Padres at Giants
After working overtime in consecutive games, the host San Francisco Giants and San Diego Padres will tangle one more time Sunday in the finale of a four-game series. The National League West rivals have split a pair of extra-inning games the past two days, with San Diego winning in 11 innings Friday and San Francisco rallying to win 5-4 in 12 innings Saturday.
Nick Hundley’s game-winning RBI single in the 12th gave the Giants their first win of the series after San Diego had claimed the first two contests. It was only the Padres’ second loss in their last nine games at AT&T Park. "I can tell you this, there were two tired teams out there," Giants manager Bruce Bochy told reporters. "But both clubs kept fighting. It was a great win for us after losing a very tough one last night." Both bullpens have been taxed in the series, but San Diego’s relievers are particularly overworked, having been called upon to pitch 30 1/3 innings over the first six games of their road trip.
TV: 4:05 p.m. ET, FSN San Diego, NBCSN Bay Area (San Francisco)
PITCHING MATCHUP: Padres RH Dinelson Lamet (3-4, 6.40 ERA) vs. Giants LH Ty Blach (6-5, 4.36)
Lamet had a streak of three straight quality starts before getting roughed up in his last two outings. The 25-year-old Dominican was tagged for six runs (five earned) in four-plus innings in a loss at Colorado to open the second half. Lamet has struggled away from home, going 1-3 with an 8.59 ERA in five road starts.
Blach has posted three consecutive quality starts after limiting Cleveland to one run and seven hits over seven innings on Tuesday. The 26-year-old has fared well at home, going 3-3 with a 3.57 ERA in 12 games (nine starts) this season. Blach faced the Padres on April 30 and allowed three hits over seven scoreless innings in a no-decision.
WALK-OFFS
1. San Francisco is 8-45 when scoring fewer than four runs.
2. San Diego OF Matt Szczur has gone 6-for-9 over the past two games, raising his season average from .202 to .237.
3. Giants INF Eduardo Nunez has reached base in 37 of his last 39 games, batting .340 over that span.