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Los Angeles Dodgers (111-51, first in the NL West during the regular season) vs. San Diego Padres (89-73, second in the NL West during the regular season)
San Diego; Saturday, 9:37 p.m. EDT
PITCHING PROBABLES: Dodgers: Tyler Anderson (15-5, 2.57 ERA, 1.00 WHIP, 138 strikeouts); Padres: Joe Musgrove (10-7, 2.93 ERA, 1.08 WHIP, 184 strikeouts)
FANDUEL SPORTSBOOK LINE: Padres -180, Dodgers +155
BOTTOM LINE: The San Diego Padres take on the Los Angeles Dodgers on Saturday in Game 4 of the NLDS. The Padres lead the series 2-1 and can advance to the NLCS with a victory.
San Diego is 89-73 overall and 44-37 in home games. The Padres have the eighth-best team on-base percentage in MLB play at .318.
Los Angeles has a 54-27 record on the road and a 111-51 record overall. The Dodgers have the top team on-base percentage in MLB play at .333.
The teams meet Saturday for the 23rd time this season. The Dodgers lead the season series 15-7.
TOP PERFORMERS: Manny Machado has a .298 batting average to lead the Padres, and has 37 doubles, a triple and 32 home runs. Trent Grisham is 10-for-29 with three home runs and five RBI over the last 10 games.
Mookie Betts has 40 doubles, three triples, 35 home runs and 82 RBI while hitting .269 for the Dodgers. Trea Turner is 11-for-40 with a double and three home runs over the past 10 games.
LAST 10 GAMES: Padres: 6-4, .245 batting average, 3.27 ERA, outscored opponents by eight runs
Dodgers: 5-5, .234 batting average, 2.83 ERA, outscored opponents by 11 runs
INJURIES: Padres: Drew Pomeranz: 60-Day IL (elbow), Austin Adams: 60-Day IL (forearm)
Dodgers: Jacob Amaya: 60-Day IL (undisclosed), Michael Grove: 15-Day IL (knee), Phil Bickford: 15-Day IL (shoulder), Daniel Hudson: 60-Day IL (acl), Walker Buehler: 60-Day IL (elbow), Kevin Pillar: 60-Day IL (shoulder), Victor Gonzalez: 60-Day IL (elbow), Danny Duffy: 60-Day IL (hand), Jimmy Nelson: 60-Day IL (elbow)
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