The San Diego Padres are pulling away in the National League West and look to further distance themselves from the rest of the division this afternoon, when they shoot for a rare four-game sweep of the Chicago Cubs from historic Wrigley Field.
Surprising Padres starter Mat Latos will make his 23rd start of the season today and is 12-5 with a 2.32 earned run average. Latos is 7-1 over his last eight decisions, but did not factor in the outcome of a 3-2 loss at San Francisco last Saturday.