Xander Bogaerts has started 54 games at shortstop for the Padres; he’s getting his first DH day of the season as his success against Pirates left-hander Andrew Heaney makes him a must-start

The San Diego Padres head to San Francisco to face the Giants at 9:45 PM ET. Keep reading for our Padres vs. Giants betting prediction.

The Padres began a particularly grueling stretch on their schedule by calling on one of their top pitching prospects to reinforce their bullpen. Right-hander Bradgley Rodriguez had his contract selected by the Padres ahead of Friday’s series opener against the Pirates,

Sheets has become the regular DH, even at times against left-handed pitching, and powered a home run against Cy Young winner Chris Sale to increase his chances of playing every day. He is second on the team to Fernando Tatis Jr. with 11 homers and leads the team with 34 RBI (5 in the past week). He is carrying a .843 OPS for the season.

“Manager Mike Shildt said after the game King woke up with some pain in his shoulder and could not get loose enough to start,” ESPN reports. The shoulder issue is not considered serious. Assuming no setbacks occur, King may end up making his next scheduled start.

The Giants' offense has been nonexistent for the last few weeks. They'll need to turn it around soon to stay afloat in the NL West.

The San Diego Padres have reportedly decided which of their two pending free-agent pitchers they will renegotiate with.

Miami Marlins slugger Ronny Simon broke down in tears after he committed four costly errors against the Padres.

San Diego Padres star Luis Arraez welcomes the challenge of facing the Los Angeles Dodgers and other NL West opponents in the coming weeks.