Padres at Giants
The San Diego Padres, who are trying to remain relevant in the National League wild-card race, hit the road for six games against NL West rivals with a pair against the San Francisco Giants beginning Tuesday. San Diego (33-33) has lost nine of its last 14 games after a 4-6 homestand concluded with a pair of losses to Washington - 5-2 in the finale when the Nationals belted four straight home runs in the eighth inning.
Padres shortstop Manny Machado (10 home runs, 33 RBIs) was given Sunday off after seeing his average drop 27 points to .242 by going 8-for-54 in his last 14 games. San Francisco (26-38) has lost four of its last five after recording a season high-tying three-game winning streak as its offense continues to struggle. The Giants have scored the second-fewest runs in the NL at 3.8 per contest after plating seven in their past five games while going 2-for-27 with runners in scoring position during that span. San Diego's Chris Paddack on Friday opposes Tyler Beede in a matchup of struggling rookies with Beede still in search of his first major league victory.
TV: 9:45 p.m. ET, FS San Diego, NBCS Bay Area (San Francisco)
PITCHING MATCHUP: Padres RH Chris Paddack (4-4, 2.97 ERA) vs. Giants RH Tyler Beede (0-2, 8.15)
Paddack was 4-2 with a 1.93 ERA after his first nine career starts before getting roughed up in his last two outings. The 23-year-old Texan allowed 10 runs (nine earned) and 14 hits - including five of his nine career homers yielded - over a combined 9 1/3 innings in losses to Philadelphia 9-6 on Tuesday and at Yankee Stadium 7-0 on May 29. Paddack permitted one run, two hits and a walk while striking out seven in five frames of a 3-1 victory versus San Francisco on March 31 in his major league debut.
Beede allowed six runs (five earned), five hits (two homers) and four walks with five strikeouts in five innings of a 7-0 loss to the Mets in New York on Wednesday. The 26-year-old Massachusetts native has yielded 24 hits and 15 walks in 17 2/3 innings over five games (three starts) this season, resulting in a 2.21 WHIP and .320 batting average against. Beede is 0-3 with an 8.17 ERA, 2.21 WHIP and .311 BA against in seven career appearances (five starts).
WALK-OFFS
1. Giants 1B Brandon Belt, who has reached base in 15 straight games and is 8-for-22 with a home run and seven RBIs in eight June contests, missed Sunday's 1-0 loss to the Los Angeles Dodgers with a stomach illness.
2. Padres C Austin Hedges (ankle) has missed the last two games but is expected to play Tuesday.
3. San Diego has won five of the first seven meetings this season with Padres OF Wil Myers 11-for-25 with two home runs and five RBIs in those contests.