Los Angeles Angels (69-70, fourth in the AL West) vs. San Diego Padres (73-65, third in the NL West)
San Diego; Wednesday, 8:10 p.m. EDT
PITCHING PROBABLES: Angels: TBD Padres: Yu Darvish (7-9, 4.05 ERA, 1.07 WHIP, 167 strikeouts)
LINE: Padres -195, Angels +165; over/under is 7 runs
BOTTOM LINE: Shohei Ohtani and the Angels will take on the Padres Wednesday.
The Padres are 43-31 on their home turf. San Diego has slugged .402 this season. Fernando Tatis Jr. leads the club with a .628 slugging percentage, including 63 extra-base hits and 37 home runs.
The Angels are 32-36 on the road. Los Angeles has slugged .411 this season. Shohei Ohtani leads the team with a mark of .602.
The Angels won the last meeting 4-0. Jimmy Herget earned his second victory and Luis Rengifo went 1-for-4 with a home run and an RBI for Los Angeles. Blake Snell registered his sixth loss for San Diego.
TOP PERFORMERS: Tatis Jr. leads the Padres with 37 home runs and is slugging .628.
Ohtani leads the Angels with 72 extra base hits and 93 RBIs.
LAST 10 GAMES: Padres: 5-5, .234 batting average, 4.19 ERA, outscored by five runs
Angels: 6-4, .218 batting average, 3.00 ERA, outscored opponents by three runs
INJURIES: Padres: Trey Wingenter: (elbow), Matt Strahm: (knee), Drew Pomeranz: (forearm), Adrian Morejon: (left forearm), Keone Kela: (right forearm), Javy Guerra: (right elbow), Mike Clevinger: (elbow), Jose Castillo: (undisclosed), Michel Baez: (right elbow), Dan Altavilla: (elbow), Jorge Ona: (right elbow).
Angels: Austin Warren: (health protocols), Patrick Sandoval: (spine), Jose Marte: (undisclosed), Reid Detmers: (health protocols), Alex Cobb: (wrist), Dylan Bundy: (shoulder), Luke Bard: (hip), Justin Upton: (lumbar), Mike Trout: (calf), Dexter Fowler: (knee), Anthony Rendon: (hip), Franklin Barreto: (right elbow).
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The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.
