The San Diego Padres are coming off a 5-1 triumph over San Francisco Giants to improve to 5-2 in the last seven meetings at Petco Park. The Giants' left-hander Derek Holland (0-2, 4.09 ERA) was tagged with seven runs (six earned runs) on 13 hits in 5 2/3 innings in his lone previous meeting with the Friars. He was 3-7 with a bloated 7.17 ERA in 14 outings on the road last season. San Diego turns to Clayton Richard (1-1, 5.29 ERA) who's far from an ace, but note that the Giants have scored fewer than two runs in seven of their first 13 games this season.

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