San Diego @ Arizona preview
Chase Field
Last Meeting ( Jul 26, 2013 ) San Diego 0, Arizona 10
The Arizona Diamondbacks were clicking on all cylinders as they kicked off their three-game set against the National League West-rival San Diego Padres with a convincing victory. Arizona looks to clinch a series victory when it hosts San Diego in the middle contest Saturday. Randall Delgado tossed a three-hit shutout Friday while registering two of the 17 hits by the Diamondbacks, who remained one-half game behind the division-leading Los Angeles Dodgers.
Aaron Hill had a pair of RBI doubles before leaving with tightness in his right hamstring as Arizona improved to 3-2 on its seven-game homestand. San Diego, which is 4-4 on its 10-game road trip, opened Friday's contest with a single and recorded its third and final hit with two outs in the ninth inning. The Padres are 1-2 over their last three games, scoring 10 runs in the victory and a total of one in the losses.
TV: 8:10 p.m. ET, FSN San Diego, FSN Arizona
PITCHING MATCHUP: Padres RH Andrew Cashner (6-5, 3.84 ERA) vs. Diamondbacks LH Tyler Skaggs (2-2, 4.11)
Cashner snapped a five-start winless streak Monday, allowing three runs and three hits over six innings in a triumph at Milwaukee. The 26-year-old has yielded three runs or fewer in seven of his last eight outings but is just 2-2 over that span. Cashner improved to 2-0 lifetime against the Diamondbacks on May 25 when he gave up four runs over six frames at Arizona.
Skaggs is coming off a home loss to the Chicago Cubs on Monday in which he surrendered three runs in six innings. The 22-year-old has yielded more than three runs only twice in six outings this season. Skaggs made two starts against San Diego last year, going 0-1 while allowing a total of nine runs and 12 hits over eight frames.
WALK-OFFS
1. Arizona has scored 10 runs in two of the first five games of their homestand.
2. Cashner has gone eight consecutive starts without allowing a home run.
3. Diamondbacks C Miguel Montero has missed four straight contests with a stiff back.
PREDICTION: Padres 4, Diamondbacks 2