San Diego at Washington

San Diego is fighting for a postseason spot while Washington is firmly entrenched in last place. San Diego just won two in a row at San Francisco, exploding for 20 runs. The offense is 12th in runs scored and 11th in on-base percentage while the pitching is Top 10 in team ERA. The Padres start Mike Clevinger (3.60 ERA) tonight, and they have won nine of 10 after an off day, as well as 42-21 against an NL team that has a batting average of .250 or worse. Washington is 26th in runs scored and slugging, and the pitching is dead last in team ERA (5.31). Cory Abbott (5.68 ERA) has walked eight batters in 12+ innings with 11 hits allowed. Also, Washington is 17-40 at home, plus 12-32 after a game where their bullpen blew a save. Play San Diego.