The Diamondbacks tour against NL West teams continues with a three game set against the Padres. Despite having a record that would give them a 6 game lead in the NL East, the Padres currently are stuck in third place behind the Dodgers and the still-haven’t-fallen-to-earth Giants.
Game 1: Caleb Smith (3-8, 1.38 WHIP, 84 ERA+) vs. Ryan Weathers (4-3, 1.24 WHIP, 104 ERA+)
Caleb Smith’s season to forget continued his last time out with a 1.2 inning, five earned run start against the Dodgers. Smith only had one good start since June 29th, a 6.