Phillies at Padres 8/10/18 - MLB Picks & Predictions

The Philadelphia Phillies open a three-game series in southern California Friday against the San Diego Padres. The Phillies lost on Wednesday to the Arizona Diamondbacks 6-0 and are off on Thursday. The Phillies maintain a half game lead in the National League East over the Atlanta Braves, but lost two of three against the D-Backs.

San Diego lost on Wednesday night to the Milwaukee Brewers 8-4 and returned home Thursday to host the Phillies Friday. The loss snapped a short two-game winning streak for the Padres. Brett Kennedy was hit hard by the Brewers allowing 11 hits and six runs over just four innings. Maikel Franco leads Philadelphia with a .274 batting average. Odubel Herrera has a team high in hits with 117. Rhys Hoskins leads the team in home runs with 22 and in RBIs with 72. Philadelphia has a team batting average of .235 while opposing hitters are averaging .241 at the plate against Phillies pitching. On Friday, the Phillies will send Zach Eflin to the mound. The right-hander this season is 8-3 with an ERA of 3.61, 78 Ks and 18 BBs.

Jose Pirela leads San Diego with a .257 batting average. Eric Hosmer has a team high 111 hits and leads in RBIs with 46. Christian Villanueva is the team leader in home runs with 20. San Diego has a team batting average of .235 while opposing hitters are averaging .258 at the plate against Padres pitching. On Friday, the Padres will send Jacob Nix to the mound. Nix was called up by the Padres and no official data is available for the pitcher.