The Giants are a sound 27-22 at home. They have a strong pitching matchup edge here and they catch the Twins with Minnesota possibly missing three of its best hitters.

Carlos Correa is batting .308 and is Minnesota's home run and RBI leader. He didn't play Saturday because of a bruised heel. Jose Miranda leads the Twins in hitting at .325. He's missed the past two games due to a sore back. Byron Buxton is batting .285. He didn't play yesterday either after crashing into the wall on Friday trying to make a catch.

Since this is the final day before the four-day All-Star break, it's likely all three of these key offensive cogs sit out. All three are right-handed batters, too.

That's an extra plus for lefty Blake Snell. The reigning National League Cy Young Award winner has made just two starts since early June because of a sore groin. Snell hadn't looked good this year - until his last start. That came against the Blue Jays at home this past Tuesday. Snell finally looked like his Cy Young Award-winning self, throwing five innings of shutout ball holding Toronto to only one hit.

Opposing Snell is Chris Paddack, who has a 5.18 ERA. Paddack's already bad ERA shoots up to 7.50 if you go by his past three starts. Paddack's road ERA this season is 7.25.