On a Tuesday night in April, the Padres drew 47,345 fans to Petco Park, the second-largest crowd in the ballpark's history. It certainly helped that they gave out Tony Gwynn bobbleheads, but still, this has become the norm in San Diego, where they already have 15 sellouts this season. The Giants fell behind early and their latest comeback attempt fell short. The comebacks won't be as easy against the San Diego bullpen.

On a Tuesday night in April, the Padres drew 47,345 fans to Petco Park, the second-largest crowd in the ballpark's history. It certainly helped that they gave out Tony Gwynn bobbleheads, but still, this has become the norm in San Diego, where they already have 15 sellouts this season. The Giants fell behind early and their latest comeback attempt fell short. The comebacks won't be as easy against the San Diego bullpen.

Wade unleashed three great swings. With the count at 1-0, Wade sent Leiter's sinker into the right-field arcade. Several pitches later, Leiter threw Wade another sinker over the heart of the plate. Wade hit it 107.4 mph down the right-field line.

Wade unleashed three great swings. With the count at 1-0, Wade sent Leiter's sinker into the right-field arcade. Several pitches later, Leiter threw Wade another sinker over the heart of the plate. Wade hit it 107.4 mph down the right-field line.

The San Diego Padres are set to take on the San Francisco Giants in the first contest of a two-game series on Tuesday. Just in the nick of time, San Diego is receiving two key players back in the lineup for this clash. Infielder Luis Arraez and outfielder Jason Heyward are both returning from the injury list, the Padres announced. As a result, infielder Yuli Gurrie was designated for assignment while infielder Mason McCoy was placed on the 10-day IL to make room on the roster.

The San Francisco Giants have received a ton of major contributions from up and down their roster that have helped get the team out to a 19-10 record. Tyler Rogers remains one of the best workhorses out of the bullpen in baseball, making 15 appearances and throwing 14.1 innings with a 0.63 ERA.

Comebacks have been the norm for the Giants, but on Tuesday, San Francisco learned that dramatic wins won't be so easy against their NL West rivals.

The San Diego Padres are getting major reinforcements for Tuesday's series opener against the first place San Francisco Giants in a National League West showdown. Both Luis Arraez and Jason Heyward are being activated off the injured list and are in the starting lineup for Tuesday's game. More news: Yuli Gurriel's Locker Removed From Petco Park Hinting at Massive Padres Roster Move Here's the full Padres lineup: 1. Fernando Tatis Jr., RF 2. Luis Arraez, 1B 3. Manny Machado, 3B 4. Gavin Sheets, DH 5. Xander Bogaerts, SS 6. Jose Iglesias, 2B 7. Tyler Wade, CF 8. Jason Heyward, LF 9. Elias Diaz, C Arraez and Heyward return to #Padres lineup pic.twitter.com/WZMpzMTZ9U — Jeff Sanders (@sdutSanders)

The Giants tried to rally after Logan Webb gave up three early runs, but San Francisco fizzled against the San Diego Padres' bullpen.

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1917 — Fred Toney of the Cincinnati Reds and Hippo Vaughn of the Chicago Cubs pitched a double no-hitter for nine innings, but the Reds won 1-0 on two hits in the 10th. 1923 — Walter Johnson recorded his first shutout of the season and the 100th of his major league record 113 career shutouts as the Washington Senators defeated the New York Yankees 3-0. Yankees shortstop Everett Scott received a medal from the American League for playing in his 1,000th consecutive game.

Following one of the most memorable walk-offs in Oracle Park's history, the Giants enter their first off day in two-and-a-half weeks with a 19-10 record and stand atop of the NL West. Now, they travel to San Diego for their first intradivision matchup of the season, a two-game set against the team that has spent more days in first this month than anyone else in the star-studded division. “I remember last year, it was always fun battling against those guys,” Giants starter Jordan Hicks said. The Padres seemed poised to take a bit of a step back after winning 93 games and taking the eventual World Series champion Dodgers to five games in their NL Division Series.

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San Francisco Giants (19-10, second in the NL West) vs. San Diego Padres (17-11, third in the NL West) San Diego; Tuesday, 9:40 p.m. EDT PITCHING PROBABLES: Giants: Logan Webb (3-1, 1.98 ERA, 1.10 WHIP, 44 strikeouts); Padres: Nick Pivetta (4-1, 1.20 ERA, 0.77 WHIP, 30 strikeouts) BETMGM SPORTSBOOK LINE: Giants -127, Padres +106; over/under is 6 1/2 runs BOTTOM LINE: The San Diego Padres open a two-game series at home against the San Francisco Giants on Tuesday. San Diego has a 17-11 record overall and a 12-4 record in home games. The Padres have a 6-3 record in games decided by one run. San Francisco has a 19-10 record overall and a 10-6 record in road games. The Giants have a 7-1 record in

The San Francisco Giants are one of the stories of the season in the early going with a record of 19-10 headed into the new week. Against all odds, the Giants find themselves on top of the biggest gauntlet of a division in baseball a full month into the year despite not being expected by most to make serious noise. It's still early in a long season, but San Francisco is finding ways to win the kinds of games that they couldn't last year and for the better part of the last decade. In terms of the pitching staff, the Giants are second in all of baseball in bullpen ERA with a team mark of 2.30.

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Nick Pivetta didn't have a job for 2025 until Feb. 17, when he signed a four-year deal with the San Diego Padres. Just over a month into the season, Pivetta has authored the best start to a year by any starting pitcher in club history. Coming off a 2-0 win in Detroit that saw him last seven shutout innings for the third time in five starts, Pivetta is 4-1 with a 1.20 earned run average. How does a guy who came into the season 56-71 with an ERA closer to 5.00 than 4.00 suddenly become a 2025 version of Greg Maddux, albeit with more velocity?

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