San Diego Padres (35-25, second in the NL West) vs. San Francisco Giants (34-28, third in the NL West)

San Francisco; Thursday, 3:45 p.m. EDT

PITCHING PROBABLES: Padres: Dylan Cease (1-4, 4.66 ERA, 1.29 WHIP, 78 strikeouts); Giants: Robbie Ray (7-1, 2.43 ERA, 1.11 WHIP, 78 strikeouts)

Padres -115, Giants -104; over/under is 7 runs

BOTTOM LINE: The San Diego Padres lead 2-1 in a four-game series against the San Francisco Giants.

San Francisco has a 34-28 record overall and an 18-11 record at home. The Giants have an 11-3 record in games when they hit at least two home runs.

San Diego has gone 15-15 in road games and 35-25 overall. The Padres have a 25-6 record in games when they out-hit their opponents.

Thursday's game is the sixth meeting between these teams this season. The

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