Giants at Phillies
Odubel Herrera and the Philadelphia Phillies look to build on a big night at the plate when they host the San Francisco Giants on Tuesday for the second of a four-game set. Herrera extended his on-base streak to 36 games - third most in franchise history - after belting two homers and knocking in five runs as the Phillies rolled over the Giants 11-0 on Monday for just their third victory in nine contests.
Herrera passed Chase Utley (35 games in 2006) and is two behind Jimmy Rollins (38, 2005-06) for the second-longest on-base streak in the record book for Philadelphia, which finished with 12 hits Monday and improved to 12-5 at home. Right-hander Aaron Nola goes after his fourth straight win for the Phillies, who have not won back-to-back contests since a four-game run April 19-22, while veteran left-hander Derek Holland gets the call for San Francisco. The Giants registered 33 runs during a four-game winning streak before leaving nine on base in the series opener and giving up four homers to even their record at 9-9 on the road. Former MVP Andrew McCutchen is 10-for-23 during a seven-game hitting streak for San Francisco after managing a single in four at-bats Monday.
TV: 7:05 p.m. ET, NBCS Bay Area (San Francisco), NBCS Philadelphia
PITCHING MATCHUP: Giants LH Derek Holland (1-3, 5.70 ERA) vs. Phillies RH Aaron Nola (4-1, 2.17)
Holland earned his first victory of the season Wednesday when he limited San Diego to three runs on four hits and one walk with four strikeouts over five innings in a 9-4 triumph. The 31-year-old Ohio native has allowed at least three runs in five of six outings and not completed more than six innings in 2018. Carlos Santana is 8-for-30 with a pair of homers and seven RBIs versus Holland, who faces the Phillies for the first time in his career.
Nola won his third straight decision Wednesday in Miami, permitting four hits and one walk over 7 1/3 scoreless innings with seven strikeouts. The 24-year-old LSU product has strung together five straight quality starts and yielded more than two runs once in seven trips to the mound this season. Buster Posey is 3-for-4 with a double and two RBIs in his career versus Nola, who is 0-1 with a 10.80 ERA in two career starts against the Giants.
WALK-OFFS
1. Posey is 11-for-22 during a current six-game hitting streak and is batting .397 in 40 career games against the Phillies.
2. Philadelphia 3B Maikel Franco is 8-for-20 with two homers and four RBis during a five-game hitting streak.
3. Giants SS Brandon Crawford has hit safely in six straight games, going 12-for-26 in that span.