The Phillies have been in first place for 30 consecutive games going into San Diego
A lot has changed for the Phillies since they played their last game on Wednesday. Justin Bour was acquired from the Marlins, J.P Crawford was activated from the disabled list, and Rhys Hoskins got engaged on a beach.
Additionally, the Phillies designated former top pitching prospect Jake Thompson for assignment.
Philadelphia took two of three from the Padres when they played in Philadelphia last month and outscored San Diego 18-15 after both teams scored double-digit runs in the series.
Here’s everything you need for tonight’s game in San Diego.
Date: August 10, 2018
First Pitch: 10:10 PM ET
Location: San Diego, California
Stadium: Petco Park
Pitchers: Jacob Nix (3-3, 1.84 ERA in AA/AAA) vs Zach Eflin (8-3, 3.61 ERA)
Radio Station: 94 WIP, WTTM 1680; KWFN 97.3, XEMO 860
TV Channel: NBCSP; FSSD, FOX Deportes San Diego
Live Stream: NBCSP Live, MLB.TV (with subscription), YouTube TV
OddsShark has Philadelphia as favorites tonight at -136 on the money line and the Padres at +126.
Here are the lineups for tonight’s game in San Diego
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Philadelphia
- Cesar Hernandez, 2B
- Rhys Hoskins, LF
- Nick Williams, RF
- Carlos Santana, 1B
- Asdrubal Cabrera, SS
- Odubel Herrera, CF
- Maikel Franco, 3B
- Jorge Alfaro, C
- Zach Eflin, SP
Eflin makes his 16th start of the season coming off eight solid innings against Miami last week.
He allowed three runs off four hits with six strikeouts in the win.
San Diego
- Manuel Margot, CF
- Eric Hosmer, 1B
- Hunter Renfroe, LF
- Franmil Reyes, RF
- Austin Hedges, C
- Cory Sandberg, 3B
- Freddy Galvis, SS
- Carlos Asuaje, 2B
- Jake Nix, SP
Nix is making his major league debut after posting a 1.84 ERA over 10 games in the minors this year. MLB Pipeline rates him as San Diego’s 14th best prospect with an above average fastball and curveball.
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