Series preview: Padres return home, face Nationals in four-game series

Location: Nationals Park, Washington, D.C.

TV: Bally Sports San Diego

Radio: KWFN, XEMO

The Padres return to San Diego to face Juan Soto’s old team, the Washington Nationals.

Here’s a look at what we can expect during the series:

Projected Starters

Thursday, 6:40 p.m. PST

Anibal Sanchez vs. Yu Darvish

Friday, 6:40 p.m. PST

Paolo Espino vs. Blake Snell

Saturday, 5:40 p.m. PST

Josiah Gray vs. Joe Musgrove

Sunday, 1:10 p.m. PST

Patrick Corbin vs. Sean Manaea

Projected Lineups

Washington Nationals

1. Lane Thomas (R) CF
2. Joey Meneses (R) RF
3. Luke Voit (R) 1B
4. Nelson Cruz (R) DH
5. Keibert Ruiz (S) C
6. Cesar Hernandez (S) 2B
7. CJ Abrams (L) SS
8. Alex Call (R) LF
9. Ildemaro Vargas (S) 3B

San Diego Padres

1. Jurickson Profar (S) LF
2. Juan Soto (L) RF
3. Manny Machado (R) 3B
4. Josh Bell (S) 1B
5. Brandon Drury (R) DH
6. Jake Cronenworth (L) 2B
7. Ha-Seong Kim (R) SS
8. Trent Grisham (L) CF
9. Austin Nola (R) C