Cesar Vargas (0-2, 3.55 ERA) and Alex Wood (1-3, 4.17 ERA) take the hill in the second of a three-game series between the San Diego Padres (18-25) and the Los Angeles Dodgers (21-22) at Petco Park. The Padres won the last game 7-6, and San Diego leads the series 1-0. Action begins at 10:10 p.m. ET on Saturday, May. 21 and can be seen on SNLA and FSSD.
Vargas pitched 5.0 innings in his last outing, surrendering two runs and striking out seven in a 3-2 defeat to the Brewers. Melvin Upton Jr. (.266, 17 Rs, 6 HRs, 18 RBIs, 7 SBs) went 1 for 4 yesterday with one run, one home run, and two RBIs. Wood went 6.0 innings, surrendering one run, striking out five and walking one in a 5-2 defeat to the Cardinals in his most recent start. Corey Seager (.288, 26 Rs, 7 HRs, 22 RBIs, 1 SB) went 1 for 4 yesterday with one RBI.
Notes
In their last game, the Dodgers lost by a margin of one run. The Padres are 6-10 in one-run games. The Dodgers have a 4-6 record in close games.
The Padres managed to give up five walks in their last game. They’ll have to pick it up against the Dodgers who are coming in with a 4-6 record against opponents who give up that many walks or more.
When they are outhit, the Dodgers are 2-18. The Padres have a 6-18 record when opponents outhit them.
Both falling in the bottom half of the league based on total home runs this season, San Diego ranks 20th with 39 homers and Los Angeles is 18th with 41.
Ranking 26th, San Diego is near the bottom of the league in walks, notching 109 this season. Los Angeles ranks in the top 10 with 141.
The Padres are 15-7 in games where they hit one or more home runs. The Dodgers are 15-11 when they hit at least one homer.
