The 42-35 San Diego Padres will go for their third straight win when they host the 32-46 Washington Nationals tonight in Game 1 of a 3-game set at Petco Park. The expected starters for tonight are Stephen Kolek for San Diego and Mitchell Parker for Washington. Kolek is 3-2 with a 3.59 ERA and a 1.29 WHIP. Parker is 4-8 with a 4.59 ERA, a 1.32 WHIP, and he was lit up the last time he faced the Friars, yielding 7 hits, 6 runs over 3 innings of work, and San Diego went on to a 12-3 romp. The Padres are 23-13 at home, have won the last 6 meetings with the Nationals and are the better team on the field tonight.
TONIGHT’S PICK: SAN DIEGO PADRES