The San Diego Padres and Los Angeles Dodgers hit the field for Game 3 of the NLDS at PETCO Park, on Tuesday at 9:08 p.m. ET, with the series tied 1-1.

The probable pitchers are Michael King (13-9, 2.95 ERA) for the Padres and Walker Buehler (1-6, 5.38 ERA) for the Dodgers.

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Padres vs. Dodgers Pitcher Matchup Info

• Date: Tuesday, October 8, 2024
• Time: 9:08 p.m. ET
• TV: Fox Sports 1
• Location: San Diego, California
• Venue: PETCO Park
• Live Stream: Fubo
• Probable Pitchers: King – SD (13-9, 2.95 ERA) vs Buehler – LAD (1-6, 5.38 ERA)

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Padres Probable Starting Pitcher Today: Michael King

• The Padres will send King (13-9) to the mound for his 31st start this season.
• The right-hander’s last start was on Wednesday, when he tossed seven innings without allowing a run on five hits in a matchup with the Atlanta Braves.
• The 29-year-old has an ERA of 2.95, a 3.19 strikeout-to-walk ratio and a WHIP of 1.192 in 31 games this season.
• In 30 starts this season, he’s earned a quality start in 14 of them.
• King has five starts in a row of five innings or more.
• If he manages to end his start without allowing an earned run, he’d extend his streak of appearances with no earned runs to three.
• The 29-year-old ranks ninth in ERA (2.95), 29th in WHIP (1.192), and eighth in K/9 (10.4) among qualified pitchers in the majors this campaign.

Michael King vs. Dodgers

• The Dodgers rank fourth in MLB with a .258 batting average this season. They have a team slugging percentage that ranks first in the league (.446) and 233 home runs.
• The right-hander has faced the Dodgers four times this season, allowing them to go 15-for-77 with three doubles, five home runs and seven RBI in 20 1/3 innings.

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Dodgers Probable Starting Pitcher Tonight: Walker Buehler

• Buehler gets the start for the Dodgers, his 17th of the season. He is 1-6 with a 5.38 ERA and 64 strikeouts in 75 1/3 innings pitched.
• The right-hander last appeared on Friday, Sept. 27 against the San Diego Padres, when he tossed five innings, allowing one earned run while giving up five hits.
• The 30-year-old has amassed an ERA of 5.38, with 7.6 strikeouts per nine innings in 16 games this season. Opponents are hitting .289 against him.
• Buehler is looking to pick up his fourth quality start of the year.
• Buehler is looking for his sixth straight outing lasting five or more innings. He averages 4.7 frames per start.
• In one of his appearances this season he did not give up an earned run.

Walker Buehler vs. Padres

• The opposing Padres offense has a collective .263 batting average, and is first in the league with 1456 total hits and eighth in MLB play with 760 runs scored. They have the seventh-ranked slugging percentage (.420) and are 10th in all of MLB with 190 home runs.
• In 8 1/3 innings over two appearances against the Padres this season, Buehler has a 4.32 ERA and a 1.560 WHIP while his opponents are batting .294.

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