Arizona to host San Diego Saturday

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San Diego Padres (10-5, first in the NL West) vs. Arizona Diamondbacks (6-8, third in the NL West)

Phoenix; Saturday, 8 p.m. EDT

PITCHING PROBABLES: Padres: Matt Strahm (0-2, 7.04 ERA) Diamondbacks: Merrill Kelly (1-1, 2.57 ERA)

LINE: Diamondbacks favored by 1 1/2 runs; over/under is 9 runs

BOTTOM LINE: The Arizona Diamondbacks host the San Diego Padres on Saturday at Chase Field.

The Diamondbacks went 39-37 in division play in 2018. Arizona hit 176 total home runs with 3.0 extra base hits per game last season.

The Padres went 28-48 in division play in 2018. San Diego averaged 8.0 hits with 2.7 extra base hits per game and 250 total doubles last year. The Diamondbacks won the season series 12-7 in 2018.