SAN DIEGO (Interstat) — The Arizona Diamondbacks will visit the San Diego Padres on Saturday at Petco Park, with Arizona serving as the visiting team and San Diego as the home team. Walker Buehler is the probable pitcher for the Diamondbacks. Buehler has a season record of 9 wins and 6 losses. The forecast for game time calls for 77 degrees.

Arizona enters the game with an 87-74 record. San Diego enters at 89-71. The Padres hold the better overall mark, but the Diamondbacks own the most recent result in the series, an 11-4 victory at San Diego. Arizona has won six of the past 10 meetings between the teams.

Geraldo Perdomo is a player to watch for Arizona. In the most recent meeting, Perdomo went 2-for-3 with four RBIs. He also had a 3-for-5 performance with one RBI at Colorado, another 3-for-5 game with one RBI at Colorado, and a 2-for-4 effort with two RBIs against the New York Yankees. Perdomo has been a consistent presence near the top of Arizona’s lineup and has driven in key runs during the team’s recent road success.

Wandy Peralta is a player to watch for San Diego. The left-hander worked two scoreless, hitless innings with one strikeout in the most recent game against Arizona. He also pitched two scoreless innings against Washington, 1.1 scoreless innings against Miami, and 1.1 scoreless innings at San Francisco. Peralta allowed one earned run in two innings at Los Angeles and four earned runs in two-thirds of an inning at Colorado.

San Diego’s recent results include wins at Los Angeles by scores of 4-2 and 5-1, plus home victories over Miami by scores of 7-3, 7-6 and 8-2. The Padres also won at Colorado by scores of 9-2 and 9-3 before a 9-3 loss. Arizona recently swept a series at Colorado with wins of 12-8, 5-3 and 7-2. The Diamondbacks also took two of three from the New York Yankees, winning 5-3 and 8-4 after a 9-2 loss.

The teams are scheduled to continue the series at Petco Park. Arizona will look to Buehler to set the tone, while San Diego will rely on its bullpen depth and home-field advantage. Perdomo and Peralta are among the players whose recent form could shape the matchup.

Interstat’s game simulator projects a final score of Arizona Diamondbacks 9, San Diego Padres 7. Interstat’s ELO system gives San Diego a 57.7 percent probability to win. Arizona has been installed as a pregame favorite with a spread of -1.5, and the over/under for the game is 7.5.