San Diego Padres (35-32, second in the NL West) vs. Baltimore Orioles (33-37, fourth in the AL East)Baltimore; Friday, 7:05 p.m. EDTPITCHING PROBABLES: Padres: Griffin Canning (0-4, 6.34 ERA, 1.47 WHIP, 33 strikeouts); Orioles: Shane Baz (3-6, 4.09 ERA, 1.38 WHIP, 66 strikeouts)LINE: Orioles -142, Padres +119; over/under is 8 1/2 runsBOTTOM LINE: The San Diego Padres travel to the Baltimore Orioles looking to end a five-game road slide.Baltimore is 33-37 overall and 21-17 in home games. The Orioles have a 27-7 record in games when they scored at least five runs.San Diego has a 16-13 record in road games and a 35-32 record overall. The Padres have a 13-7 record in games when they hit at least two home runs.The teams meet Friday for the first time this season.TOP PERFORMERS: Pete Alonso has 12 doubles and 15 home runs while hitting .243 for the Orioles. Coby Mayo is 7 for 38 with a double and three home runs over the past 10 games.
Manny Machado has eight doubles, 11 home runs and 34 RBIs for the Padres. Freddy Fermin is 5 for 28 with a double and three home runs over the past 10 games.
LAST 10 GAMES: Orioles: 5-5, .254 batting average, 4.19 ERA, outscored opponents by 10 runsPadres: 3-7, .214 batting average, 3.78 ERA, outscored by 11 runsINJURIES: Orioles: Cade Povich: 15-Day IL (elbow), Yaramil Hiraldo: 60-Day IL (shoulder), Dylan Beavers: 10-Day IL (oblique), Chris Bassitt: 15-Day IL (back), Zach Eflin: 60-Day IL (elbow), Dean Kremer: 60-Day IL (quadricep), Felix Bautista: 60-Day IL (shoulder), Colin Selby: 60-Day IL (shoulder), Ryan Helsley: 15-Day IL (elbow), Jordan Westburg: 60-Day IL (ucl), Ryan Mountcastle: 60-Day IL (foot)
