Angels take road slide into matchup against the Padres
Los Angeles Angels (16-23, fifth in the AL West) vs. San Diego Padres (25-14, second in the NL West)
San Diego; Monday, 9:40 p.m. EDT
PITCHING PROBABLES: Angels: Yusei Kikuchi (0-4, 3.83 ERA, 1.47 WHIP, 39 strikeouts); Padres: Michael King (4-1, 2.22 ERA, 0.98 WHIP, 48 strikeouts)
BOTTOM LINE: The Los Angeles Angels travel to the San Diego Padres looking to end a nine-game road skid.
San Diego is 25-14 overall and 14-4 at home. The Padres have the best team batting average in the NL at .266.
Los Angeles has a 7-13 record in road games and a 16-23 record overall. The Angels have hit 53 total home runs to rank fifth in the majors.
The teams meet Monday for the first time this season.
TOP PERFORMERS: Fernando Tatis Jr. leads the Padres with nine home runs while slugging .551. Manny Machado is 17 for 38 with four doubles, a home run and eight RBIs over the past 10 games.
Logan O'Hoppe has a .264 batting average to lead the Angels, and has a double and nine home runs. Nolan Schanuel is 10 for 35 over the last 10 games.
LAST 10 GAMES: Padres: 7-3, .289 batting average, 4.39 ERA, outscored opponents by 22 runs
Angels: 4-6, .221 batting average, 6.00 ERA, outscored by 24 runs
INJURIES: Padres: Jackson Merrill: day-to-day (illness), Mason McCoy: 10-Day IL (finger), Bryan Hoeing: 60-Day IL (shoulder), Logan Gillaspie: 15-Day IL (oblique ), Matt Waldron: 60-Day IL (oblique), Jhony Brito: 60-Day IL (forearm), Yu Darvish: 15-Day IL (elbow), Joe Musgrove: 60-Day IL (elbow)
Angels: Ben Joyce: 60-Day IL (shoulder), Gustavo Campero: 10-Day IL (ankle), Garrett McDaniels: 15-Day IL (biceps), Mike Trout: 10-Day IL (knee), Sam Bachman: 15-Day IL (upper body), Robert Stephenson: 60-Day IL (elbow), Anthony Rendon: 60-Day IL (hip)
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The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.
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