Padres pregame: Jose Iglesias day-to-day, Xander Bogaerts resumes baseball activity

The Padres’ primary shortstop took a significant step toward a return on Wednesday afternoon. The primary backup appears to have dodged a bullet.

Jose Iglesias said X-rays on his left hand hit by a pitch on Tuesday were negative and that he is available off the bench for Wednesday’s 5:40 p.m. start against the Reds. Even better news is the latest imaging of Xander Bogaerts’ left foot revealing enough healing for the five-time Silver Slugger to return to baseball activity.

“Going to be a day-to-day situation, but he met with (the doctor) just a moment ago and he’s going to go as tolerated,” Padres manager Mike Shildt said. “He’s going to go based on how he feels. … There’s been enough healing. He feels good. He’s recovering well to where, like today, he threw, did some side-to-side work, starting to hit, start the baseball progression.

“We’ll see if it gets interrupted or see if it’s able to continue the game momentum.”

The Padres have said all along that they believe Bogaerts could return before the postseason. Iglesias is much closer to helping the Padres again after the pitch off his left hand in the fifth inning Tuesday.

Iglesias stayed in the game and even immediately swiped second base before ultimately exiting the game in the seventh inning as the Padres, in a 2-2, before Luis Arraez pinch-hit for Iglesias in the seventh inning.

“It’s not broken,” Iglesias said. “The x-rays were negative. Just a contusion, but there is some swelling in there for sure but not a big deal. We should be fine.”

Iglesias’ hand was being treated before the game, but he said he’s available off the bench.

After Iglesias’ exit, Jake Cronenworth moved from second to shortstop and Arraez assumed second base, and that is where both Cronenworth and Arraez are to start Wednesday’s game against Reds left-hander Andrew Abbott.

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Here is how the Reds will line up for the rubber match:

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Wednesday’s pitching matchup

Reds LHP Andrew Abbott (8-6, 2.88 ERA)

The third-year starter has an 8.56 ERA over his last three starts (13⅔ IP) as he’s sitting on a career-high 143⅔ innings. Abbott allowed a run in five innings in a no-decision against the Padres in Cincinnati in late June. He has an 0.92 ERA in three starts (19⅔ IP) in his career against the Padres, striking out 18 against four walks.

Here is how Abbott has fared against current Padres:

Padres RHP Nick Pivetta (13-5, 2.85 ERA)

He has allowed two runs or less in his last five starts, including his best showing to date over the weekend at Coors Field in a tough-luck loss (6 IP, 2 ER). Pivetta has a 3.41 ERA in 29 career innings against the Reds. He allowed three runs in 4⅓ innings in his last start against them, last year while in Boston’s rotation.

Here is how Pivetta has fared against current Reds: