The Giants get a visit from the San Diego Padres in baseball action on Sunday, with the home side looking to send the visitors to the showers with a loss.

It's a pitching duel between Yusmeiro Petit for the Giants (0-0 on the year) and Eric Stults for San Diego (6-3 so far).



View San Diego vs San Francisco Odds and Stats.

Power Rankings:
This game puts the Giants, most recently No. 1 in the National League Odds Shark MLB Power Rankings, up against the Padres, who rate a National League No. 10 in the latest survey.



How They Match Up:
The game also pits San Francisco's No. 6-rated National League offense, averaging 4.5 runs per game, against a Padres defense that ranks No. 10 in the National League at 4.3 in runs allowed per game. The Giants have averaged 9.3 hits per game so far, more than Padres batters have averaged on the year (8.3 hits per game).

Pitching and defensive stats are important baseball handicapping factors and San Francisco has the National League's No. 5-ranked defense. In the other dugout, the Padres own the National League's No. 10 mark in runs allowed.

San Diego was an 8-4 loser in its last match on the road against the Giants. They lost as +171 underdogs, while the total score of 12 made winners of OVER bettors. San Diego looks to rebound from a loss to the Giants, who beat them 8-4 on Saturday behind a start from Madison Bumgarner at AT&T Park.




San Diego Padres Trends:
When playing on Sunday are 2-8
Before playing LA Dodgers are 4-6
After playing San Francisco are 4-6
After a loss are 6-4

San Francisco Giants Trends:
When playing on Sunday are 7-3
Before playing Arizona are 9-1
After playing San Diego are 6-4
After a win are 8-2

A few Padres at Giants trends to consider:
The total has gone OVER in 5 of San Diego's last 6 games when playing San Francisco
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of San Diego's last 6 games on the road
San Diego is 1-4 SU in its last 5 games
San Diego is 1-4 SU in its last 5 games on the road
San Francisco is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games
San Francisco is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games at home
San Francisco is 6-1 SU in its last 7 games when playing at home against San Diego
The total has gone OVER in 5 of San Francisco's last 6 games when playing San Diego


Next up:
San Diego home to LA Dodgers, Tuesday, September 25
San Francisco home to Arizona, Tuesday, September 25