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Joey Meneses takes a three-game home run streak into the Washington Nationals’ (37-76) matchup with the San Diego Padres (63-51). The Padres are favored (-245) over the Nationals (+205), and it begins at 7:05 PM ET on Friday at Nationals Park. San Diego’s Mike Clevinger gets the start against Washington’s Cory Abbott.
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Game Info, Betting Lines for Padres vs. Nationals
- Game Day: Friday, August 12, 2022
- Game Time: 7:05 PM ET
- Location: Washington D.C.
- Stadium: Nationals Park
| Favorite | Favorite Moneyline | Total |
|---|---|---|
| Padres | -245 | 8.5 |
Padres Stats & Trends
Padres Batting
- The Padres rank 22nd in MLB action with 101 total home runs.
- The Padres are 16th in MLB with a .242 batting average.
- The Padres rank 10th in baseball with a .317 on-base percentage.
- The Padres’ 8.2 strikeouts per game rank 14th in baseball.
- The Padres average 0.8 homers per road game this season (47 total on the road).
- The Padres are averaging three extra-base hits per game while slugging .386 away from home.
- The team is batting .247 with 492 hits (8.6 per game) on the road this season.
Padres Key Batters
- Juan Soto leads San Diego in OBP (.413) this season, fueled by 94 hits.
- Among all qualified batters, Soto ranks 79th in batting average, his on-base percentage ranks first, and he is 21st in slugging.
- Soto has recorded a base hit in three straight games. During his last five outings he is hitting .353 with a double, a home run, four walks and an RBI.
- Manny Machado leads San Diego in total hits (116) this season while batting .294 with 46 extra-base hits.
- Machado is 25th in batting average, 22nd in on-base percentage and 13th in slugging among qualifying hitters.
- Machado heads into this matchup looking to extend his three-game hit streak. In his last five games he is batting .318 with two doubles, a home run and five RBI.
- Josh Bell leads San Diego in slugging percentage (.479) powered by 42 extra-base hits.
- Bell has recorded at least one base hit in two games in a row. During his last five outings he is hitting .167 with a double, two walks and an RBI.
- Brandon Drury has 101 hits, which is best among San Diego hitters this season, while batting .268 with 47 extra-base hits.
Nationals Stats & Trends
Nationals Batting
- The Nationals rank 28th in Major League Baseball with just 92 home runs as a team.
- The Nationals rank 12th in MLB with a .248 team batting average.
- The Nationals have an on-base percentage of .315 this season, which ranks 13th in the league.
- The Nationals have shown patience at the plate this season with the second-best rate of strikeouts per game (7.2) among MLB offenses.
- They’ve hit 52 homers, an average of 0.9 per game, in 57 home contests this season.
- In 57 home games this season, they’re slugging .375 with 143 hits going for extra bases.
- In 57 home games this season, they have a batting average of .239 while averaging 7.8 base hits per contest.
Nationals Key Batters
- Nelson Cruz is hitting .235 with 15 doubles, eight home runs and 42 walks.
- Including all qualifying hitters in MLB, Cruz is 118th in batting average, 92nd in on-base percentage and 137th in slugging percentage.
- Cesar Hernandez leads his team with a .307 slugging percentage.
- Hernandez is currently 105th in batting average, 116th in on-base percentage and 146th in slugging percentage among all qualified hitters.
- Keibert Ruiz has 18 doubles, six home runs and 24 walks while hitting .246.
- Luke Voit leads his team with 74 hits and a .323 on-base percentage.
Padres vs. Nationals Probable Pitchers
| Clevinger | Abbott | |
|---|---|---|
| 12 | GS | 2 |
| 3-4 | W-L | 0-1 |
| 3.60 | ERA | 5.68 |
| 65.0 | IP | 12.2 |
| 17 | BB | 8 |
| 62 | SO | 11 |
