Both the San Francisco Giants and the Boston Red Sox had Monday off. Much needed time for the Giants to recuperate after getting swept by the Padres over the weekend, and I expect San Francisco to come out fired up for the opener of a two-game set at Fenway Park Tuesday night.

Here are my keys to the game:

1. Pitching - Boston hands the ball to Rick Porcello (11-2, 3.66) who is 8-0 with a 3.32 ERA in nine home starts this season. He's however 1-1 with a 6.19 ERA in three career starts against San Francisco and the current Giants team is batting a combined .358 against the right-hander. San Francisco counters with Jake Peavy (5-7, 5.09 ERA) who has held five of his last six opponents to two runs or fewer. The veteran will make his first start in Boston since being traded to San Francisco prior to the deadline in 2014. Peavy is 1-5 with a 6.64 ERA in eight road starts this season, but he's obviously used to pitching at Fenway where he's 3-3 with a 4.47 ERA in 14 starts, his seventh-most at a single ballpark.

2. Situational - The Red Sox mustered only one run on three hits in a 3-1 loss at Yankee Stadium in their last game. Bad news for Porcello and the Sox as Boston is 1-6 in Porcello's last seven starts after scoring two runs or fewer in its previous game.

3. X-Factor - Conor Gillaspie was 1-for-2 with a homer on Sunday and he is 10-for-24 (.417) with a homer and six RBIs against Porcello lifetime.

Selection: This is a play on the San Francisco Giants +1.5 (8*)