The San Diego Padres play the third game of a four-game series on the road Saturday against the Arizona Diamondbacks. San Diego dropped to 66-51 following a 12-3 loss to the Diamondbacks on Thursday in the opening game of the series. Padres starting pitcher Yu Darvish left early after suffering a tight back. San Diego is third in the National League West nine games behind first place San Francisco.
Fernando Tatis Jr is batting .292 to lead San Diego and the shortstop has a team high 31 home runs. Third baseman Manny Machado is the leader in RBIs with 78 and on-base percentage at .355. Second baseman Jake Cronenworth is the leader in on-base percentage at .355. On Saturday, San Diego will send Joe Musgrove to the mound. The right-hander is 8-7 with an ERA of 2.81, 147 Ks and 33 BBs.
Arizona snapped a four-game losing streak with its victory over San Diego on Thursday, but the Diamondbacks are 36-80 overall and have lost nine of the last 12. Arizona is last in the National League West, 38 ½ games behind the first place San Francisco Giants. The Diamondbacks have the next to last team ERA in baseball at 5.33.
Paven Smith is batting .273 to lead Arizona and the first baseman has a team-high 102 hits. Third baseman Josh Rojas is the leader in home runs with 10 and on-base percentage at .358, while left fielder David Peralta is the leader in RBIs with 48. On Saturday, Arizona will send Tyler Gilbert to the mound. The left-hander is 0-1 with an ERA of 0.00, 5 Ks and 2 BBs.
