4:10 pm
May 2

Giants @ Padres

Who will WIN this matchup?

San Francisco Giants (16-11)

@ San Diego Padres (16-12)

 

Starting Pitchers:

Gausman (SF): 1-0; 2.14 ERA

Musgrove (SD) 2-2; 1.24 ERA

 

Current odds:

San Francisco Giants: (+165)

San Diego Padres: (-180)

 

• The Giants have designated a starter for Sunday — right-hander Kevin Gausman (1-0, 2.14 ERA). And Gausman is a bit of a question. This start was delayed several days for what Giants manager Gabe Kapler described as a groin issue.

• Musgrove, who threw the first no-hitter in Padres’ history on April 9, last pitched April 25 when he departed after three innings and 77 pitches against the Los Angeles Dodgers. There had been no talk about his health until speculation started about why he might not be available Sunday.

• In the first two losses of the series, San Francisco scored one run from four bases-loaded opportunities — three of which have come with less than two outs, chances killed off by a pair of double plays and a set of back-to-back strikeouts. Overall in the first two games, the Giants are 2-for-14 with runners in scoring. In five games against the Padres this season, the Giants have 11 runs.

• But Gausman gives them an excellent opportunity. In his past two starts, the 30-year-old right-hander has allowed one run on eight hits and five walks with 16 strikeouts in 14 innings. On April 7, Gausman held the Padres to a run on five hits and a walk with five strikeouts over seven innings in a 3-2 Giants victory.

5/10
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San Diego Padres
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