How to Watch Padres vs. Dodgers NLDS Game 4 - October 9

Updated Oct. 9, 2024 3:22 p.m. ET

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The San Diego Padres will host the Los Angeles Dodgers in the fourth game of the NLDS on Wednesday at 9:08 p.m. ET, live on Fox Sports 1 from PETCO Park. The Dodgers hope to force a Game 5 as they enter the matchup trailing in the series 2-1. Dylan Cease will start for the Padres, while the Dodgers have yet to name their starter.

Here is everything you need to watch the Padres vs. Dodgers matchup.

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Padres vs. Dodgers Game Information & How to Watch

When: Wednesday, October 9, 2024 at 9:08 p.m. ET
Where: PETCO Park in San Diego, California
TV: Watch on Fox Sports 1
Box Score: Fox Sports

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Padres vs. Dodgers Prediction

Score Prediction: Padres 5, Dodgers 4
Total Prediction: Over 8 runs
Win Probabilities: Padres 53%, Dodgers 47%

Padres vs. Dodgers Head to Head

Date	Favorite	Spread	Total	Favorite Moneyline	Underdog Moneyline	Result
10/8/2024	Padres	-1.5	7.5	-147	+124	6-5 SD
10/6/2024	Dodgers	-1.5	8	-148	+125	10-2 SD
10/5/2024	Dodgers	-1.5	8	-139	+117	7-5 LAD
9/26/2024	Dodgers	-1.5	8.5	-111	-108	7-2 LAD
9/25/2024	Dodgers	-1.5	8	-139	+119	4-3 LAD
9/24/2024	Dodgers	-1.5	8.5	-120	+101	4-2 SD
7/31/2024	Padres	-1.5	7	-138	+117	8-1 SD
7/30/2024	Dodgers	-1.5	7.5	-134	+114	6-5 SD
5/12/2024	Padres	-1.5	7.5	-114	-105	4-0 SD
5/11/2024	Dodgers	-1.5	9.5	-146	+123	5-0 LAD

Padres Last 10 Game Stats

Stat	Avg/Total
Record	6-4
Runs Per Game	4.7
HR	15
ERA	4.19
K/9	8.2

Padres Player Insights

Jurickson Profar is hitting .280 with 29 doubles, 24 home runs and 76 walks.
In all of the majors, Profar ranks 42nd in homers and 35th in RBI.
Profar takes a hitting streak of two games into this game. In his last five games he is batting .222 with three walks and an RBI.
Manny Machado has hit 29 home runs with 105 runs batted in. Both pace his team.
Machado is 24th in homers in the majors, and ninth in RBI.
Machado has four straight games with at least one hit. In his last five games he is hitting .238 with a double, a home run and four RBI.
Jackson Merrill has 31 doubles, six triples, 24 home runs and 29 walks while hitting .292.
Luis Arraez's .314 batting average is a team-high mark.

Padres Recent & Upcoming Games

Date	Opponent	Score	Pitching Matchup
Oct. 1	Braves	W 4-0	Michael King vs AJ Smith-Shawver
Oct. 2	Braves	W 5-4	Joe Musgrove vs Max Fried
Oct. 5	@ Dodgers	L 7-5	Dylan Cease vs Yoshinobu Yamamoto
Oct. 6	@ Dodgers	W 10-2	Yu Darvish vs Jack Flaherty
Oct. 8	Dodgers	W 6-5	Michael King vs Walker Buehler
Oct. 9	Dodgers	-	Dylan Cease vs TBA
Oct. 11	@ Dodgers	-	TBA vs TBA

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Dodgers Last 10 Game Stats

Stat	Avg/Total
Record	7-3
Runs Per Game	5.9
HR	16
ERA	4.15
K/9	8.8

Dodgers Player Insights

Shohei Ohtani leads the Dodgers in home runs (54), runs batted in (130) and has put up a team-best batting average of .310.
Among all hitters in the majors, Ohtani's home run total is second and his RBI tally is second.
Freddie Freeman has 35 doubles, two triples, 22 home runs and 78 walks while hitting .282.
Freeman is 58th among all hitters in the big leagues in home runs, and 28th in RBI.
Mookie Betts is batting .289 with 24 doubles, five triples, 19 home runs and 61 walks.
Teoscar Hernandez has 32 doubles, two triples, 33 home runs and 53 walks while hitting .272.

Dodgers Recent & Upcoming Games

Date	Opponent	Score	Pitching Matchup
Sept. 28	@ Rockies	W 13-2	Yoshinobu Yamamoto vs Antonio Senzatela
Sept. 29	@ Rockies	W 2-1	Anthony Banda vs Ryan Feltner
Oct. 5	Padres	W 7-5	Yoshinobu Yamamoto vs Dylan Cease
Oct. 6	Padres	L 10-2	Jack Flaherty vs Yu Darvish
Oct. 8	@ Padres	L 6-5	Walker Buehler vs Michael King
Oct. 9	@ Padres	-	TBA vs Dylan Cease
Oct. 11	Padres	-	TBA vs TBA