A series opener between the San Diego Padres (60-49) and St. Louis Cardinals (55-55) is scheduled for Friday at 9:40 p.m. ET, at PETCO Park. The Cardinals are road underdogs (+119) at the Padres (-142).

Its Wednesday, July 30 and the Mets (62-46) are in San Diego looking to avoid a three-game sweep as they close out their series against the Padres (59-49). Clay Holmes is slated to take the mound for New York against Yu Darvish for San Diego.

Manny Machado clouted a three-run homer Tuesday night to cap a five-run seventh inning that lifted the San Diego Padres to a 7-1 win over the visiting New York Mets.

Díaz’s two-run double added on in a game in which the Padres bunted their way to a run in the first inning and had a lucky-hop triple give them a 2-1 lead in the sixth. Before the seventh inning was over, Manny Machado had hit a three-run homer to give the bullpen some breathing room.