San Francisco Giants (60-64, third in the NL West) vs. San Diego Padres (69-55, second in the NL West)

San Diego; Monday, 9:40 p.m. EDT

PITCHING PROBABLES: Giants: Robbie Ray (9-6, 2.98 ERA, 1.14 WHIP, 152 strikeouts); Padres: Nestor Cortes (1-1, 5.71 ERA, 1.56 WHIP, 17 strikeouts)

Padres -141, Giants +119; over/under is 7 1/2 runs

BOTTOM LINE: The San Diego Padres host the San Francisco Giants to open a four-game series.

San Diego is 69-55 overall and 38-20 at home. The Padres are 51-16 in games when they have more hits than their opponents.

San Francisco is 30-31 on the road and 60-64 overall. The Giants have gone 35-12 in games when they scored five or more runs.

Monday's game is the 10th time these teams match up this season. The Padres hold a 7-2 advantage in the season

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