Blake Snell is slated to take the mound for Los Angeles against Yu Darvish for San Diego.

The San Francisco Giants will likely use the MLB Draft to continue building their farm system. Next year, the draft will be as important as ever.

The Padres capitalized on some sloppy Giants defense in a win over San Francisco, setting up another 1st place battle with the Dodgers.

Los Angeles swept the Padres, then in first place, last weekend at Dodger Stadium but on Friday the action turns to Petco Park.

Through three innings, the Giants owned a 2-0 lead and positioned themselves to at least salvage a series split. Justin Verlander retired the first nine batters he faced, and the offense scored a pair of runs in the third thanks to rare shoddy defense from Platinum Glover Fernando Tatis Jr.

Bob Melvin did not hold back on how frustrating Thursday night was for the Giants in their loss to the Padres.

A disastrous fifth inning doomed the Giants in San Francisco's 8-4 loss to the San Diego Padres on Thursday afternoon at Petco Park.

BOTTOM LINE: The San Diego Padres face the San Francisco Giants on Wednesday. San Diego has a 70-56 record overall and a 39-21 record at home. Padres hitters are batting a collective .251, which ranks fourth in the NL.

Thanks to the SF Giants, courtesy of Justin Verlander, things are beginning to pick up. Furthermore, he made history against the Tampa Bay Rays by reaching 9th on the all-time strikeout list, surpassing Walter “Big Train” Johnson.