The Los Angeles and San Diego Padres are set for the final meeting of the regular season, a three-game series that will ultimately determine the fate of the National League West.
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Currently, only one team separates NL West, with the 73-55 and the Padres 72-56.
Left-handed pitcher (and former Padres Cy Young Award winner) Blakesnell has won the LA mound with a 1.80 ERA in 25 innings this season. He faced the Padres last Saturday and pitched six innings.
On the other side, Snell is Padres right-handed Yu Darvish, who has an ERA of 5.97 in 37.2 innings this year. He faced the last Sunday, allowing four-take runs in four innings.
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After finishing Wednesday’s match early and missing Thursday’s contest, Shoe Hei Otsuki returned to the LA lineup and hit it with his usual leadoff spot. Additionally, Michael Comfort starts on the left field.
lineup vs Padres
- Shohei Ohtani, DH
- Mookie Betts, ss
- Freddie Freeman, 1b
- Will Smith, c
- Teoscar Hernandez, RF
- Michael Comfort, LF
- Andy Page, cf
- Alex Freeland, 2b
- Buddy Kennedy, 3b
How to watch the and Padres on Friday
The first pitch between the and the Padres on Friday, August 22nd will be 6:40pm. The game will be broadcast on SNLA.
Photo credit: William Liang-Immagn Image
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