The San Diego Padres and Washington Nationals will finish their three-game series on Thursday at 4:05 p.m. ET.
San Diego (22-26 SU and 23-25 RL) is starting left-hander Blake Snell tomorrow. The 30-year-old is 1-6 with a 5.40 ERA and 1.56 WHIP in nine outings.
Washington (20-28 SU and 30-18 RL) is starting right-hander Jake Irvin in the series finale. The 26-year-old is 1-2 with a 5.50 ERA and 1.61 WHIP in four outings.
The Padres are -190 moneyline favorites and the game total is 9.5.
The Padres earned a victory in Tuesday's series opener behind a strong start by Yu Darvish. San Diego's lineup also woke up, scoring seven runs on 12 hits, including four long balls. Can they generate more momentum on their nine-game road trip?
San Diego scores 3.94 runs per game (25th) and hits .225 (30th) with a .702 OPS (22nd). It's hit 54 home runs (17th) and stolen 29 bases (21st) this season. The SD pitching staff has a 3.92 ERA (11th) and a 1.25 WHIP (10th) with 20 quality starts.
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The lefty Snell gets the nod for the Padres in game three. He's coming off his poorest showing of the season, a six-run losing effort in four innings vs. Boston. His previous six starts were more encouraging, though, as he lasted five or six innings in each appearance and held each opponent to three or fewer runs. Snell has a 48:27 K:BB ratio this season.