The San Diego Padres (43-47) will visit the Philadelphia Phillies (48-41), Friday at 6:05 PM ET, in the opener of a four-game series.
The Phillies are an underdog (+110 on the moneyline) when they takes the field at home against the Padres (-130). The San Diego Padres will hand the ball to Yu Darvish (5-6, 4.87 ERA), who is looking for win No. 6 on the season, and the Phillies will turn to Cristopher Sanchez (0-2, 2.84 ERA).
The Padres defeated the Mets by a 6-2 score in their most recent game Sunday. Manny Machado went 2-for-4 with two home runs and five RBI to lead them offensively while Joe Musgrove got the win after throwing six innings without giving up an earned run on three hits, while striking out seven.