Padres host Astros to open 3-game series

Houston Astros (81-68, first in the American League West) vs. San Diego Padres (85-65, second in the National League West)

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

Pitching Probables: Astros: Spencer Arrighetti (7-12, 4.72 ERA, 1.42 WHIP, 158 strikeouts); Padres: Yu Darvish (5-3, 3.52 ERA, 1.14 WHIP, 62 strikeouts)

BETMGM SPORTS BOOKING: LINE Padres -136, Astros +115; the over/under is 8 runs

IN BRIEF: The San Diego Padres host the Houston Astros to open a three-game series.

San Diego is 85-65 overall and 40-35 at home. The Padres are 68-20 in games where they have more hits than their opponents.

Houston is 39-36 on the road and 81-68 overall. The Astros have the eighth-best slugging percentage in MLB at .419.

The teams meet Monday for the first time this season.

TOP PERFORMERS: Jurickson Profar had 26 doubles and 22 home runs for the Padres. Luis Arraez had 21 hits in 46 at-bats, including two doubles over the last 10 games.

Jose Altuve had 28 doubles, 19 homers and 63 RBIs while hitting .301 for the Astros. Yainer Diaz had 14 hits in 43 at-bats with four doubles over the last 10 games.

LAST 10 GAMES: Padres: 6-4, .267 batting average, 3.07 ERA, have outscored opponents by 15 runs

Astros: 6-4, .289 batting average, 3.72 ERA, have outscored opponents by 14 runs

INJURIES: Padres: Stephen Kolek: 60-day IL (forearm), Ha-Seong Kim: 10-day IL (shoulder), Luis Patino: 60-day IL (elbow)

Astros: Jon Singleton: day to day (illness), Chas McCormick: 10 days on injured list (wrist), JP France: 60 days on injured list (undisclosed), Cristian Javier: 60 days on injured list (forearm), Jose Urquidy: 60 days on injured list (forearm), Oliver Ortega: 60 days on injured list (elbow), Bennett Sousa: 60 days on injured list (shoulder), Penn Murfee: 60 days on injured list (elbow), Luis Garcia: 60 days on injured list (elbow), Lance McCullers Jr.: 60 days on injured list (elbow), Kendall Graveman: 60 days on injured list (elbow)

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