{"id":387132,"date":"2026-07-05T18:17:06","date_gmt":"2026-07-05T18:17:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/387132\/"},"modified":"2026-07-05T18:17:06","modified_gmt":"2026-07-05T18:17:06","slug":"padres-pregame-skid-at-seven-games-as-luis-campusano-returns-to-lineup","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/387132\/","title":{"rendered":"Padres pregame: Skid at seven games as Luis Campusano returns to lineup"},"content":{"rendered":"

LOS ANGELES \u2014 For the first time in two months, Luis Campusano is behind the plate as the Padres look to end a seven-game skid \u2014 their worst losing streak since 2021 \u2014 on Saturday at Dodger Stadium.<\/p>\n

First pitch is at 7:10 p.m. (Padres.TV, KFMB 8.1\/CBS, TV Azteca).<\/p>\n

The 27-year-old Campusano last played on May 5 in San Francisco. He was hitting .288\/.362\/.596 with three homers when a toe fracture sent him to the injured list. An oblique tweak complicated his push to return as Campusano didn\u2019t begin a rehab assignment until Tuesday with Triple-A El Paso and had played in just two games when Freddy Fermin\u2019s latest stint on the injured list led the Padres to activate him over recalling Blake Hunt, the other catcher on the 40-man roster.<\/p>\n

Campusano was 2-for-6 with a homer, two RBIs, two walks and two strikeouts on his rehab assignment.<\/p>\n

He\u2019ll bat ninth as the Padres look to end their longest losing streak since losing seven toward the final week of the 2021 season.<\/p>\n

Today’s #Padres<\/a> lineup pic.twitter.com\/ojfCxk0d1R<\/a><\/p>\n

\u2014 Jeff Sanders (@sdutSanders) July 4, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n

The last time they lost eight games in a row was 2013, when they lost 10 in a row from June 29 to July 8.<\/p>\n

Most of that skid occurred on the road, when the Padres won the opener in Miami and then lost their next eight road games an done more to start the ensuing homestand.<\/p>\n

The Padres have lost every game of this road trip so far, today\u2019s game and Sunday\u2019s still on tap. The last time they lost every game of a trip of at least six games was six-gamer through Houston and Chicago in 2009.<\/p>\n

A game under .500, the Padres (43-44) are 14 games out of first in the NL West, tied for second with the Diamondbacks and four games out of a wild-card spot.<\/p>\n

Here is how the Dodgers (58-31) \u2014 who are sitting Shohei Ohtani with tight right biceps \u2014 will line up as they look to clinch the series:<\/p>\n

Tonight\u2019s #Dodgers<\/a> lineup vs. Padres: pic.twitter.com\/TfgYkuCAgS<\/a><\/p>\n

\u2014 Los Angeles Dodgers (@Dodgers) July 4, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n

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Saturday\u2019s pitching matchup<\/p>\n

Padres LHP Wandy Peralta (1-1, 2.38 ERA)<\/p>\n

He\u2019s appearing for the fourth time as an opener. Peralta has not allowed a run in three innings in that role, but he gave up four runs on six hits in an inning to the Dodgers in Thursday\u2019s loss.\u00a0Padres RHP Griffin Canning (1-5, 7.09 ERA) has bulk duty today.\u00a0 After two bulk duty assignments (5 IP, 5 ER), Canning was back on the mound to start Monday in Chicago and he allowed two runs on five hits and two walks in 4\u2153 innings in a no-decision. Canning allowed three runs on four hits and a walk in five innings against the Dodgers in May at Petco Park.<\/p>\n

Here is how Canning has fared against current Dodgers:<\/p>\n

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Dodgers RHP Yoshinobu Yamamoto (8-5, 2.67 ERA)<\/p>\n

He\u2019s spun six quality starts in his last seven trips to the mound (1.70 ERA) and has thrown two quality starts at the Padres twice this year. In those games, Yamamoto has struck out 12, walked four and allowed a 2.08 ERA over 13 innings.<\/p>\n

Here is how Yamamoto has fared against current Padres:<\/p>\n

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