The Padres welcome the Giants for an NL West showdown at Petco Park. It wasn't all that long ago that these two teams were neck and neck in the Wild Card race but a tough August has doomed the Friars and has the club clinging on to slim playoff hopes.
San Diego will run Pedro Avila (0-1, 2.63 ERA) to the mound as a hybrid opener for the third time this season. The Giants counter with veteran right-hander Jakob Junis (4-3, 4.09 ERA) as their opener.
Here's a look at the lineup as put together by Padres manager Bob Melvin.
Here's all the important betting information and full stats for Thursday's game:
First pitch is set for 6:40 PM PT with the game broadcast carried by the San Diego Padres on DirecTV, AT&T U-Verse, Cox, and Spectrum. The game will also be on radio KWFN 97.3 The Fan or the Audacy App.
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