Los Angeles Dodgers (73-55, first in the NL West) vs. San Diego Padres (72-56, second in the NL West)

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

PITCHING PROBABLES: Dodgers: Blake Snell (3-1, 1.80 ERA, 1.44 WHIP, 25 strikeouts); Padres: Yu Darvish (2-3, 5.97 ERA, 1.22 WHIP, 34 strikeouts)

BOTTOM LINE: The San Diego Padres begin a three-game series at home against the Los Angeles Dodgers on Friday.

San Diego is 72-56 overall and 41-21 at home. The Padres have the best team ERA in the NL at 3.56.

Los Angeles is 32-31 in road games and 73-55 overall. The Dodgers have a 49-22 record in games when they record eight or more hits.

The teams meet Friday for the 11th time this season. The Dodgers are up 8-2 in the season series.

TOP PERFORMERS: Manny Machado has 32 doubles and 21 home runs for the Pad

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