Colin Rea (3-2, 4.74 ERA) and Wei-Yin Chen (3-2, 4.56 ERA) start in the first of a three-game series between the San Diego Padres (26-38) and the Miami Marlins (32-31) at Petco Park. Action begins at 10:10 p.m. ET on Monday, Jun. 13 and can be seen on FSFL and FSSD.
Rea pitched 7.0 innings in his most recent start, surrendering three runs, striking out five and walking two in a 4-3 win over the Braves. Matt Kemp (.249, 32 Rs, 14 HRs, 42 RBIs) continued his strong play yesterday, going 3 for 4. Chen went 5.1 innings, surrendering five runs and striking out two in a 7-5 defeat to the Twins in his last outing.
Notes
Having scored one run in their last game, the Padres are going to have to step it up if they want to win this matchup. The Marlins have an 11-0 record in games where opponents scored one run or less.
When they are outhit, the Padres are 6-27. The Marlins have a 5-20 record when opponents outhit them.
Miami ranks near the bottom of the league at 29th when it comes to home runs, hitting 52 this season. San Diego ranks in the bottom half with 65.
San Diego and Miami both rank near the bottom of the league in walks. San Diego sits at 26th with 157 this season and Miami ranks 24th with 172.
The Padres are 22-14 when they hit at least one home run. The Marlins perform similarly when they hit one or more homers with a 23-14 record.
