Guardians take home losing streak into matchup with the Padres

San Diego Padres (66-57, second in the NL West) vs. Cleveland Guardians (59-64, fourth in the AL Central)

Cleveland; Saturday, 7:10 p.m. EDT

PITCHING PROBABLES: Padres: Randy Vasquez (8-6, 4.16 ERA, 1.37 WHIP, 66 strikeouts); Guardians: Joey Cantillo (8-7, 3.91 ERA, 1.48 WHIP, 132 strikeouts)

LINE: Guardians -124, Padres +101; over/under is 8 runs

BOTTOM LINE: The Cleveland Guardians take on the San Diego Padres looking to break their four-game home skid.

Cleveland has a 28-32 record in home games and a 59-64 record overall. The Guardians have the eighth-best team ERA in the majors at 3.86.

San Diego has a 66-57 record overall and a 29-31 record on the road. The Padres have a 41-17 record in games when they record eight or more hits.

Saturday's game is the second time these teams square off this season.

TOP PERFORMERS: Chase DeLauter has 22 doubles, a triple, 13 home runs and 57 RBIs for the Guardians. Nathaniel Lowe is 8 for 27 with two doubles, two home runs and eight RBIs over the past 10 games.

Fernando Tatis Jr. has 25 doubles, two triples and 13 home runs for the Padres. Luis Campusano is 14 for 35 with three doubles, a home run and nine RBIs over the past 10 games.

LAST 10 GAMES: Guardians: 2-8, .246 batting average, 5.07 ERA, outscored by 16 runs

Padres: 8-2, .279 batting average, 3.46 ERA, outscored opponents by 19 runs

INJURIES: Guardians: Shawn Armstrong: 60-Day IL (leg), Slade Cecconi: 15-Day IL (arm)

Padres: Samad Taylor: 10-Day IL (oblique), Nick Pivetta: 60-Day IL (elbow), Lucas Giolito: 15-Day IL (elbow), Jason Adam: 60-Day IL (shoulder), Joe Musgrove: 60-Day IL (elbow), Miguel Andujar: 10-Day IL (wrist), Ramon Laureano: 60-Day IL (hip), Bryan Hoeing: 60-Day IL (elbow)

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The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.