Arizona Diamondbacks (80-79, third in the NL West) vs. San Diego Padres (87-72, second in the NL West)

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

PITCHING PROBABLES: Diamondbacks: Zac Gallen (13-14, 4.70 ERA, 1.24 WHIP, 172 strikeouts); Padres: Yu Darvish (4-5, 5.51 ERA, 1.15 WHIP, 64 strikeouts)

Padres -147, Diamondbacks +122; over/under is 7 1/2 runs

BOTTOM LINE: The San Diego Padres start a three-game series at home against the Arizona Diamondbacks on Friday.

San Diego is 49-29 in home games and 87-72 overall. Padres hitters have a collective .320 on-base percentage, the seventh-ranked percentage in the NL.

Arizona is 80-79 overall and 37-41 in road games. The Diamondbacks have a 39-15 record in games when they did not give up a home run.

The teams match up Friday for the 11th time

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