T.M. Selection: Padres/Dodgers UNDER.

I am on the under in the San Diego Padres vs LA Dodgers game on Thursday. The 2 top teams in the NL West are facing each other here but neither of them have looked really good in their games lately. The Padres just won their most recent game last night, shutting out the D-Backs with some really good pitching in that game, but they had lost 3 games in a row before that win and even blew a 6-0 lead in 1 of those games. The Dodgers haven't looked any better lately either, losing their most recent series with the Rockies and their offense wasn't that good in that series either. The Padres are only 1.5 games back from the Dodgers for 1st place in the NL West so this is a really important series. I expect these to be some very close games with great pitching since both will want to take this series. Joe Musgrove (8-1, 2.12 ERA) is up for the Padres here and he has been their ace this year. He just had his worst start of the year where he gave up 6 runs to the Phillies but I expect him to bounce back with a better performance since he has been great all year and that was his 1st start this year where he gave up more than 3 runs. The Dodgers struggled to bring in runs at Coors field which is a huge ballpark and their offense still didn't do a whole lot in that series. I think they will struggle to bring in runs on Musgrove here too. Mitch White (1-1, 4.25 ERA) is up for the Dodgers here and he hasn't been bad in his starts this year either. He has only had a few starts this year but they haven't been bad and he hasn't given up more than 3 runs in a start this year either. I think both of these pitchers will keep this a low scoring game with both lineups not hitting well. I like the under here.

T.M. Prediction: 3-1 Dodgers.