One has to be wondering just how hot the seat is getting under Angels’ manager Mike Scioscia’s butt. <\/p>\n
LAA: Jered Weaver (5-1, 2.83) vs. SD: Jeff Suppan (2-1, 1.69 ERA) Matchup<\/a>\u00a0|\u00a0Preview<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n The Halos have lost three of their last five, despite the recent firing of hitting coach Mickey Hatcher, and Albert Pujols hitting another home run in a 6-1 loss to the underachieving Chicago White Sox on Thursday.<\/p>\n Meanwhile, the Padres were embarrassed at home for the fifth time in their last eight games at Petco Park. Now they will get a chance to change that as the host the struggling Angels for the first time in 12 years when they open a three-game interleague series on Friday.<\/p>\n The Padres still played at Qualcomm Stadium the last time the teams met in San Diego, so the series represents the Angels\u2019 first visit to Petco Park.<\/p>\n Jered Weaver makes his second career-start against the Padres. He blanked San Diego on six hits in 2009. The 29-year old right-hander allowed eight runs in 3 1-3 innings in Sunday’s loss to Texas. It was just the second time this season he has allowed more than three earned runs.<\/p>\n In 18 career interleague starts, Weaver has gone 10-3 with a 2.75 ERA. [dfads params=’groups=10&limit=1&return_javascript=0′]<\/p>\n Hopefully, he will get the runs support that has been missing in his last appearances, as Albert Pujols has homered in back-to-back games. However, he didn\u2019t hit for a high average in Petco Park as a member of the St. Louis Cardinals.<\/p>\n Pujols is batting just .258 at the airy ballpark with seven homers in 97 career at-bats.<\/p>\n No matter, because as bad as Los Angeles has been in the batter’s box, the Padres are even worse, resulting in the worst record in the National League, 11 1\/2 games off the pace in the NL West after losing to the first-place Los Angeles Dodgers on Thursday.<\/p>\n The Padres hope for more offensive production when 2-1 Jeff Suppan hits the mound on Friday for just his third start of the season after being recalled from Triple-A Tucson on May 2.<\/p>\n The 37-year old Suppan is 5-4 with a 4.87 ERA in 12 career starts against the Angels.<\/p>\n The good news for the Halos is that they are 35-for-99 with 18 RBIs, eight from Torii Hunter and six more from Pujols, versus Suppan.<\/p>\n
\nDate\/Time: Friday, May 18 – 10:05 PM EST
\nVenue: Petco Park, San Diego, California
\nBroadcast: FOX Sports West (LA) FOX Sports San Diego (SD)
\nLINE:-158 Angels
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