The San Diego Padres (78-64) are on the road to face the Seattle Mariners (79-62) at T-Mobile Park on Wednesday with the visitors looking to sweep the two-game Interleague series. The Padres took Tuesday’s series opener 2-0, their first head-to-head victory in three games this season. Starter Yu Darvish threw eight scoreless innings to get the win, and Josh Hader struck out the side in the ninth to pick up his 32nd save. Wil Myers was 2 for 4 with a double and one RBI in the win. Eugenio Suarez went 1 for 3 for the Mariners.
ON THE MOUND
Mike Clevinger (5-6, 3.96 ERA) is set to get the start for San Diego. The righty allowed four runs over five innings in his last start, a 5-4 home win over the Dodgers on Friday. He scattered five hits while striking out four and walking one in the no-decision. Clevinger has made one previous start against the Mariners this season, a 6-2 home loss on July 5. He surrendered four runs on six hits over six innings, striking out five and walking two. Righty Luis Castillo (6-5, 2.81 ERA) gets the start for Seattle. It’s his first appearance of the season against the Padres. Castillo made two appearances against the Padres in 2021, both as the starter, striking out 13 and walking six over 12.1 innings (0-1, 3.65).In his last start on September 7, Castillo took a no-decision at home against the White Sox. He threw 5.2 innings and gave up six runs (3 ER) on five hits, striking out eight and walking one in the 9-6 loss.
AT THE PLATE
Over the last five games, San Diego has averaged 3.8 runs a game, a small drop compared to their season average of 4.4. Against right-handed pitchers like Castillo this season, the Padres have a .699 OPS. Juan Soto has the team’s best on-base percentage against right-handers at .431 over 361 at-bats. Seattle is averaging only 4.2 runs per game in the last five, consistent with their season average. The M’s have a .695 OPS against right-handers in 2022. With a .831 OPS over 370 at-bats, Julio Rodriguez has been their best hitter against right-handers.
HOME AND AWAY
San Diego is 40-33 away from Petco Park in 2022, scoring 4.9 runs per game while allowing 4.5 runs. Seattle has gone 38-32 in front of their home fans this season, averaging 3.8 runs per game while surrendering 3.6. The teams have split their last 10 meetings head-to-head at T-Mobile Park, though Seattle has the scoring advantage with an average final margin of 5.6-3.6.
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 Mariners are second in the AL West, 12 games behind the Astros. They currently occupy one of the Wild Card spots, sitting second.
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