Athletics take on the Padres in first of 3-game series

San Diego Padres (69-78, fourth in the NL West) vs. Oakland Athletics (46-100, fifth in the AL West)

Oakland, California; Friday, 9:40 p.m. EDT

PITCHING PROBABLES: Padres: Seth Lugo (6-7, 3.80 ERA, 1.23 WHIP, 119 strikeouts); Athletics: Sean Newcomb (1-0, .75 ERA, .75 WHIP, 15 strikeouts)

FANDUEL SPORTSBOOK MLB LINE: Padres -212, Athletics +176; over/under is 8 1/2 runs

BOTTOM LINE: The Oakland Athletics host the San Diego Padres to begin a three-game series.

Oakland is 24-47 at home and 46-100 overall. The Athletics have a 29-79 record in games…