MLB Picks Los Angeles Dodgers (73-70) vs. San Diego Padres (55-88): The team that just a week and a half ago had lost 8 games straight, has now bounced back in grand fashion. The Los Angeles Dodgers extended their winning streak to 8 games with a sweep of the Arizona Diamondbacks on Sunday. In the process, Joe Torre and his rejuvenated Dodgers have taken sole possession of 1st place in the NL West by 1½ games over the D-Backs.

Tonight, Manny Ramirez and the Dodgers travel a bit south to beautiful San Diego, CA, to take on the last place Padres at 10:05 PM ET (7:05 PM PT).

At SBGglobal.com, the visiting Los Angeles Dodgers are -140 MLB Betting odds favorites against the home team, San Diego Padres (+120) .

After their 5-3 win on Sunday, OF Manny Ramirez was asked about the now distant 8-game loosing streak: “We already forgot about that,” Manny responded.

However, one thing people can’t forget about is the kind of numbers this guy has put up since shifting over to the National League. Apparently, Manny likes being 3 hours behind, as his production has sky-rocketed. Since coming over to LA, Manny has plastered NL pitching, batting .410 (in 122 at-bats), with 9 doubles, 11 homeruns, 34 RBI, 2 stolen basses, and an on-base percentage of 50.7%.

Tonight, Manny looks to continue his onslaught on NL pitching, as San Diego will send to the mound, RHP Cha Seung Baek (4-10, 5.36 ERA). LA skipper Joe Torre will counter with his new-veteran righty, Greg Maddux (7-11, 4.18 ERA). The OVER/UNDER in this MLB Picks: Los Angeles Dodgers vs. San Diego Padres is set at a total of 7½ runs. 

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