Los Angeles Dodgers vs San Diego Padres Prediction, 5/19/2026 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Los Angeles Dodgers vs San Diego Padres

Date: Tuesday, May 19, 2026

Location: Petco Park in San Diego, CA

TV: Padres.TV

Odds/Point Spread: Los Angeles (-196) San Diego (+162)

Petco Park is the location where the San Diego Padres (27-18) will take on the Los Angeles Dodgers (28-18) on Tuesday. The moneyline on this game has Los Angeles at -196 and San Diego is sitting at +162. The over/under is 8.5. The expected starting pitchers will be Emmet Sheehan and Griffin Canning.

The Dodgers have tallied 75 doubles as a squad and have hit 62 balls out of the stadium. Los Angeles is slugging .433 and have been called out on strikes 373 times, while drawing a walk on 189 occasions. As a unit, the Los Angeles Dodgers are knocking in 5.3 runs per game, which puts them at 3rd in the league. They have accumulated 233 RBI's and 417 base knocks on the campaign, and their team batting average sits at .264. They have accounted for 248 runs scored while holding a team on-base percentage of .345.

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The Dodgers have compiled a team ERA of 3.21 on the campaign (2nd in MLB), and their staff has struck out 423 batters. Dodgers pitchers have allowed 41 long balls and also 154 runs (2nd in baseball). Their pitching staff has walked 133 opposing hitters and their FIP is 3.46 as a unit so far this year. Los Angeles has surrendered 325 hits (7.0 per 9 innings) and also 148 earned runs. Their K/BB ratio is 3.18 and their pitching staff has a collective WHIP of 1.10.

The Dodgers relief pitchers have accumulated a save rate of 66.7% and have stepped onto the mound in 38 save situations. They have 10 saves on the campaign and have blown 5 out of their 15 save opportunities. The relievers have inherited 44 base runners on the season and 29.5% of them earned a run for their team. Dodgers pitchers have entered the game with runners on base 26 times in addition to having 36 appearances in high leverage situations. The Dodgers have sent 146 relievers to the hill on the season. The relief pitchers have tallied 23 holds for the year (19th in MLB).

The Dodgers have converted 72.6% of baseballs in play into outs out of 3,735 innings, ranking them 2nd in MLB. The Los Angeles Dodgers have a tally of 1,245 putouts thus far, as well as 378 assists and 15 errors. Their fielding percentage is at .991 which has them ranked 2nd in pro baseball, and have a total of 27 double plays.

Sheehan (13-5 career mark) has earned a FIP of 3.91 while he has gone up against 714 batters during his time in the majors. He has allowed 135 hits (7.0 hits per nine innings) and has 60 free passes. His earned run average is 3.97 (77 ER's allowed) and his WHIP is 1.118. Sheehan has taken the hill for 174 innings and has earned 202 strikeouts in his MLB career.

The San Diego Padres are sitting with a team OBP of .296 and a batting average of .224 on the year. They have struck out on 392 occasions (14th in baseball) and have tallied 339 hits. San Diego has hit 46 home runs so far this year as well as 188 RBIs. The Padres have a team slugging % of .371 and they tally 4.24 runs per contest (19th in the league). They have put up 71 doubles, while getting a free base 147 times and scoring 195 runs.

The San Diego pitching staff have allowed 188 runs on the campaign while holding a team ERA of 4.02 (183 earned runs conceded). They have conceded 37 dingers and they allow 4.13 runs per 9 innings (8th in the league). The Padres are sitting with a team WHIP of 1.246 in addition to having a FIP of 3.58 as a squad for the year. Their strikeout to walk ratio comes in at 8.80 (403 strikeouts against 153 bases on balls). They are sitting at 8th in MLB as a staff in total hits given up with 358.

They sit at 8th in baseball with a save rate of 70.8%, and they have dispatched 153 bullpen pitchers onto the diamond so far this season. Their relief pitchers have taken the field 49 times in high leverage situations and also on 42 occasions with base runners. With 58 save situations, the Padres have recorded 32 holds and 7 blown saves. San Diego has had relievers enter the game in 24 save chances and they have earned 17 saves. San Diego relievers hold an inherited score percentage of 35.6% out of their 73 inherited base runners.

The San Diego Padres have gotten 32 double plays and hold a fielding percentage of .992 (1st in the majors). The Padres have recorded 410 assists, 14 errors and have 1,230 putouts for the season. Out of their 3,690 innings played, the Padres have a defensive efficiency of 70.3% (15th in professional baseball).

In his pro baseball career, Canning has conceded 579 hits while he has totaled 567 K's in 595 innings. He has conceded 315 earned runs while holding a WHIP of 1.354 and having a FIP of 4.7. He has a strikeout to walk ratio of 2.50 and he has faced 2,557 opposing hitters during his career. Canning (32-39 mark in his career) has earned a 4.76 earned run average and has conceded 8.8 hits per 9 innings.

Who will win tonight's MLB game against the spread or moneyline?

Tony Sink's Pick: Take Los Angeles (-196)

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