One hobbling outfielder (Jurickson Profar) is back in the Padres’ outfield on Sunday.
The other (Fernando Tatis Jr.) is not as the Padres look to complete a four-game sweep of the Milwaukee Brewers.
First pitch is at 1:10 p.m.
Tatis has not played since he was hit by a pitch on the left elbow on Friday. The Padres have felt good enough about that injury that they, as of Saturday afternoon, had not required imaging.
Tatis, however, has also been noticeably limited by a sore right quad, which forced him out of the lineup once on the previous road trip.
The good news is Jurickson Profar is back in the lineup on Sunday, as he forecast Friday night after he had Padres manager Mike Shildt pull him from second base after wincing as he rounded first base a on double.
Profar has been managing patellar tendonitis in his left knee for quite some time.
Without Tatis in the lineup, Profar will bat second and play left field.
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Donovan Solano will serve as the designated hitter, David Peralta will start a second straight game in right field and Brett Sullivan — called up on Saturday to replace the injured Luis Campusano — will receive his first start of the season behind the plate.
Tatis leads the team with 14 homers and was hitting .365/.427/.635 through the first 20 games in June, by far his best month of the season.
Here is how the Brewers will line up for the series finale:
Tobias takes the mound for the road trip finale
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Sunday’s pitching matchup
Brewers RHP Tobias Myers (4-2, 3.26 ERA)
The 25-year-old rookie has a 42-to-16 strikeout-to-walk ratio through his first 47 innings in the majors and he has allowed one run over his last three starts (20⅓ IP), all wins.
This is his first appearance against the Padres or anyone on their roster.
Padres RHP Michael King (5-4, 3.49 ERA)
He’s allowed five runs over his last five starts (1.69 ERA, 26⅔ IP), holding hitters to a .225/.300/.296 over that stretch. King, however, pitched past the fifth inning just once and did not complete five innings in Tuesday’s start in Philadelphia (4⅔ IP, 1 ER).
Here is how King has fared against current Brewers:
