Padres host the Astros, aim to continue home win streak

Houston Astros (59-57, first in the AL West) vs. San Diego Padres (60-56, third in the NL West)

San Diego; Friday, 9:40 p.m. EDT

PITCHING PROBABLES: Astros: Ronel Blanco (0-1, 7.36 ERA, 1.29 WHIP, 16 strikeouts); Padres: Robbie Ray (10-6, 3.08 ERA, 1.29 WHIP, 107 strikeouts)

LINE: Padres -124, Astros +104; over/under is 8 runs

BOTTOM LINE: The San Diego Padres will try to keep a three-game home win streak alive when they take on the Houston Astros.

San Diego has a 32-25 record in home games and a 60-56 record overall. The Padres have gone 38-17 in games when they record at least eight hits.

Houston has a 59-57 record overall and a 29-28 record on the road. The Astros have a 32-51 record in games when they have allowed a home run.

The teams meet Friday for the first time this season.

TOP PERFORMERS: Manny Machado leads the Padres with 23 home runs while slugging .422. Jackson Merrill is 14 for 40 with a home run and nine RBIs over the past 10 games.

Yordan Alvarez has 24 doubles and 35 home runs while hitting .329 for the Astros. Jeremy Pena is 13 for 45 with three doubles, a triple and four home runs over the last 10 games.

LAST 10 GAMES: Padres: 7-3, .286 batting average, 4.09 ERA, outscored opponents by eight runs

Astros: 7-3, .288 batting average, 3.90 ERA, outscored opponents by 13 runs

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

Astros: Mike Burrows: 15-Day IL (elbow), Brice Matthews: 10-Day IL (knee), Carlos Correa: 60-Day IL (ankle), Brandon Walter: 60-Day IL (elbow)

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