The San Francisco Giants (80-80) are on the road to face the San Diego Padres (88-72) at Petco Park on Tuesday. The Padres took Monday’s series opener 7-4, their sixth straight head-to-head victory and 12th in 17 games this season. Adrian Morejon threw two scoreless innings in relief to get the win, and Josh Hader threw 0.2 scoreless innings to pick up his 36th save. Wil Myers went 2 for 4 with a home run and three RBIs in the win over the Giants.
ON THE MOUND
Carlos Rodon (14-8, 2.98 ERA) is in line for the start for San Francisco. The southpaw ranks second in the NL in strikeouts (237). Rodon threw six scoreless innings in his last start, a 6-4 home win over the Rockies on Thursday. He earned the win, yielding two hits while striking out 10. Over three previous starts against the Padres this season, Rodon has allowed eight earned runs over 19 innings (1-2, 3.79). He has struck out 20 and walked 10.For San Diego, southpaw Sean Manaea (7-9, 5.23 ERA) will toe the rubber. He has made three appearances against the Giants this season, all as the starter, giving up 10 runs (9 ER) over 17 innings (0-1, 4.76) with 15 strikeouts and five walks. In his last appearance on Thursday, Manaea pitched out of the bullpen at home against the Dodgers. He threw four innings and gave up one run on two hits, striking out three, in the 5-2 defeat.
AT THE PLATE
Over the last five games, San Francisco has averaged 5.6 runs a game, up from their season average of 4.4, while slashing better across the board (.248/.335/.441). Against southpaws like Manaea this season, the Giants have a .727 OPS. Thairo Estrada is the team’s most productive hitter against left-handers with a .832 OPS in 150 at-bats. San Diego is averaging only 3.2 runs per game in the last five, down from 4.4 for the season, despite a better slash line (.255/.320/.394). The Padres have a .708 OPS against left-handers in 2022. With a .968 OPS over 145 at-bats, Brandon Drury has been their best hitter against left-handers.
HOME AND AWAY
San Francisco is 36-43 away from Oracle Park in 2022, scoring 4.3 runs per game while allowing 4.5 runs. San Diego has gone 43-36 at home this season, averaging 3.7 runs per game while surrendering 3.7. San Diego is 6-4 in the last 10 meetings at Petco Park with an average scoreline of 4.9-4.9.
STANDINGS UPDATE
The Giants are third in the NL West, 30 games behind the division-leading Dodgers. They are fifth in the Wild Card race, seven games out of third. The Padres are second in the NL West, 22 games behind the Dodgers. They currently occupy one of the Wild Card spots, sitting second with a magic number of two.
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