Boston Red Sox at San Diego Padres
Friday: 6:40 p.m. (Padres.TV)
Saturday: 5:40 p.m. (Padres.TV, CBS)
Sunday: 1:10 p.m. (Padres.TV)
In the standings
Boston Red Sox (64-52, 2nd in AL East)
The Red Sox have won eight of their last 10 games to pull within four games of the division-leading Blue Jays and move 2½ games ahead of the Yankees. Boston is current the No. 1 wild-card team in the AL. The Red Sox lost two of three last year in Boston to the Padres.
San Diego Padres (64-51, 2nd in NL West)
The Padres have also won eight of 10, moving to within two games of the Dodgers in the division. The Padres are also the No. 2 wild-card team in the NL, 2½ games behind the No. 1 Cubs and one game ahead of the No. 3 Mets. The Padres are back on the road to face the Giants and Dodgers after