Houston Astros (60-57, first in the AL West) vs. San Diego Padres (60-57, third in the NL West)

San Diego; Saturday, 7:15 p.m. EDT

PITCHING PROBABLES: Astros: Peter Lambert (8-5, 3.06 ERA, 1.13 WHIP, 108 strikeouts); Padres: Michael King (6-8, 3.45 ERA, 1.20 WHIP, 114 strikeouts)

LINE: Padres -112, Astros -102; over/under is 8 1/2 runs

BOTTOM LINE: The Houston Astros will try to keep a four-game road win streak alive when they play the San Diego Padres.

San Diego is 32-26 at home and 60-57 overall. The Padres have the eighth-ranked team ERA in the NL at 4.20.

Houston is 60-57 overall and 30-28 in road games. The Astros have a 32-13 record in games when they hit at least two home runs.

The matchup Saturday is the second time these teams match up this season.

TOP PERFORMERS: Fernando Tatis Jr. has 24 doubles, two triples and 10 home runs for the Padres. Jackson Merrill is 12 for 39 with a double, a triple and a home run over the last 10 games.

Yordan Alvarez leads the Astros with 59 extra base hits (24 doubles and 35 home runs). Taylor Trammell is 8 for 33 with a double, three home runs and seven RBIs over the last 10 games.

LAST 10 GAMES: Padres: 6-4, .263 batting average, 4.09 ERA, outscored opponents by four runs

Astros: 8-2, .297 batting average, 2.97 ERA, outscored opponents by 25 runs

INJURIES: Padres: David Morgan: 15-Day IL (knee), Jason Adam: 60-Day IL (shoulder), Samad Taylor: 10-Day IL (oblique), Nick Pivetta: 60-Day IL (elbow), Joe Musgrove: 60-Day IL (elbow), Miguel Andujar: 10-Day IL (wrist), Lucas Giolito: 15-Day IL (elbow), Ramon Laureano: 60-Day IL (hip), Bryan Hoeing: 60-Day IL (elbow)

Astros: Mike Burrows: 15-Day IL (elbow), Brice Matthews: 10-Day IL (knee), Carlos Correa: 60-Day IL (ankle), Brandon Walter: 60-Day IL (elbow)

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