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This will be Jeremy Hellickson’s first start since being activated from the 15-day disabled list, and he gets to face a San Diego offense that continues to slip offensively away from Petco Park. Hellickson will look to continue his strong second half of the season that is anchored by a 3.41 ERA.
The Padres have scored 17 runs in their last six road contests with nine of them coming in one game. That means the Friars scored eight runs in the other five games. San Diego owns the sixth worst batting average on the road this season, and their .295 on-base percentage, .375 slugging percentage and .669 on-base plus slugging (OPS) are among the bottom five in the Majors. San Diego averages a home run every 39.8 at-bats, eighth worst in baseball.