Padres at Giants
The best the San Francisco Giants can do is break even on their 10-game homestand, which concludes with a three-game series against the San Diego Padres that begins on Monday. San Francisco began the lengthy stretch at AT&T Park by losing all four meetings with Arizona but outscored Miami 15-3 in back-to-back victories before dropping a 5-4 decision on Sunday.
Hunter Pence hopes to remain hot as he registered five hits - including a home run - over 12 at-bats in the three-game set against the Marlins. San Diego is kicking off a six-game road trip after suffering an 8-5 loss to St. Louis on Sunday that concluded a 4-5 homestand. Wil Myers enters the series with a nine-game hitting streak that has featured four multi-hit performances, including a 2-for-3 effort in Sunday's setback. Matt Kemp has recorded four hits in his last two contests, with three of them being doubles - his first three of the season.
TV: 10:15 p.m. ET, FSN San Diego, CSN Bay Area (San Francisco)
PITCHING MATCHUP: Padres LH Drew Pomeranz (2-1, 2.04 ERA) vs. Giants LH Madison Bumgarner (1-2, 3.91)
Pomeranz is coming off a superb outing against Pittsburgh on Wednesday in which he allowed just an unearned run and four hits over 6 2/3 innings while recording a career-high 10 strikeouts en route to victory. The 27-year-old native of Tennessee has yielded two runs or fewer in each of his first three turns while holding opponents to a .180 batting average. Pomeranz has not fared well against San Francisco in his career, going 1-2 with a 6.04 ERA in six games - four starts.
Bumgarner deserved a better fate last time out as he suffered the loss against Arizona on Wednesday despite allowing just two runs and five hits in seven innings. The 26-year-old North Carolina native has maintained his control since issuing five walks in his season debut, handing out only one free pass in each of his last three outings. Bumgarner is 8-5 with one shutout and a 3.29 ERA in 23 career meetings - 22 starts - versus San Diego.
WALK-OFFS
1. Giants RHP George Kontos (elbow) played catch on Sunday but will not be activated from the disabled list until May 4 at the earliest.
2. Kemp struggled at AT&T Park last season, going just 4-for-36 (.111) with 11 strikeouts.
3. San Francisco did well against Miami with runners in scoring position, going 13-for-39 in the three-game series.