{"id":797214,"date":"2026-08-01T10:25:09","date_gmt":"2026-08-01T10:25:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/797214\/"},"modified":"2026-08-01T10:25:09","modified_gmt":"2026-08-01T10:25:09","slug":"san-diego-padres-host-the-san-francisco-giants-saturday","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/797214\/","title":{"rendered":"San Diego Padres host the San Francisco Giants Saturday"},"content":{"rendered":"

San Francisco Giants<\/a> (47-63, fourth in the NL West) vs. San Diego Padres<\/a> (56-54, third in the NL West)<\/p>\n

San Diego; Saturday, 8:40 p.m. EDT<\/p>\n

PITCHING PROBABLES: Giants: Tyler Mahle<\/a> (3-9, 4.96 ERA, 1.40 WHIP, 80 strikeouts); Padres: Walker Buehler<\/a> (6-5, 5.13 ERA, 1.41 WHIP, 91 strikeouts)<\/p>\n

LINE: Padres -138, Giants +115; over\/under is 8 1\/2 runs<\/p>\n

BOTTOM LINE: The San Diego Padres host the San Francisco Giants on Saturday.<\/p>\n

San Diego is 56-54 overall and 30-25 at home. The Padres have a 27-42 record in games when they have allowed at least one home run.<\/p>\n

San Francisco is 47-63 overall and 21-36 in road games. The Giants have the fourth-ranked team batting average in the NL at .253.<\/p>\n

The teams meet Saturday for the ninth time this season. The season series is tied 4-4.<\/p>\n

TOP PERFORMERS: Fernando Tatis Jr<\/a>. has a .286 batting average to lead the Padres, and has 22 doubles, two triples and eight home runs. Manny Machado<\/a> is 14 for 44 with three home runs and eight RBI over the past 10 games.<\/p>\n

Rafael Devers<\/a> leads the Giants with 22 home runs while slugging .475. Luis Arraez<\/a> is 14 for 41 with a double and seven RBI over the last 10 games.<\/p>\n

LAST 10 GAMES: Padres: 7-3, .296 batting average, 3.27 ERA, outscored opponents by 19 runs<\/p>\n

Giants: 5-5, .239 batting average, 3.99 ERA, outscored opponents by 11 runs<\/p>\n

INJURIES: Padres: Nick Pivetta<\/a>: 60-Day IL (elbow), Samad Taylor<\/a>: 10-Day IL (oblique), Joe Musgrove<\/a>: 60-Day IL (elbow), David Morgan: 15-Day IL (knee), Miguel Andujar<\/a>: 10-Day IL (wrist), Lucas Giolito: 15-Day IL (elbow), Jason Adam: 15-Day IL (shoulder), Ramon Laureano<\/a>: 60-Day IL (hip), Bryan Hoeing<\/a>: 60-Day IL (elbow)<\/p>\n

Giants: Harrison Bader<\/a>: 10-Day IL (plantar fasciitis), Joel Peguero<\/a>: 60-Day IL (hamstring), Victor Bericoto<\/a>: 10-Day IL (oblique), Matt Chapman<\/a>: 10-Day IL (leg), Jonah Cox<\/a>: 10-Day IL (oblique), Matt Gage: 15-Day IL (elbow), Casey Schmitt<\/a>: 10-Day IL (leg), Trevor McDonald: 15-Day IL (elbow), Jose Butto<\/a>: 60-Day IL (arm), Hayden Birdsong<\/a>: 60-Day IL (forearm), Randy Rodriguez<\/a>: 60-Day IL (elbow), Rowan Wick<\/a>: 60-Day IL (elbow)<\/p>\n

——<\/p>\n

The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive<\/a> and data from Sportradar<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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