April 19, 2026Updated 9:15 am EDT

The San Diego Padres and Los Angeles Angels square off on Sunday at 4:07 p.m. ET at Angel Stadium, attempting to break a 1-1 series tie. Michael King (2-1, 2.78 ERA) gets the start for the Padres, who are 14-7 this season and second in the NL West. Reid Detmers (1-1, 3.57 ERA) is the expected starter for the Angels, who are 11-11 and third in the AL West.

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Injury reportsPadres

Will Wagner: 10 Day IL (Oblique), Yuki Matsui: 15 Day IL (Groin), Jeremiah Estrada: 15 Day IL (Elbow), Joe Musgrove: 15 Day IL (Elbow), Bryan Hoeing: 15 Day IL (Elbow), Griffin Canning: 15 Day IL (Achilles), Nick Pivetta: 15 Day IL (Elbow), Jhony Brito: 60 Day IL (Elbow)

Angels

Alek Manoah: 15 Day IL (Finger), Ryan Johnson: 15 Day IL (Illness), Kirby Yates: 15 Day IL (Knee), Grayson Rodriguez: 15 Day IL (Arm), Ben Joyce: 15 Day IL (Shoulder), Robert Stephenson: 60 Day IL (Elbow), Anthony Rendón: 60 Day IL (Hip)

Stats to know
San Diego’s Ramon Laureano has hit four home runs this season. He has also tallied 15 RBIs and has scored 12 runs. In 81 plate appearances, he has recorded a .288 BA, .346 OBP and .534 SLG with a 7.4% walk rate and a 22.2% strikeout rate. He has been effective on the base paths, recording three steals on three attempts.
In 89 plate appearances, Jackson Merrill is hitting .232/.284/.415 with a .699 OPS and four steals on four attempts. He has hit three long balls, driven in 13 runs and scored 15 times.
Los Angeles’ Mike Trout is slashing .237/.408/.566 this season with seven home runs (4th in MLB), 16 RBIs (16th in MLB) and an OPS of .974 (14th in MLB). He has a 19.4% strikeout rate and a 20.4% walk rate in 98 plate appearances, and he has scored 22 total runs. Trout has recorded two steals on two attempts.
In 104 plate appearances, Zach Neto has slashed .250/.365/.477 this season. He has hit five long balls (18th in MLB) and driven in 10 runs with a strikeout rate of 27.9% and a walk rate of 14.4%. and has scored 18 runs (7th in MLB).

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