Madison Bumgarner (4-2, 2.72 ERA) takes the hill for the San Francisco Giants (22-18) as they square off against Colin Rea (3-1, 4.24 ERA) and the San Diego Padres (17-22) in the first of a three-game series at Petco Park. The Giants come into this series riding a five-game winning streak. Action begins at 10:10 p.m. ET on Tuesday, May. 17 and can be seen on CSBA and FSSD.
Rea pitched 5.0 innings in his most recent start, surrendering four runs, striking out three and walking four in a 7-4 win over the Cubs. Melvin Upton Jr. (.281, 16 Rs, 5 HRs, 16 RBIs, 7 SBs) went 1 for 4 Sunday. Bumgarner went 6.2 innings, surrendering one run, striking out five and walking four in a 5-4 win over the Blue Jays in his last outing. Brandon Belt (.305, 19 Rs, 4 HRs, 22 RBIs) went 1 for 3 Sunday.
Notes
The Giants won their last game by a one-run margin. In games decided by one run, the Padres are 5-9. The Giants are 8-5 in close games this season.
The Padres are coming into this game after allowing one walk during their last outing. The Giants have a 1-2 record when opponents give up one walk or less.
When they are outhit, the Padres are 5-16. The Giants have a 6-17 record when opponents outhit them.
Both San Diego and San Francisco are tied at 21st in home runs, hitting 35 this season.
Ranking 26th, San Diego is near the bottom of the league in walks, notching 99 this season. San Francisco ranks in the top five at second with 161.
When the Padres hit at least one home run, they are 14-6, well-matched with the Giants who are 14-9 when hitting one or more homers.
