San Diego Padres at Los Angeles Angels
- Game 1: 6:38 p.m. Friday (Padres.TV)
- Game 2: 6:38 p.m. Saturday (Padres.TV)
- Game 3: 1:07 p.m. Sunday (Padres.TV)
In the standings
San Diego Padres (13-6, 2nd in NL West)
The Padres have won eight in a row after a good homestand towards the Rockies and the Mariners. They are nonetheless 1½ video games behind the Dodgers, homeowners of the best file in baseball. The Padres’ 13 wins are the second most in baseball. The Padres took two of three final 12 months towards the Angels in San Diego.
Los Angeles Angels (10-10, third in AL West)
The Angels break up a four-game series in the Bronx to start out the week. They are a half-game behind the Rangers in the division. Los Angeles hasn’t made the postseason since they have been swept in three video games in the ALDS by the Royals in 2014. That is the lone postseason look of Mike Trout’s profession.
Trending
San Diego: Four Padre have an OPS over .900 throughout their eight-game profitable streak—OF Ramón Laureano (1.195), C Luis Campusano (1.084), INF Ty France (1.080), 1B Gavin Sheets (1.012) and SS Xander Bogaerts (.923)—with Bogaerts, Laureano and Sheets every tallying two homers. Bogaerts leads the workforce with 9 RBIs over the final seven video games, with 4 scoring on a walk-off grand slam. 2B Jake Cronenworth hit .125/.222/.250 on the homestand. RHP Mason Miller (0.00 ERA) and LHP Wandy Peralta (2.16 ERA) lead the workforce with 9 appearances. Miller has a 23-to-1 strikeout-to-walk ratio over 9 ⅓ innings.
Los Angeles: OF Mike Trout homered five occasions in a four-game series in New York, a first for a visiting participant towards the Yankees. Trout has 13 RBIs over his final seven video games (1.434 OPS). 2B Oswald Peraza has three homers over his final six video games (1.593 OPS) whereas 1B Nolan Schanuel has a .410 OPS over the final week. LHP Brent Suter (2.40 ERA) leads Angels relievers with 15 strikeouts in 15 innings. RHP Chase Silseth (2.45 ERA) leads the workforce with 10 appearances.
Pitching matchups
Friday
Padres RHP Matt Waldron (2026 debut) | The knuckleballer threw 12 scoreless innings throughout three rehab begins, putting out 12 towards one stroll. He has a 4.86 ERA in 192⅔ innings in the majors, however he made only one begin final 12 months (4⅔ IP, 4 ER). Waldron confronted the Angels in 2024, putting out 4 over 6⅓ innings of one-run ball in a no-decision.
Angels RHP Jose Soriano (4-0, 0.33 ERA) | The 27-year-old is having fun with a breakout in his fourth 12 months in the majors, as he has struck out 31 towards 9 walks in 27 innings and leads the majors with an 0.667 WHIP, 3.0 hits per 9 innings and a 1299 ERA+. He’s gone at the very least six innings in all 4 begins. Soriano has a 1.29 ERA in 14 profession innings towards the Padres. He allowed two unearned runs in seven innings in a no-decision final 12 months.
Saturday
Padres RHP Germán Márquez (2-1, 5.54 ERA) | He’s won back-to-back begins, though he was way more deserving in Pittsburgh (5 IP, 0 ER) than he was final day out at dwelling (5 IP, 4 ER). Márquez has struck out 10 and walked 4 by means of 13 innings. Lefties have a 1.227 OPS this 12 months towards Márquez, vs. .721 for righties. Márquez has a 3.54 ERA in three profession begins towards the Angels, together with a high quality begin final 12 months (7 IP, 2 ER) in a no-decision.
Angels LHP Yusei Kikuchi (0-2, 7.50 ERA) | The 34-year-old veteran has 19 strikeouts towards 10 walks and hasn’t accomplished six innings in any of his 4 begins. He allowed two dwelling runs in his final begin (3⅓ IP, 4 ER). Kikuchi has a 4.95 ERA in 4 profession begins towards the Padres. He allowed 4 runs — two earned — in six innings in a no-decision final 12 months.
Sunday
Padres RHP Michael King (2-1, 2.78 ERA) | He’s turned in back-to-back high quality begins, however is strolling a career-high 4 batters per 9 innngs to date, whereas his strikeout fee (7.9 per 9 innings) is at present a profession low. King can also be permitting simply 6.4 hits per 9 innings, his best fee since 2002 (6.2). King has a 4.15 ERA in 13 profession innings towards the Angels. He allowed three runs — two earned — in 5⅔ innings in a no-decision final 12 months.
Angels LHP Reid Detmers (1-1, 3.57 ERA) | The former first-rounder had a 6.70 ERA in 2024 earlier than spending all of final 12 months in the bullpen (3.96 ERA). Two of his 4 begins this 12 months have been high quality as Detmers has struck out 26 towards six walks over 22 ⅔ innings. His solely historical past with the Padres is throwing a scoreless inning as a reliever final 12 months (1 H, BB, 2 Ks).
2025 workforce leaders
- OPS: Padres—OF Ramón Laureano (.906), OF Jackson Merrill (.782), 1B Gavin Sheets (.774); Angels—OF Mike Trout (1.010), DH Jorge Soler (.850), SS Zach Neto (.833).
- HRs: Padres—Laureano (4), Merrill (3), SS Xander Bogaerts (3); Angels—Trout (7), Soler (5), Neto (5).
- RBIs: Padres—Bogaerts (13), Laureano (13), Merrill (13); Angels—Soler (18), Trout (16), OF Jo Adell (12).
- Steals: Padres—OF Fernando Tatis Jr. (4), Merrill (4), Laureano (3); Angels—2B Oswald Peraza (3), Trout (2), 4 tied with 1.
- Saves: Padres—RHP Mason Miller (6-for-6, 0.00 ERA); Angels—RHP Jordan Romano (4-for-6, 8.44 ERA).
- Holds: Padres—LHP Adrián Morejón (3, 7.71 ERA), LHP Kyle Hart (3, 4.91 ERA), RHP Jeremiah Estrada (3, 5.14 ERA); Angels—LHP Drew Pomeranz (5, 4.50 ERA), RHP Sam Bachman (3, 3.48 ERA), RHP Chase Silseth (3, 2.45 ERA).
Training room
San Diego: C Freddy Fermin is day-to-day however has handed concussion checks following taking a ball off his masks on Wednesday. RHP Nick Pivetta could miss “weeks and maybe months” with a flexor pressure sustained on Sunday. RHP Jeremiah Estrada is on the 15-day injured checklist with elbow tendinitis. RHP Griffin Canning (Achilles) will make a third rehab begin this weekend for Triple-A El Paso. LHP Yuki Matsui (groin) can also be rehabbing with El Paso. RHP Joe Musgrove (Tommy John surgical procedure) is enjoying catch however has not returned to throwing off a mound following spring setback.
Los Angeles: RHPs Kirby Yates (knee), Grayson Rodriguez (shoulder), Caden Dana (mono) , Alek Manoah (finger) and Ryan Johnson (viral an infection) ought to all return earlier than the finish of the month, whereas RHP Ben Joyce (shoulder) ought to return from final 12 months’s surgical procedure in the early a part of the season. RHP Robert Stephenson (elbow) has already had season-ending surgical procedure. 3B Anthony Rendon (hip) is predicted to retire with the remainder of his contract deferred over a number of years.
