San Francisco Giants (61-66, fourth in the NL West) vs. San Diego Padres (71-56, second in the NL West)

San Diego; Thursday, 4:10 p.m. EDT

PITCHING PROBABLES: Giants: Justin Verlander (1-9, 4.32 ERA, 1.43 WHIP, 95 strikeouts); Padres: Dylan Cease (5-11, 4.61 ERA, 1.31 WHIP, 171 strikeouts)

BOTTOM LINE: The San Diego Padres take a 2-1 lead into the latest game of the series against the San Francisco Giants.

San Diego has a 71-56 record overall and a 40-21 record in home games. The Padres have the eighth-best team batting average in MLB play at .251.

San Francisco is 31-33 on the road and 61-66 overall. The Giants have the third-ranked team ERA in the NL at 3.74.

The teams meet Thursday for the 13th time this season. The Padres lead the season series 9-3.

TOP PERFORMERS: Manny Machado

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