Two of baseball’s most consistent hitters square off when the San Diego Padres (81-62) and Houston Astros (76-65) play at 9:40 p.m. ET on Tuesday, at PETCO Park. Luis Arraez has a .310 batting average (fourth in league) for the Padres, while Yordan Alvarez ranks fourth at .310.

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Padres vs. Astros Game Info and Tickets

• Date: Tuesday, September 17, 2024
• Time: 9:40 p.m. ET
• TV: SDPA
• Location: San Diego, California
• Venue: PETCO Park
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Padres vs. Astros Players to Watch

Padres

• Jurickson Profar is hitting for a .278 BA, .382 OBP and .460 SLG with a 14.8% strikeout rate and an 11.9% walk rate. His OPS is .842 and he has scored 80 runs. In 589 plate appearances, he has crushed 22 home runs and driven in 82 runs. Profar has been crafty on the base paths, recording nine steals on 11 attempts.
• In 565 plate appearances, Manny Machado has slashed .274/.326/.468 for the Padres this season. He has hit 25 long balls and driven in 89 runs with a strikeout rate of 18.4% and a walk rate of 7.1%. He has been a crafty base runner, recording nine steals on 10 attempts. He has come around to score 69 times.
• So far this season, Jackson Merrill is batting .290/.321/.495 with 22 dingers and 82 RBI. He has stolen 16 bases on 19 attempts and come around to score 70 times. Merrill has a strikeout rate of 17.7% and a walk rate of 4.6%.
• Arraez has hit four home runs and 41 RBI this season with a strikeout rate of 4.4% and a walk rate of 3.7%. He is batting .310/.345/.383 with an OPS of .728. He has scored 73 runs and recorded nine steals on 12 attempts.

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Astros

• Alvarez is slashing .310/.396/.574 for Houston this season with 32 home runs (10th in MLB), 79 RBI and an OPS of .970 (5th in MLB). He has a 15% strikeout rate and a 10.9% walk rate in 568 plate appearances, and he has scored 80 total runs.
• In 606 plate appearances, Jose Altuve has hit 18 long balls, tallied 58 RBI and scored 82 runs. He is batting .297/.353/.439 and has posted a 17.7% strikeout rate and a 6.9% walk rate. Altuve has recorded 20 steals on 27 attempts.
• So far this season, Alex Bregman has recorded 21 dingers, 61 RBI and 68 runs scored. He is slashing .259/.315/.444 with an OPS of .759. In 553 plate appearances, he has a walk rate of 6.7% and a strikeout rate of 13.6%.
• Yainer Diaz has hit 16 home runs and 78 RBI this season with a strikeout rate of 16.5% and a walk rate of 4.1%. He is batting .297/.324/.450 with an OPS of .774. He has scored 62 runs.

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Padres vs. Astros Stats