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Pittsburgh Pirates (56-62, fifth in the NL Central) vs. San Diego Padres (67-53, third in the NL West)
San Diego; Tuesday, 9:40 p.m. EDT
LIKELY PITCHING WORKS: Pirates: Luis Ortiz (5-2, 3.40 ERA, 1.16 WHIP, 68 strikeouts); Padres: Michael King (9-6, 3.34 ERA, 1.18 WHIP, 151 strikeouts)
BETMGM SPORTSBOOK: LINE Padres -200, Pirates +167; Over/Under is 8 runs
Conclusion: The Pittsburgh Pirates want to end their eight-game losing streak with a win over the San Diego Padres.
San Diego has a 31-29 record at home and a 67-53 record overall. The Padres hitters have a combined batting average of .265, the highest team batting average in the NL.
Pittsburgh has a 56-62 record overall and a 29-31 record on the road. The Pirates are 28-47 in games in which they have allowed a home run.
Tuesday’s game will be the fifth meeting between these teams this season. The Padres lead the season series 4-0.
TOP PERFORMERS: Jurickson Profar has 22 doubles and 19 home runs with a .297 batting average for the Padres. Jackson Merrill has hit 11 for 35 with two doubles, a triple and four home runs in the last 10 games.
Bryan Reynolds leads Pittsburgh with 19 home runs and a .469 slugging average. Joey Bart has hit 13 of 39 home runs and had 10 RBIs in the last 10 games.
LAST 10 GAMES: Padres: 8-2, .277 batting average, 3.33 ERA, 19 runs more than opponents
Pirates: 1-9, .260 batting average, 5.82 ERA, 17 runs less
INJURIES: Padres: Stephen Kolek: 15-day IL (forearm), Wandy Peralta: 15-day IL (adductor), Fernando Tatis Jr.: 10-day IL (quadriceps), Luis Patino: 60-day IL (elbow)
Pirates: Marco Gonzales: 60-day IL (forearm), Colin Holderman: 15-day IL (unknown), Joshua Palacios: 10-day IL (hamstring), Daulton Jefferies: 60-day IL (elbow), Carmen Mlodzinski: 15-day IL (unknown), Nick Gonzales: 10-day IL (unknown), Jared Jones: 15-day IL (lat), Ryan Borucki: 60-day IL (triceps), Dauri Moreta: 60-day IL (elbow), Endy Rodriguez: 60-day IL (elbow), Johan Oviedo: 60-day IL (elbow)
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The Associated Press produced this article using technology from Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.
