The San Diego Padres will be a home dog tonight when they host the struggling Philadelphia Phillies to open a 3-game set at Petco Park. Philadelphia will try to get back on track by sending their ace to the hill, Aaron Nola. Nola is a perfect 6-0 and over his last 3, he has lowered his ERA to 2.45 and his WHIP to 1.31. The southpaw, Eric Lauer, will be tapping the rubber on his 24th birthday for the Padres and he has been delivering. Over his last 3 turns, he is 2-0 with a nasty ERA of only 1.50 and a 0.83 WHIP. The Phillies have lost 4 straight. They are 1-4 in their last 5 road games against lefties and 1-5 in their last 6 trips to Petco. Happy Birthday, Eric.
TONIGHT’S PICK: SAN DIEGO PADRES