[Ed. note] Spencer sent out a bat-signal asking for help finishing this recap when he was detained elsewhere halfway through. Said I just needed to edit/fill in the blanks on his template. I agreed to help, but only on the condition that I give it no more attention than it deserves. Well. Here ya go]
Arizona enters the Friday night game on quite the nice little stretch. 5-5 in their last ten games, having won two series openers in a row, and some DOA bats showing signs of life. San Diego on the other hand has been dealing with adversity recently: Bogaerts lost for the season, Machado injury scare, Musgrove and Darvish IL stints and losing 6 of their last 10.