The written preview lands about a day and a half before the game, once the lineups, the injuries and the market have settled. Until then the boards below carry the matchup: recent form, how the two sides compare, and where each of them sits.
The full preview, matchup keys, probable starters and the storylines to watch, posts closer to game time, once lineups are set.
Where both sides sit in the division they share, with each marked.
Los Angeles Dodgers89-57.610W7
San Diego Padres78-68.534W4
Arizona Diamondbacks78-69.531L1
San Francisco Giants62-85.422W3
Colorado Rockies55-90.379L3Taken from each club's most recent lineup. The official cards post 2 to 3 hours before first pitch, so a name here can still be scratched, and the batting order is the likelier thing to move than the nine men in it.
San Diego Padres
Fernando Tatis Jr.#23RHB.284coldSecond base
Xander Bogaerts#2RHBShortstop
Manny Machado#13RHBThird base
Ty France#25RHB.294First base
Jackson Merrill#3LHBCenter fieldSan Francisco Giants
Brett Harris#29RHBThird base
Turner Hill#52LHB.270Designated hitter
Bryce Eldridge#8LHB.268hotFirst base
Jonah Cox#53RHB.277Center field
Jung Hoo Lee#51LHB.281coldRight field