The San Diego Padres (51-59) hit the road to face the Seattle Mariners (47-66) at T-Mobile Park Wednesday in an interleague matchup.
The Mariners fell by the score of 9-0 to the Astros in their last game Saturday. Chris Paddack went five innings, allowing four earned runs on eight hits. The left-hander struck out two and walked two.
The Mariners are fifth in the American League West and are 23-38 in division play, 25.5 games behind the division-leading Astros.
Yusei Kikuchi is expected to take the mound for the Mariners. Kikuchi, a left-hander, is 4-8 this season with a 5.49 ERA. His counterpart is left-hander Joey Lucchesi, who is 7-6 with a 4.23 ERA on the year.
The Mariners rank No. 4 in the American League in home runs and No. 8 in runs scored. The Padres rank No. 5 in home runs and No. 14 in runs scored.
San Diego is No. 12 in team ERA, with Seattle sitting at No. 14.