Clevinger expected to start for the Padres against the Giants

September 13, 2020 GMT

San Francisco Giants (23-22, third in the NL West) vs. San Diego Padres (29-17, second in the NL West)

San Diego; Sunday, 4:10 p.m. EDT

PITCHING PROBABLES: San Francisco: Logan Webb (2-3, 5.23 ERA) San Diego: Mike Clevinger (2-2, 3.74 ERA)

BOTTOM LINE: San Diego and San Francisco will square off on Sunday.

The Padres are 18-13 against teams from the NL West. The San Diego offense has compiled a .264 batting average as a team this season, good for fifth in the National League. Jake Cronenworth leads the team with an average of .315.

The Giants have gone 15-15 against division opponents. San Francisco’s team on-base percentage of .333 is eighth in the majors. Brandon Belt leads the club with an OBP of .409.

TOP PERFORMERS: Fernando Tatis Jr. leads the Padres with 27 extra base hits and is batting .303.

Mike Yastrzemski leads the Giants with nine home runs and has 31 RBIs.

INJURIES: Padres: Kirby Yates: (right elbow), Trey Wingenter: (elbow), Matt Strahm: (knee), Chris Paddack: (ankle), Anderson Espinoza: (elbow), Jose Castillo: (lat), Austin Adams: (knee), Tommy Pham: (right hand), Eric Hosmer: (finger), Francisco Mejia: (thumb), Luis Campusano: (left hand).

Giants: Jeff Samardzija: (right shoulder), Reyes Moronta: (shoulder), Tyler Beede: (elbow), Joey Rickard: (elbow), Aramis Garcia: (right hip).

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The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.