San Francisco pays a visit to San Diego on Sunday, hoping to shut down the Padres bats in baseball action at PETCO Park.

The Padres will turn to Mat Latos and his 5-10 record as they look for a win in this one, while the Giants send Matt Cain (8-5) to the hill.



View San Francisco vs San Diego Odds and Stats.

Betting Line:
If you're backing the visitors in this one, you'll find the Giants listed as underdogs of -110 at most sportsbooks. Total bettors saw the number open in the area of 5.5, depending on the book.

Power Rankings:
According to new MLB Power Rankings here, it's the National League No. 16-ranked Padres and the National League No. 2-rated Giants in this matchup.



How They Match Up:
Scoring stats point to some edges in this matchup. The game features San Diego's National League No. 16-ranked scoring average of 3.3 runs per game, against a Giants offense rated No. 15 and scoring 3.7 runs per game in the league. The Padres have averaged 7.7 hits per game to date this season, less than the Giants hitters have managed (8.3 per nine innings).

San Francisco brings the National League's No. 3-rated defense to this matchup, facing the Padres' league No. 4-ranked defense.

The Giants were a 11-3 loser in their most recent outing on the road against the Padres. That made winners of bettors who got San Diego at -134 on the moneyline, while the total score (14) was good news for OVER bettors. San Francisco looks to rebound from a loss to the Padres, who beat them 11-3 on Saturday behind a start from Cory Luebke at PETCO Park.




San Francisco Giants Trends:
When playing on Sunday are 3-7
Before playing LA Dodgers are 4-6
After playing San Diego are 7-3
After a loss are 4-6

San Diego Padres Trends:
When playing on Sunday are 6-4
Before playing Florida are 5-5
After playing San Francisco are 3-7
After a win are 6-4

A few Giants at Padres trends to consider:
The total has gone OVER in 5 of San Francisco's last 5 games on the road
The total has gone OVER in 7 of San Francisco's last 8 games when playing San Diego
The total has gone OVER in 5 of San Francisco's last 6 games when playing on the road against San Diego
San Francisco is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games
The total has gone OVER in 7 of San Diego's last 8 games when playing San Francisco
The total has gone OVER in 5 of San Diego's last 6 games when playing at home against San Francisco
San Diego is 5-2 SU in its last 7 games at home
The total has gone OVER in 4 of San Diego's last 6 games at home


Next up:
San Francisco home to LA Dodgers, Monday, July 18
San Diego at Florida, Tuesday, July 19