Talk about a pitching mismatch. The Padres will roll with Yu Darvish, who has allowed one run and recorded 16 strikeouts over 12 innings in his last two starts. While he has a 4.86 ERA on the road this season, he has a 3.83 ERA at home. Starting for the Pirates will be Quinn Priester, who gave up seven runs over 5 1/3 innings in his debut last week against the Guardians. He wasn’t great at Triple-A, either, posting a 4.31 ERA and 1.36 WHIP. For as disappointing as the Padres have been this season, this is still setting up for them to earn a decisive victory.

Yu Darvish wasn't himself as he recovered from a viral illness that kept him out for nearly three weeks. Now he's back, and he's dominating: In his last two starts at Toronto and Philadelphia, he allowed one run and nine hits over 12 innings while fanning 16. Pittsburgh ranks 26th in OPS (.685) versus right-handed pitching. The desperate Padres, who are six games out of a Wild Card spot, should have success against Pirates rookie Quinn Priester, who's making his second MLB start. In his debut, the Guardians got him for two homers and seven earned runs in 5.1 innings.