San Diego Padres at Philadelphia Phillies 5/17/22 - MLB Picks & Predictions

The San Diego Padres open a three-game series on the road Tuesday against the Philadelphia Phillies. San Diego improved to 22-13 following its 7-3 victory over the Atlanta Braves on Sunday. San Diego scored four runs in the 11th inning with the help of an RBI-double by Ha-Seong Kim. San Diego defeated Atlanta in two of three games of their series and the Padres are tied for first in the National League West with the Los Angeles Dodgers.

Manny Machado is batting .359 to lead San Diego and the third baseman has seven home runs, 46 hits and an on-base percentage of .443 to lead San Diego in each. First baseman Eric Hosmer is the leader in RBIs with 24. On Tuesday, the San Diego Padres will send Mike Clevinger to the mound. The right-hander is 0-0 with a 5.00 ERA, 10 Ks and 5 BBs.

Philadelphia dropped to 17-18 following its 5-4 loss to the Los Angeles Dodgers on Sunday. Philadelphia won each of the first three games of its four-game series against the Dodgers but could not complete a sweep on Sunday, after losing by one-run. Philadelphia is second in the National League East, 5 ½ games behind the first-place New York Mets.

Third baseman Alec Bohm is batting .315 to lead Philadelphia, while right fielder Bryce Harper has 9 home runs, 27 RBIs and 40 hits to lead the Phillies in each. Second baseman Jean Segura is the leader in on-base percentage at .367. Philadelphia has not yet announced its starting pitcher for the opening game of their three-game series at home against San Diego.