NL West Division rivals will clash on Tuesday night, when the San Diego Padres travel to Dodger Stadium to take on the Los Angeles Dodgers. The Padres (89-73) finished nine games above .500 on the road and outscored New York 16-8 in the NL Wild Card series. On Sunday, SP Joe Musgrove limited New York to one hit in seven innings to lead San Diego to a 6-0 series clinching road victory.
Thirty-one year old righty Mike Clevinger (7-7 4.33 ERA) will take the mound for the Padres in this matchup. In three starts versus Los Angeles this season, Clevinger was tagged for 16 hits and 14 runs in 13 innings.
The Los Angeles Dodgers won 57 of their 81 home games and finished with a 22-game lead over San Diego to win the NL West Division. The Dodgers as a staff led the majors with a 2.80 ERA and a stellar 1.05 WHIP. Los Angeles 1B Freddie Freeman finished second in the National League with a .325 batting average and led the club with 100 runs batted in.
The Dodgers will counter with All-Star lefty Julio Urias (17-7 2.16 ERA) in the series opener. In four starts versus Los Angeles, Urias allowed four runs and walked ten batters across 24 frames.
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