The San Diego Padres (81-63) square off against the Houston Astros (77-65) at 6:40 p.m. ET on Wednesday, a game featuring two of the league’s most consistent hitters. Luis Arraez has an average of .313 (fourth in league) for the Padres, while Yordan Alvarez ranks fourth at .313 for the Astros.

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Padres vs. Astros Game Info and Tickets

• Date: Wednesday, September 18, 2024
• Time: 6:40 p.m. ET
• TV: SCHN
• Location: San Diego, California
• Venue: PETCO Park
• Tickets: Stubhub | Vivid Seats | Ticketmaster

Padres vs. Astros Players to Watch

Padres

• Jurickson Profar is slashing .278/.381/.458 for San Diego so far this season with a 14.8% strikeout rate and an 11.8% walk rate. He has hit 22 home runs, tallied 82 RBI and scored 81 runs. Profar has been successful on the base paths, recording nine steals on 11 attempts.
• In 569 plate appearances, Manny Machado has hit 25 long balls, tallied 90 RBI and scored 69 runs. He is batting .276/.327/.469 and has posted an 18.5% strikeout rate and a 7% walk rate. Machado has recorded nine steals on 10 attempts.
• So far this season, Jackson Merrill has a BA of .289, a .321 OBP and a .494 SLG with a .815 OPS. He has recorded 22 dingers and 82 RBI with 70 runs scored and 16 stolen bases on 19 attempts. Merrill has posted a 4.6% walk rate and a 17.6% strikeout rate.
• Arraez has posted a .313 BA this season with a .347 OBP, a .385 SLG and a .732 OPS. He has stolen nine bases on 12 attempts and scored 74 runs. Arraez has totaled four home runs and 42 RBI with a 3.7% walk rate and a 4.3% strikeout rate.

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Astros

• Alvarez has hit 32 home runs for Houston this season, which ranks 10th in MLB. He has also tallied 80 RBI and has scored 80 runs. In 573 plate appearances, he has recorded a .313 BA, .398 OBP and .576 SLG with a 10.8% walk rate and a 15% strikeout rate.
• In 611 plate appearances, Jose Altuve has slashed .300/.355/.448 for the Astros this season. He has hit 19 long balls and driven in 59 runs with a strikeout rate of 17.5% and a walk rate of 6.9%. He has been a crafty base runner, recording 20 steals on 27 attempts. He has come around to score 85 times.
• So far this season, Alex Bregman has recorded 21 dingers, 63 RBI and 69 runs scored. He is slashing .259/.315/.442 with an OPS of .758. In 558 plate appearances, he has a walk rate of 6.8% and a strikeout rate of 13.4%.
• Yainer Diaz has posted a .296 BA this season with a .323 OBP, a .448 SLG and a .771 OPS. He has scored 63 runs. Diaz has totaled 16 home runs and 79 RBI with a 4.1% walk rate and a 16.7% strikeout rate.

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Padres vs. Astros Stats