Boston Red Sox (64-52, second in the AL East) vs. San Diego Padres (64-51, second in the NL West)

San Diego; Friday, 9:40 p.m. EDT

PITCHING PROBABLES: Red Sox: Walker Buehler (6-6, 5.74 ERA, 1.60 WHIP, 71 strikeouts); Padres: Nick Pivetta (11-3, 2.73 ERA, 0.94 WHIP, 136 strikeouts)

Padres -187, Red Sox +155; over/under is 8 runs

BOTTOM LINE: The San Diego Padres host the Boston Red Sox on Friday to begin a three-game series.

San Diego has a 36-19 record in home games and a 64-51 record overall. The Padres have the sixth-ranked team on-base percentage in the NL at .320.

Boston has a 64-52 record overall and a 25-30 record in road games. Red Sox hitters have a collective .323 on-base percentage, the seventh-best percentage in MLB play.

Friday's game is the first time these team

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