Philadelphia Phillies (37-35, third in the NL East) vs. San Diego Padres (45-28, second in the NL West)
San Diego; Saturday, 10:10 p.m. EDT
PITCHING PROBABLES: Phillies: Zach Eflin (2-5, 4.71 ERA, 1.21 WHIP, 53 strikeouts); Padres: Blake Snell (0-4, 5.46 ERA, 1.45 WHIP, 34 strikeouts)
FANDUEL SPORTSBOOK LINE: Padres -118, Phillies -101; over/under is 7 1/2 runs
BOTTOM LINE: The San Diego Padres host the Philadelphia Phillies on Saturday.
San Diego has gone 21-14 in home games and 45-28 overall. The Padres are 13-4 in games when they hit at least two home runs.
Philadelphia has an 18-18 record in road games and a 37-35 record overall. Phillies hitters have a collective .412 slugging percentage to rank seventh in MLB.
The teams match up Saturday for the sixth time this season. The Padres lead the season series 3-2.
TOP PERFORMERS: Manny Machado has 17 doubles, a triple and 12 home runs while hitting .328 for the Padres. Luke Voit is 9-for-35 with five doubles and two home runs over the last 10 games.
Rhys Hoskins has 12 doubles, two triples, 13 home runs and 37 RBI for the Phillies. Kyle Schwarber is 9-for-37 with a double and four home runs over the last 10 games.
LAST 10 GAMES: Padres: 6-4, .286 batting average, 4.15 ERA, outscored opponents by 11 runs
Phillies: 6-4, .204 batting average, 3.27 ERA, outscored opponents by three runs
INJURIES: Padres: Adrian Morejon: 15-Day IL (shoulder), Manny Machado: day-to-day (ankle), Drew Pomeranz: 60-Day IL (elbow), Matt Beaty: 60-Day IL (shoulder), Robert Suarez: 15-Day IL (knee), Wil Myers: 10-Day IL (knee), Pierce Johnson: 60-Day IL (elbow), Austin Adams: 60-Day IL (forearm), Fernando Tatis Jr.: 60-Day IL (wrist)
Phillies: Jean Segura: 60-Day IL (finger), Nick Maton: 10-Day IL (shoulder), Ryan Sherriff: 60-Day IL (shoulder), Sam Coonrod: 60-Day IL (shoulder), Kent Emanuel: 60-Day IL (elbow), JoJo Romero: 60-Day IL (elbow)
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