Matos mania: The Luis Matos Show™ is here, and Giants fans will get their first chance to catch a glimpse of the 21-year-old phenom in person this week. – RHP Anthony DeSclafani (4-6, 4.31)* vs. On what was originally scheduled as an off day, the D-backs will instead play a baseball game and make a cross-country flight before beginning their series in San Francisco on Friday. They travel to Milwaukee for three games, Monday through Wednesday, then on to Washington, D.C., for a one-off makeup game Thursday. The upstart D-backs haven’t run out of juice yet - the third-youngest group of position players in the NL has the senior circuit’s second-best record - but even their youthful bones will be put to the test this week. They are playing better of late, with a 7-3 record in their past 10 games and Juan Soto and Fernando Tatis Jr. That did not prove to be the case, as San Diego (35-36) is still stuck a game under. The Padres, with an estimated $248.9 million Opening Day payroll, had underwhelmed up until that point. When they last met in Mexico City, it seemed like a potential turning point for the Padres, who took home piñatas and luchador masks, not stomach bugs, from their international adventure. Will that change this week? The week ahead PIT, BAL, CHC) while going 14-2 on the road, where they have won their past nine. Since taking two of three from the Marlins over the third weekend in May, the Giants have lost three straight series at Oracle Park (3-6 vs. The hottest team in baseball has gone a month without winning a series at home. The Giants started the year 1-7 against divisional opponents and will be seeking to avenge a sweep at the hands of the Padres in Mexico City and losing three of four last month in Arizona. With the best record in the majors since Mother’s Day (22-9), San Francisco will play host to the team with the third-best record in that span: the D-backs, who have played 20-11 ball to maintain a 4.5 game hold on first place. Amid an 11-4 start to June, they have gone 6-0 against NL West foes and will have seven more opportunities this homestand. ![]() The San Francisco Giants aren’t just hot, but playing well at an opportune time.
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