SF Giants probable pitchers & starting lineups vs. San Diego Padres, September 7

The SF Giants dropped the first game of a three-game series against the San Diego Padres on Friday night by a score of 5-1. Staff ace Logan Webb will take the mound to get them back into the win column.

SF Giants probable pitchers & starting lineups vs. San Diego Padres, September 7

The Giants lost to a better team on Friday night. There is still a pretty large talent gap between the two clubs. They looked to be much more competitive against one another just last year, but San Diego is one of the better teams in the NL this season.

Webb is coming off of two rough starts and it is likely that he is dealing with fatigue after handling such a large workload and over the past two seasons. On the year, he has a 3.43 ERA while leading the NL with 29 starts and 183.2 innings pitched.

Who is hot?

Matt Chapman has recorded a hit in eight of his last nine games. During that stretch, he has tallied 12 hits, including two home runs, with six RBI in 34 at-bats. This includes a two-hit night in the first game of the series against San Diego. Chapman is only two games away from reaching 140 games this year, which would mark the sixth-straight full season he has appeared in at least 140 games.

Who are the SF Giants facing?

The Giants faced off against Michael King on Friday. The assignment does not get any easier with Dylan Cease taking the mound. The veteran hurler has posted a 3.62 ERA in his first season with the Padres.

SF Giants starting lineup, September 7

• 1. Mike Yastrzemski
• 2. Heliot Ramos
• 3. Matt Chapman
• 4. Michael Conforto
• 5. Mark Canha
• 6. Patrick Bailey
• 7. Tyler Fitzgerald
• 8. Brett Wisely
• 9. Grant McCray

San Diego Padres starting lineup, September 7

• 1. Luis Arráez
• 2. Jurickson Profar
• 3. Manny Machado
• 4. Jake Cronenworth
• 5. Xander Bogaerts
• 6. David Peralta
• 7. Luis Campusano
• 8. Tyler Wade
• 9. Mason McCoy

How to follow today's game?

The Giants are on the road at Petco Park with the game scheduled at 5:40 PM PST. It is being televised on NBC Sports Bay Area and the radio broadcast is on KNBR 680.