Padres vs. Rockies Probable Starting Pitchers Today – August 2

By Lineups Staff | Aug 02, 2024, 5:12pm | Updated: 3 weeks ago

The San Diego Padres (59-51) will look for Luis Arraez to continue an 11-game hitting streak against the Colorado Rockies (40-70) on Friday at 9:40 PM ET, at PETCO Park.

This contest’s pitching matchup is set, as the Padres will send Randy Vasquez (3-6) to the mound, while Austin Gomber (2-7) will answer the bell for the Rockies.

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Padres vs. Rockies Pitcher Matchup Info

Date: Friday, August 2, 2024
Time: 9:40 PM ET
TV: MLB Network
Location: San Diego, California
Venue: PETCO Park
Live Stream: Fubo
Probable Pitchers: Vasquez – SD (3-6, 4.82 ERA) vs Gomber – COL (2-7, 4.79 ERA)

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Padres Probable Starting Pitcher Today: Randy Vasquez

Vasquez (3-6) will take the mound for the Padres, his 16th start of the season.
The right-hander gave up six earned runs and allowed four hits in two innings pitched against the Baltimore Orioles on Sunday.
The 25-year-old has pitched in 15 games this season with an ERA of 4.82, a 2.42 strikeout-to-walk ratio and a WHIP of 1.563.
He has earned a quality start four times in 15 starts this season.
Vasquez has made nine starts of five or more innings in 15 chances this season, and averages 4.7 frames when he pitches.
He has made 15 appearances and finished two of them without allowing an earned run.

Randy Vasquez vs. Rockies

The Rockies are batting .243 this season, 15th in MLB. They have a team slugging percentage of .401 (14th in the league) with 122 home runs.
The right-hander has allowed the Rockies to go 14-for-31 with two doubles, a home run and nine RBI in 6 1/3 innings this season.

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Rockies Probable Starting Pitcher Tonight: Austin Gomber

Gomber (2-7) gets the starting nod for the Rockies in his 21st start of the season. He’s put together a 4.79 ERA in 109 2/3 innings pitched, with 78 strikeouts.
In his last time out on Sunday, the left-hander went 3 2/3 innings against the San Francisco Giants, allowing three earned runs while surrendering six hits.
In 20 games this season, the 30-year-old has a 4.79 ERA and 6.4 strikeouts per nine innings, while giving up a batting average of .272 to opposing hitters.
Gomber has six quality starts this season.
Gomber is trying to pick up his 16th start of five or more innings this year in this game.
He has held his opponents without an earned run in two of his 20 appearances this season.

Austin Gomber vs. Padres

He will face a Padres offense that ranks 10th in the league with 511 total runs scored while batting .264 as a unit. His opponent has a collective .413 slugging percentage (10th in MLB action) and has hit a total of 123 home runs (11th in the league).
In 11 innings over two appearances against the Padres this season, Gomber has a 0.82 ERA and a 1.000 WHIP while his opponents are batting .158.

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