The San Diego Padres will head to Progressive Field tonight to take on the Cleveland Guardians. Mike Clevenger will be making his season debut for the Pads after missing all of last year with Tommy John surgery. Clevinger has had this day marked on his calendar as he faces his old team and will be out to prove they made a mistake sending him packing. Clevinger can deal, with a career record of 44-23 and a 3.19 ERA. Cleveland is expected to counter with Zach Plesac, who is 1-2 with a 3.80 ERA and a 1.31 WHIP. San Diego has been clicking on every cylinder. They are 9-4 on the road and 8-3 in their last 11 interleague road games. The Guardians have won 3 straight but are just 3-3 at Progressive Field and 0-6 in their last 6 interleague home games. If rust isn’t an issue for Clevinger, the Friars should get this one.
TONIGHT’S PICK: SAN DIEGO PADRES