Padres at Giants
The San Francisco Giants are trying to jump over .500 and stay there, and shortstop Brandon Crawford is leading the way. Crawford will try to follow up a big game and lead the Giants to a series win when they host the San Diego Padres in the finale of a four-game set on Sunday.
Crawford was 0-for-18 over a five-game stretch before exploding on Sunday with a triple, two doubles and three RBIs in a 5-3 triumph, boosting his team-best batting average to .313 with the big game and joining Brandon Belt atop the team leaderboard in RBIs with 35. San Francisco improved to 39-39 overall - 23-13 at home - with the win and four games left on the 10-game homestand, with Colorado coming to town on Tuesday. The Padres remain in last place in the National League West and are losers of six of their last seven. San Diego will try to get some length out of starter Eric Lauer on Sunday while the Giants send rookie righty Dereck Rodriguez to the mound.
TV: 4:05 p.m. ET, FS San Diego, NBCS Bay Area (San Francisco)
PITCHING MATCHUP: Padres LH Eric Lauer (3-4, 5.47 ERA) vs. Giants RH Dereck Rodriguez (2-1, 4.56)
Lauer was strong against Oakland on Tuesday but could not factor in the decision while allowing an unearned run on three hits in six innings. The rookie from Ohio snapped a string of four straight starts without completing six innings in that outing and surrendered three or fewer earned runs in each of his last four games. Lauer started at San Francisco on April 30 and yielded three runs on seven hits over five innings without earning a decision.
Rodriguez picked up his second major league win on Tuesday against Miami, allowing three runs and seven hits over five innings. The 26-year-old did not walk a batter in either of his last two turns and owns 22 strikeouts against six walks across 23 2/3 total innings. Rodriguez is making his first career appearance against San Diego and is 2-0 with a 3.27 ERA in two home starts.
WALK-OFFS
1. The Giants optioned LF Mac Williamson to Triple-A Sacramento and recalled OF Austin Slater on Saturday.
2. San Diego RHP Jordan Lyles was scratched from his scheduled start on Saturday due to tightness in his forearm.
3. San Francisco LHP Tony Watson did not allow a run in any of his last 12 appearances.