Manny Machado is blooming through the start of June, pairing four homers with a .378/.408/.667 batting line through the first 11 games this month.
The rest of the Padres?
Rather gloomy heading into Friday’s 6:40 p.m. start on Apple TV+.
The only other homer on the team belongs to back-up catcher Martín Maldonado, who also owns the only other OPS above .700 at .707.
In fact, Machado is the only Padre in Friday’s lineup with an OPS over .700 this month:
- RF Fernando Tatis Jr. (.592)
- 1B Luis Arraez (.647)
- 3B Manny Machado (1.075)
- CF Jackson Merrill (.678)
- DH Gavin Sheets (.475)
- SS Xander Bogaerts (.573)
- 2B Jake Cronenworth (.529)
- C Elias Díaz (.556)
- LF Tyler Wade (.573)
Collectively, the Padres are hitting .239/.313/.332 for a .645 OPS, their lowest in a month yet this season. The saving grace through a 6-5 start that has still dropped the Padres (38-29) to third in the NL West has been a pitching staff that’s posted a season-low 2.64 ERA so far in June.
Read more on who’s hot and not on the Padres and this three-game series against the Arizona Diamondbacks here.
Here is how the Diamondbacks (34-34, 4th in NL West) will line up for Game 1:
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Friday’s pitching matchup
Padres RHP Stephen Kolek (3-1, 3.00 ERA)
The first-year starter has not allowed a run in any of this last two starts (11 ⅓ IP) and his scoreless inning streak extends back to 15⅔ innings as he allowed six runs in the first inning of his May 27 start. Kolek has allows walked six and hit two batters while striking out just five over his last two starts. Kolek allowed one run in 7⅓ innings across three appearances against the Diamondbacks last year.
Here is how Kolek has fared against current Diamondbacks:
- 3B Eugenio Suarez (0-for-3, 2 BBs, 2 Ks)
- OF Corbin Carroll (2-for-4)
- C Gabriel Moreno (1-for-2, RBI)
- OF Pavin Smith (0-for-2, 2 Ks)
- OF Lourdes Gurriel Jr. (0-for
D-backs RHP Ryne Nelson (2-2, 4.60 ERA)
The 27-year-old has a 4.74 ERA in four starts (19 IP) and a 4.50 ERA over 10 relief appearances (26 IP). Nelson allowed seven runs in three innings in a loss in his last start and has completed six innings just once this season. He has a 5.61 ERA in 43 ⅓ career innings (9 games, 8 starts) against the Padres, including a 5.00 ERA in 18 innings last year.
Here is how Nelson has fared against current Padres:
