San Diego Padres (66-53, third in the NL West) vs. Arizona Diamondbacks (38-80, fifth in the NL West)
Phoenix; Sunday, 4:10 p.m. EDT
PITCHING PROBABLES: Padres: Craig Stammen (5-3, 3.31 ERA, 1.12 WHIP, 66 strikeouts) Diamondbacks: Zac Gallen (1-6, 4.87 ERA, 1.35 WHIP, 82 strikeouts)
LINE: Diamondbacks +140, Padres -162; over/under is 9 runs
BOTTOM LINE: Arizona and San Diego will play on Sunday.
The Diamondbacks are 24-35 in home games in 2020. Arizona has slugged .379 this season. Josh Rojas leads the team with a .449 slugging percentage, including 36 extra-base hits and 10 home runs.
The Padres are 26-29 on the road. San Diego has a team on-base percentage of .322, led by Adam Frazier with a mark of .369.
The Diamondbacks won the last meeting 7-0. Tyler Gilbert earned his first victory and Drew Ellis went 1-for-4 with a home run and three RBIs for Arizona. Joe Musgrove registered his eighth loss for San Diego.
TOP PERFORMERS: Pavin Smith leads the Diamondbacks with 104 hits and has 40 RBIs.
Frazier leads the Padres with 139 hits and has 34 RBIs.
LAST 10 GAMES: Diamondbacks: 4-6, .258 batting average, 4.21 ERA, outscored opponents by one run
Padres: 4-6, .243 batting average, 5.28 ERA, outscored by 16 runs
INJURIES: Diamondbacks: Taylor Widener: (health protocols), Luke Weaver: (shoulder), Noe Ramirez: (covid-19), Chris Devenski: (elbow), Stuart Fairchild: (covid-19), Kole Calhoun: (hamstring).
Padres: Trey Wingenter: (elbow), Taylor Williams: (knee), Drew Pomeranz: (forearm), Chris Paddack: (oblique), Adrian Morejon: (left forearm), Dinelson Lamet: (forearm), Keone Kela: (right forearm), Javy Guerra: (right elbow), Yu Darvish: (back), Mike Clevinger: (elbow), Jose Castillo: (undisclosed), Michel Baez: (right elbow), Dan Altavilla: (elbow), Jurickson Profar: (undisclosed), Jorge Ona: (right elbow), Fernando Tatis Jr.: (shoulder).
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The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.
