Houston Astros vs. San Diego Padres (10:05 pm ET, FS-H)
Houston Astros and San Diego Padres fight it out in Game 1 (10:05 pm ET, FS-H) on Thursday, at Petco Park, San Diego, California. The Astros have a 31-48 home, 15-24 away record whereas the Padres have a 46-32 away record and 24-18 home record.
Houston Astros had a successful end to June. They finished 14-14 in June, leaving the Astros excited about facing the team with the NL’s best record. By losing two of three at AL West-leading Texas, Houston opened its trip before winning its first road series in three weeks at Milwaukee. In early May, the Padres took two of three at Houston.
In Wednesday’s 5-1 win over the Brewers, Houston’s Geoff Blum had two hits. For the Astros, Chris Johnson had four hits and drove in two runs Wednesday. He has won five of eight. With six RBIs in seven games and being recalled from Triple-A Round Rock, the third baseman is 12 for 29.
Against San Diego’s Jon Garland (8-5, 3.13 ERA), Houston could be in for a test. Over the Astros, Garland looks for a fourth straight win. Versus the Astros, he is 3-1 with a 3.00 ERA in six starts but has seven hits in 14 scoreless innings in the last two. On May 8, in seven innings of a 2-1 win at Houston, Garland gave up two hits. On Saturday, in a 2-1 win at Florida, Garland earned his second straight consecutive victory after he yielded a run in 6 2/3 innings.
As San Diego avoided being swept with a 13-3 win over Colorado, for the second time in three games Wednesday, Scott Hairston drove in four runs. The Padres have scored at least 13 on three occasions this season. In their previous two games, they totaled nine runs.
Against the Rockies, Adrian Gonzalez was 1 for 13. At Houston in May, he went for 1 for 9. In six starts since joining the rotation in late May, Moehler is 1/3 with a 6.37 ERA. In five starts against San Diego, he is 2-1 with a 3.16 ERA.
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