March 27, 2026 3:26 pm EDT
The San Diego Padres and Detroit Tigers clash on Friday at 9:40 p.m. ET, at Petco Park. Michael King (0-0, 0.00 ERA) gets the start for the Padres, who are 0-1 this season and fourth in the NL West. Framber Valdez (0-0, 0.00 ERA) is starting for the Tigers, who are 1-0 and second in the AL Central.
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Injury reportsPadres
Will Wagner: 10 Day IL (Oblique), Sung-Mun Song: 10 Day IL (Oblique), Jason Adam: 15 Day IL (Quadricep), Yuki Matsui: 15 Day IL (Groin), Joe Musgrove: 15 Day IL (Elbow), Bryan Hoeing: 15 Day IL (Elbow), Griffin Canning: 15 Day IL (Achilles), Matt Waldron: 15 Day IL (Lower body), Jhony Brito: 60 Day IL (Elbow)
Tigers
Trey Sweeney: 10 Day IL (Shoulder), Bailey Horn: 15 Day IL (Elbow), Sawyer Gipson-Long: 15 Day IL (Oblique), Jackson Jobe: 60 Day IL (Elbow), Troy Melton: 60 Day IL (Elbow), Reese Olson: 60 Day IL (Shoulder), Beau Brieske: 60 Day IL (Groin)
Stats to know (2025 stats)
Fernando Tatis Jr. collected 159 hits last season and finished with a .368 OBP.
Manny Machado had 169 hits to go with a slugging percentage of .460.
Gleyber Torres ended last season with an OBP of .358 while batting .256 with 85 walks and 79 runs scored.
Riley Greene had 155 hits to go with a slugging percentage of .493.
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Mar 27, 2026
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