Pittsburgh Pirates (63-69, fourth in the NL Central) vs. San Diego Padres (71-60, second in the NL West)
San Diego; Monday, 9:40 p.m. EDT
PITCHING PROBABLES: Pirates: Braxton Ashcraft (13-5, 3.74 ERA, 1.08 WHIP, 159 strikeouts); Padres: Robbie Ray (11-7, 3.20 ERA, 1.31 WHIP, 117 strikeouts)
LINE: Pirates -112, Padres -107; over/under is 7 1/2 runs
BOTTOM LINE: The San Diego Padres begin a three-game series at home against the Pittsburgh Pirates on Monday.
San Diego has gone 40-26 in home games and 71-60 overall. The Padres have gone 33-12 in games when they did not give up a home run.
Pittsburgh has a 63-69 record overall and a 29-37 record on the road. The Pirates have the sixth-ranked team slugging percentage in the NL at .407.
The matchup Monday is the fourth meeting between these teams this season.
TOP PERFORMERS: Fernando Tatis Jr. has a .290 batting average to lead the Padres, and has 27 doubles, two triples and 17 home runs. Luis Rengifo is 12 for 38 with two home runs and eight RBIs over the last 10 games.
Bryan Reynolds has 31 doubles, two triples and 15 home runs for the Pirates. Brandon Lowe is 12 for 41 with a double and two home runs over the last 10 games.
LAST 10 GAMES: Padres: 7-3, .249 batting average, 2.73 ERA, outscored opponents by 16 runs
Pirates: 5-5, .234 batting average, 3.67 ERA, outscored opponents by 12 runs
INJURIES: Padres: Casey Mize: day-to-day (ankle), Jason Adam: 60-Day IL (shoulder), Joe Musgrove: 60-Day IL (elbow), Miguel Andujar: 10-Day IL (wrist), Samad Taylor: 10-Day IL (oblique), Nick Pivetta: 60-Day IL (elbow), Lucas Giolito: 15-Day IL (elbow), Ramon Laureano: 60-Day IL (hip), Bryan Hoeing: 60-Day IL (elbow)
Pirates: Endy Rodriguez: 10-Day IL (hip), Mitch Keller: 60-Day IL (arm), Ryan O’Hearn: 10-Day IL (quadricep), Konnor Griffin: 60-Day IL (finger)
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The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.
