The San Diego Padres snapped their 4-game losing streak with a 4-3 victory over the Chicago White Sox yesterday at Petco Park. Tonight they will try to build off of that when they head north to open a 3-game set with the struggling San Francisco Giants. The 13-21 Giants are last in the NL West, have lost 6 straight, and are expected to turn to Trevor McDonald to right the ship, and he is not the answer. McDonald was just called up from the Giants AAA affiliate, the Sacramento River Cats, where he struggled, posting a 5.40 ERA and a 1.53 WHIP. The 20-13 Padres are just a half game back of the Los Angeles Dodgers for the top spot in the NL West and cannot afford to lose to the lowly Giants. San Diego is expected to turn to Randy Vásquez to throw strikes and he has been dealing. Vásquez is 3-0 with an ERA of 2.94 and a 1.16 WHIP. The Friars bats have been lethargic of late but should wake up tonight against McDonald.
TONIGHT’S PICK: SAN DIEGO PADRES