San Diego Padres and Athletics play in game 2 of series
By The Associated Press••Yahoo Sports
Athletics (26-25, first in the AL West) vs. San Diego Padres (30-20, second in the NL West) San Diego; Saturday, 9:40 p. m.
EDT PITCHING PROBABLES: Athletics: J. T. Ginn (2-2, 2.
98 ERA, 1. 07 WHIP, 44 strikeouts); Padres: Lucas Giolito (1-0, 5. 40 ERA, 0.
80 WHIP, three strikeouts) LINE: Athletics -110, Padres -109; over/under is 8 runs BOTTOM LINE: The San Diego Padres host the Athletics with a 1-0 series lead. San Diego has a 30-20 record overall and a 15-12 record in home games. The Padres have an 18-1 record in games when they scored at least five runs.
The Athletics are 26-25 overall and 16-13 in road games. Athletics hitters have a collective . 396 slugging percentage to rank fourth in the AL.