Early Battle With NL West-leading Giants – San Diego Union-Tribune

“Early battle with NL West-leading Giants – San Diego Union-Tribune”

San Francisco Giants at San Diego Padres

Tuesday: 6:40 p.m. (Padres.TV)
Wednesday: 1:10 p.m. (Padres.TV)

Within the standings

San Francisco Giants (19-10, 1st in NL West)

The Giants took two of three from the Rangers over the weekend to maneuver into first within the NL West, tied with the Dodgers atop the division and 1½ video games forward of the Padres. The Giants are additionally tied for the second-best file within the majors and rank sixth with a plus-28 run differential. The Padres gained final yr’s collection, 7-6.

San Diego Padres (17-11, third in NL West)

The Padres have been simply swept for the primary time and have misplaced seven of their final 9 video games to lose their grip on each baseball’s finest file and the highest spot within the NL West. The Padres’ plus-23 run differential ranks seventh within the majors.

San Francisco Giants: The Giants rank within the backside third of the league in batting (.229, twenty second) and slugging (.377, twenty first) however second in bullpen ERA (2.30). They’ve a .663 OPS over the past week, with solely two regulars above .800: DH Wilmer Flores (.895) and OF Heliot Ramos (.839). OF Jung Hoo Lee is hitting .250/.314/.344 over that stretch, 3B Matt Chapman is hitting .114/.303/.269 and SS Willy Adames is hitting .233/.314/.233.

San Diego: The Padres have misplaced 4 video games in a row and 7 of their final 9. They’re hitting .208 over their final 9 video games. Take away Fernando Tatis Jr. sustaining his MVP tempo, and the shorthanded Padres are hitting .189 over that stretch. SS Xander Bogaerts has not pushed in a run since April 8 and doesn’t but have a house run this season. DH Gavin Sheets has only one hit in his final 19 plate appearances and 3B Manny Machado has a .419 OPS over his final 9 video games.

San Francisco Giants' Logan Webb pitches during the first inning of a baseball game against the New York Yankees Sunday, April 13, 2025, in New York. (AP Photo/Pamela Smith) — San Francisco Giants’ Logan Webb pitches through the first inning of a baseball sport towards the New York Yankees Sunday, April 13, 2025, in New York. (AP Picture/Pamela Smith)

Pitching matchups

Tuesday

Giants RHP Logan Webb (3-1, 1.98 ERA) | The Giants’ ace has a 3.22 ERA whereas accumulating NL Cy Younger votes over the past three seasons, which incorporates ending because the runner-up in 2023. His strikeout fee this yr (10.9 per 9 innings) is properly above his profession fee (8.2 per 9 innings). Webb has a 2.90 ERA in 80⅔ profession innings towards the Padres, however he allowed 10 earned runs in 23 innings (3.91 ERA) final yr.

Padres RHP Nick Pivetta (4-1, 1.20 ERA) | The Padres have gained 5 of his six begins and all three at Petco Park, the place Pivetta has a 0.45 ERA and is holding opponents to a .306 OPS over 20 innings. Pivetta has a 5.40 ERA in 13⅓ profession innings towards the Giants, however he has not confronted them since 2019, when he allowed 5 earned runs over three aid appearances.

Wednesday

Giants RHP Landen Roupp (2-1, 4.56 ERA) | The second-year starter has two high quality begins in 5 journeys to the mound up to now this season, however he allowed 5 runs — three earned — in 3⅔ innings in his final begin. Roupp turned in eight scoreless inning throughout 4 appearances towards the Padres final yr, together with 5 shutout innings in a begin in September.

Padres RHP Michael King (3-1, 2.18 ERA) | King’s lone high quality begin this yr was the shutout he accomplished on April 13. He’s since allowed three runs—two earned—over 10⅔ innings over two begins, each losses for a group that’s struggling to attain runs. King struck out 18 over 17 innings (1.59 ERA0) throughout three begins final yr towards the Giants.

Crew leaders

OPS: Giants—OF Jung Hoo Lee (.930), OF Mike Yastrzemski (.888), 2B Tyler Fitzgerald (.789); Padres—OF Fernando Tatis Jr. (1.040), 3B Manny Machado (.761), 1B Luis Arraez (.755).
Homers: Giants—DH Wilmer Flores (7), 3B Matt Chapman (5), Yastrzemski (4); Padres—Tatis (8), OF Jackson Merrill (3), Arraez (3), DH Gavin Sheets (3).
RBIs: Giants—Flores (28), Chapman (16), Lee (16); Padres—Tatis (18), Sheets (12), Machado (11).
Steals: Giants—Fitzgerald (5), Chapman (4), Lee (3), OF Heliot Ramos (3); Padres—Tatis (7), Machado (6), SS Xander Bogaerts (4).
Saves: Giants—RHP Camilo Doval (5, 2.08 ERA), RHP Ryan Walker (5, 5.91 ERA); Padres—RHP Robert Suarez (10, 0.75 ERA), LHP Adrián Morejón (1, 1.98 ERA).
Holds: Giants—RHP Tyle Rogers (7, 0.63 ERA), LHP Erik Miller (4, 1.00 ERA), RHP Hayden Birdsong (3, 1.13 ERA); Padres—RHP Jason Adam (9, 0.60 ERA), RHP Jeremiah Estrada (5, 1.32 ERA), Morejón (2), LHP Wandy Peralta (2, 0.77 ERA).

Coaching room

San Francisco: 2B Tyler Fitzgerald is day-to-day with a chest contusion. 1B Casey Schmitt (indirect) is on the 10-day injured record, whereas OF Jerar Encarnacion (hand) and C Tom Murphy (again) are on the 60-day injured record.

San Diego: RHP Logan Gillaspie hit the injured record after straining his left indirect on Saturday. OFs Jackson Merrill (hamstring), Brandon Lockridge (hamstring) and Jason Heyward (knee) and 1B Luis Arraez (concussion) might return this week and 2B Jake Cronenworth (rib) could possibly be per week behind them. RHP Sean Reynolds (foot) has made two rehab appearances for Triple-A El Paso, whereas RHP Yu Darvish (elbow) is throwing common bullpens as he progresses towards reside batting follow.

Initially Revealed: April 29, 2025 at 6:51 AM PDT