Michael King will take the mound for the San Diego Padres (80-62) when they host starter Mason Black and the San Francisco Giants (69-72) on Friday, with first pitch at 9:40 p.m. ET.
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When is Padres vs. Giants and when does it start?
Where to watch Padres vs. Giants
The Padres and Giants will take to the diamond at PETCO Park for this matchup on Sept. 6, and if you want to see the matchup live, get your tickets now from Vivid Seats!
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Padres Stats, Odds & Insights
The Padres have won 57.3% of the games this season when they were favored on the moneyline (51-38).
San Diego is 12th in MLB play with 163 home runs. They average 1.1 per game.
The Padres rank 10th in MLB with a .417 slugging percentage.
San Diego has a 3.99 team ERA that ranks 14th among all MLB pitching staffs.
The Padres average baseball’s 12th-ranked WHIP (1.248).
Giants Stats, Odds & Insights
The Giants have been underdogs in 64 games this season and won 25 (39.1%) of those contests.
San Francisco has hit 146 homers this season, which ranks 21st in the majors.
The Giants rank 20th in the majors with a .393 team slugging percentage.
San Francisco pitchers have a combined ERA of 4.21 ERA this year, which ranks 21st in MLB.
Giants pitchers have a 1.302 WHIP this season, 22nd in the majors.
Padres Starter Recent Performance: Michael King
Opponent | Date | IP | H | R | ER | K | BB |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
at Cardinals | Aug. 29 | 4.1 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 4 |
vs. Mets | Aug. 24 | 5.0 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 7 | 3 |
vs. Twins | Aug. 19 | 6.0 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 3 |
vs. Pirates | Aug. 13 | 6.0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0 |
at Pirates | Aug. 7 | 5.0 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 2 |
Giants Starter Recent Performance: Mason Black
Opponent | Date | IP | H | R | ER | K | BB |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
vs. Marlins | Aug. 31 | 5.0 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 0 |
at Pirates | May 23 | 2.2 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 2 |
vs. Rockies | May 17 | 3.0 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 0 |
vs. Reds | May 11 | 4.1 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 |
at Phillies | May 6 | 4.1 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 3 |
Padres Key Players to Watch
King (11-8) gets the starting nod for the Padres in his 27th start of the season. He has a 3.05 ERA in 150 2/3 innings pitched, with 177 strikeouts.
In his most recent outing on Thursday, Aug. 29 against the St. Louis Cardinals, the right-hander threw 4 1/3 innings, giving up no earned runs while surrendering six hits.
The 29-year-old has an ERA of 3.05, with 10.6 strikeouts per nine innings, in 27 games this season. Opponents are hitting .220 against him.
Jurickson Profar is batting .278 with 22 home runs and 82 RBI for San Diego this season.
Jackson Merrill has 143 hits and an OBP of .323 to go with a slugging percentage of .498 this season.
Luis Arraez’s batting average of .311 leads all San Diego hitters this season.
Giants Key Players to Watch
Black (0-2) will take the mound for the Giants, his fifth start of the season.
The right-hander’s last appearance was on Sunday, when he threw five innings against the Miami Marlins, giving up two earned runs while allowing four hits.
The 24-year-old has an ERA of 7.45, a 2.29 strikeout-to-walk ratio and a WHIP of 1.655 in five games this season.
Matt Chapman leads the Giants in home runs (22), runs batted in (69) and has a team-high batting average of .247.
Heliot Ramos is hitting .274 with 19 doubles, two triples, 20 home runs and 33 walks.
Michael Conforto is batting .230 with 25 doubles, three triples, 15 home runs and 40 walks.
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