Padres face Tigers with 1-0 series advantage

Detroit Tigers (70-69, fourth in AL Central) vs. San Diego Padres (79-61, second in NL West)

San Diego; Wednesday, 9:40 p.m. ET

PROBABLE STARTERS: Tigers: Keider Montero (4-6, ERA 5.17, WHIP 1.35, 58 strikeouts); Padres: Yu Darvish (0-0)

BETMGM SPORTS BETTING:LINE Padres -190, Tigers +158; over/under 8 runs

SUMMARY: The San Diego Padres will face the Detroit Tigers with a 1-0 series lead.

San Diego is 79-61 overall and 38-32 at home. The Padres have the sixth-best on-base percentage in the league at .326.

Detroit is 70-69 overall and 35-35 on the road. The Tigers are 51-13 in games in which they have eight or more goals.

Wednesday’s match will be the second meeting between these teams this season.

TOP PERFORMERS: Jurickson Profar has 21 home runs, 67 walks and 81 RBIs for a .280 average for the Padres. Luis Arraez is 16-for-40 with two doubles, a home run and seven RBIs over his last 10 games.

Matt Vierling has 25 doubles, five triples, 15 home runs and 50 RBIs and a .261 batting average for the Tigers. Zach McKinstry is 13-for-28 with two doubles and a home run over his last 10 games.

LAST 10 GAMES: Padres: 6-4, .243 batting average, 4.03 ERA, defeated by one

Tigers: 7-3, .254 batting average, 2.50 ERA, outscored opponents by 18 points

INJURIES: Padres: Stephen Kolek: 60 day IL (forearm), Yu Darvish: 15 day IL (groin), Ha-Seong Kim: 10 day IL (shoulder), Luis Patino: 60 day IL (elbow)

Tigers: Alex Faedo: 60-day IL (shoulder), Javier Baez: 60-day IL (hip), Wenceel Perez: 10-day IL (abdominal), Brendan White: 60-day IL (elbow), Reese Olson: 15-day IL (shoulder), Sawyer Gipson-Long: 60-day IL (groin)

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