The Padres are coming into this game with a 37-40 record this season and they have not been playing well in their recent games. They have lost their last 5 straight games as they got swept by the Mets in their last series, and now they are about to get swept again by the Phillies in this series. Their pitching has not been good recently as they have allowed at least 9 runs in 2 of their last 3 games, and their bullpen blew a chance to win last night as they had a 3-1 lead going into the 8th inning but lost 4-3 in the end. They are going up against a Phillies team that is 49-24 this season and has been one of the better teams in the league this season. They have won their last 2 straight as well as 3 of their last 5 games and they are starting to play better after a little bit of a mini slump in their last 2 series. Ranger Suárez is starting for the Phillies in this game and he is 10-1 with a 1.77 ERA this season. He has been very consistent all year and has continued to pitch well in his recent starts. He has allowed 2 earned runs or less in each of his last 3 as well as 6 of his last 7 starts. He has also been much better at home as he has only allowed 1 earned run total in his last 3 starts there. Matt Waldron is starting for the Padres in this game and he is 4-6 with a 3.66 ERA this season. He has been pitching well in his recent starts as he has not been allowing many runs, but he allowed 2 earned runs in his last start and his team still lost that game 2-1. The team has not been scoring runs for him recently as they have scored just 1 run or less in 2 of his last 3 starts, and runs are going to be hard to come by in this game with the way Suarez has been pitching all year. The Phillies also have the much stronger offense that is one of the best in the league so they will find ways to score runs here at home, and the Padres bullpen has not been pitching well either. The Phillies are going to win this game at home.