8:40 pm
September 7

Diamondbacks @ Padres

Who will WIN this matchup?

Arizona Diamondbacks (65-69)

@ San Diego Padres (74-62)

 

Starting Pitchers:

Henry (ARI): 3-3; 4.83 ERA

Darvish (SD) 12-7; 3.26 ERA

 

Current odds:

Arizona Diamondbacks: (+182)

San Diego Padres: (-217)

 

• The starting line-up for the Diamondbacks is as follows:

• The starting line-up for the Padres is as follows:

• Seldom have the San Diego Padres been happier to be playing in the rubber match of a series. Not only were the Padres trailing 5-0, but Diamondbacks starter Merrill Kelly had retired all 12 hitters he had faced. And the Padres had gone 26 innings without scoring a run at home.

• But if the Padres (75-62) have been one thing this season, it’s resilient. And they rallied Tuesday to score their 10th walk-off win of the season, on Jorge Alfaro’s two-run single in the bottom of the ninth, widening their lead over the Milwaukee Brewers to three games in the battle for the National League’s final wild-card berth.

• Henry will face the Padres for the first time, but he is 2-0 in his last two road starts, with a 3.49 ERA. For Henry, his most recent outing was last Wednesday against the Phillies. He gave up seven runs on eight hits and four walks in just four innings as his ERA shot up from 3.25.

• Meantime, Darvish is aging like fine wine. The just-turned 36-year-old, who has played in the major leagues and in Japan, celebrated his 3,000th professional strikeout Friday against the Los Angeles Dodgers. He went seven scoreless innings, giving up only two hits in the Padres’ 7-1 victory. Since the All-Star break, Darvish has a 2.98 ERA in eight starts. He is 5-3 with a 3.79 ERA lifetime vs. the Diamondbacks.

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