Red Sox to stop losing streak in game against the Padres

San Diego Padres (2-4) vs. Boston Red Sox (1-5)

Boston; Friday, 2:10 p.m. EDT

PITCHING PROBABLES: Padres: Michael King (0-0, 0.00 ERA, 1.00 WHIP, six strikeouts); Red Sox: Sonny Gray (0-0, 6.75 ERA, 1.75 WHIP, five strikeouts)

BOTTOM LINE: The Boston Red Sox look to break their five-game slide when they play the San Diego Padres.

Boston went 89-73 overall and 48-33 in home games last season. The Red Sox scored 4.9 runs per game while allowing 4.2 in the 2025 season.

San Diego had a 90-72 record overall and a 38-43 record on the road last season. The Padres averaged 8.5 hits per game last season and totaled 152 home runs.

INJURIES: Red Sox: Patrick Sandoval: 15-Day IL (elbow), Kutter Crawford: 15-Day IL (wrist), Anthony Seigler: 10-Day IL (knee), Triston Casas: 10-Day IL (knee), Romy Gonzalez: 60-Day IL (shoulder), Tanner Houck: 60-Day IL (elbow)

Padres: Bryan Hoeing: 15-Day IL (elbow), Jason Adam: 15-Day IL (quadricep), Yuki Matsui: 15-Day IL (groin), Matt Waldron: 15-Day IL (lower body), Joe Musgrove: 15-Day IL (elbow), Griffin Canning: 15-Day IL (achilles), Will Wagner: 10-Day IL (oblique), Sung-Mun Song: 10-Day IL (oblique), Jhony Brito: 60-Day IL (elbow)

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