Solano started the Padres’ first three postseason games, including two against righties, but Peralta has gotten the nod in the last three. He homered in Sunday’s Game 2 and knocked in two more runs last night. The lineup: 1B Luis Arraez, RF Fernando Tatis jr., LF Jurickson Profar, 3B Manny Machado, CF Jackson Merrill, SS Xander Bogaerts, DH Peralta, 2B Jake Cronenworth, C Kyle Higashioka.

Peralta got another big hit for the Padres in the NLDS. He followed up his two-run home run in Game 2 with a two-run double in Game 3. Peralta came around to score on a Kyle Higashioka sacrifice fly to give the Padres a 4-1 lead. Peralta joined the Padres in midseason when Fernando Tatis Jr. was out and the team was wise to keep him around given his solid at-bats this postseason.

The Padres are making one change to the starting lineup for Sunday’s contest, as Peralta will get the start against Jack Jack Flaherty with Donovan Solano moving to the bench. That means Luis Arraez gets the start at first base. The full lineup for Sunday’s affair: 1B Arraez, RF Fernando Tatis jr., LF David Peralta, 3B Manny Machado, CF Jackson Merrill, SS Xander Bogaerts, 2B Jake Cronenworth, DH Peralta and C Kyle Higashioka.

Peralta has been better than Jurickson Profar and far better than Jake Cronenworth these last two months, but he’s still iffy to be in the lineup whenever the Padres face a righty. He’s batting .286/.354/.496 on with seven homers in the second half.