Jake McCarthy will be looking to extend his 17-game on-base streak as the Arizona Diamondbacks (67-75) host the San Diego Padres (78-65) at Chase Field on Thursday to open a four-game series. The Padres are in the midst of a six-game road trip. They split their last series against the Mariners, dropping the finale 6-1 on Wednesday at T-Mobile Park. Wil Myers was 3 for 4 with a double and one run. The Diamondbacks are in the midst of a seven-game homestand. They lost two of three against the Dodgers in their last series, taking the finale 5-3 on Wednesday at Chase Field. Sergio Alcantara went 1 for 1 with a home run and three RBIs. Daulton Varsho added a solo home run.
HEAD-TO-HEAD
The Padres have won 11 of 15 in the season series between the NL West rivals, including a 6-3 victory in their most recent meeting on September 7 at Petco Park. Yu Darvish went six innings, allowing three runs on five hits and striking out six, to get the win, and Josh Hader earned his 31st save with a scoreless ninth.
ON THE MOUND
Sean Manaea (7-8, 5.27 ERA) is set to take the mound for San Diego. The lefty threw a scoreless inning in relief in his last appearance, an 8-4 road defeat against the Dodgers on Saturday. He scattered one hit while striking out two. Over four previous starts against the Diamondbacks this season, Manaea has allowed only eight earned runs over 25 innings (2-0, 2.88). He has struck out 23 and walked nine.
AT THE PLATE
The San Diego offense is averaging 4.4 runs per game for the season, with a slash line of .240/.319/.380. Manny Machado leads the team in OPS at .904. The third baseman is slashing .299/.369/.535 with 28 home runs, 90 RBIs, and 87 runs over 132 games. Over the last five games, however, San Diego has averaged only 2.8 runs a game while performing worse across the board (.222/.281/.333). Arizona is slashing .231/.309/.389 for the season and averaging 4.4 runs per game. Christian Walker leads the team with a .803 OPS. The first baseman has 32 home runs, 79 RBIs, and 74 runs scored with a slash line of .235/.329/.474. The D-backs have a .669 OPS against southpaws in 2022. With a .857 OPS over 111 at-bats, Walker also has been their best hitter against left-handers.
HOME AND AWAY
San Diego is 40-34 in road games in 2022, scoring 4.9 runs per game while allowing 4.6 runs. Arizona has gone 38-36 at home this season, averaging 4.5 runs per game while surrendering 4.4. San Diego is 7-3 in the last 10 meetings at Chase Field with an average scoreline of 5.1-3.3.
STANDINGS UPDATE
The Padres are second in the NL West, 20 games behind the division-leading Dodgers. They currently occupy one of the Wild Card spots, sitting third with a magic number of zero. The Diamondbacks are fourth in the NL West, 31 games behind the Dodgers. They are sixth in the Wild Card race, 10 games out of a postseason position.
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