The San Diego Padres and Miami Marlins will take the field on Wednesday at loanDepot Park. First pitch is at 6:40 p.m. ET.
San Diego (24-29 SU and 26-27 RL) is starting left-hander Blake Snell. The 30-year-old is 1-6 with a 5.04 ERA and 1.56 WHIP in his ten outings this season.
Miami (28-26 SU and 22-32 RL) is starting lefty Braxton Garrett. The 25-year-old is 1-2 with a 4.50 ERA and 1.40 WHIP in ten appearances (nine starts) this year.
The Padres are -115 moneyline favorites and the game total is 8.5.
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SD scores 4.04 runs per game (25th) and hits .221 (30th) with a .699 OPS (23rd). It's hit 63 long balls (13th) and stolen 37 bases (16th) this season. The Padres' pitching staff sports a 3.98 ERA (9th) and a 1.25 WHIP (9th) with 22 quality starts.
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Snell gets the start for San Diego on Wednesday. The veteran left-hander held Washington to one run on four hits in his last appearance. His last victory came back on May 1 vs. Cincinnati (three earned runs on eight hits in six frames). Snell, who has a 54:21 K:BB ratio this season, is 2-1 with a 3.86 ERA and 30 strikeouts in four career starts versus Miami (21.0 IP).