angeles. The left-hander ranks fifth in the NL in ERA and tied for fifth in wins. Anderson allowed two runs over five innings in his last start, a 4-1 road defeat against the Rockies on October 2. He took the loss, yielding six hits while striking out 10. Over four previous starts against the Padres this season, Anderson has allowed only five earned runs over 24 innings (2-0, 1.88). He has struck out 16 and walked six.RHP Joe Musgrove (11-7, 2.93 ERA) is on the mound for San Diego. He has made three appearances against the Dodgers this season, all as the starter, giving up seven runs over 17.1 innings (0-2, 3.63) with 23 strikeouts and six walks. In his last start on Sunday, Musgrove got the win on the road against the Mets. He threw seven scoreless innings and gave up one hit, striking out five and walking one in the 6-0 triumph.
AT THE PLATE
Over the last five games, Los Angeles has averaged only 3.4 runs a game, down from their season average of 5.2, while performing worse across the board (.221/.291/.429). Against right-handed pitchers like Musgrove this season, the Dodgers have a .783 OPS, highest in MLB. Freddie Freeman is the team’s most potent producer against right-handers with a .956 OPS in 432 at-bats. San Diego is averaging only 3.8 runs per game in the last five, down slightly from 4.4 for the season. The Padres have a .705 OPS against lefties in 2022. With a .955 OPS over 147 at-bats, Brandon Drury has been their best hitter against left-handers.
HOME AND AWAY
Los Angeles is 54-28 away from home in 2022, scoring 5.2 runs per game while allowing 2.9 runs. San Diego has gone 45-37 at Petco Park this season, averaging 3.7 runs per game while surrendering 3.7. Los Angeles is 6-4 in the last 10 games between the NL West rivals at Petco Park with an average scoreline of 5.1-2.5.
STANDINGS UPDATE
The Dodgers won the NL West. The Padres finished second in the NL West.
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