San Francisco @ San Diego preview

Last Meeting ( Jun 24, 2018 ) San Diego 2, San Francisco 3

Buster Posey helped the San Francisco Giants break out of a funk on Sunday at home to get a much-needed victory. They hope to build off that win when they begin a six-game road trip with the first of two contests against the San Diego Padres on Monday.

Posey collected four hits and three RBIs in an 8-5 victory over Milwaukee on Sunday as the Giants snapped their four-game losing streak. San Francisco was operating without manager Bruce Bochy, who flew to Cooperstown, N.Y. to attend the Hall-of-Fame induction ceremony in support of new member Trevor Hoffman, the closer for San Diego throughout Bochy's tenure with the team. The present-day Padres have lost five in a row and 12 of 14 after dropping a 5-4 decision to Arizona on Sunday. A bright spot for San Diego during the rocky stretch has been Wil Myers, who drove in a pair of runs in the loss and has registered 23 RBIs in 22 games this month.

TV: 10:10 p.m. ET, NBCS Bay Area (San Francisco), FS San Diego

PITCHING MATCHUP: Giants LH Derek Holland (5-8, 3.92 ERA) vs. Padres LH Eric Lauer (5-7, 5.29)

Holland will be making his second straight start after coming out of the bullpen in his previous two outings. The 31-year-old allowed two earned runs and eight hits over 12 1/3 innings in his last two starts, striking out 12 and walking one. Holland has posted a 7.04 ERA in three career starts against the Padres and has had some issues with Eric Hosmer, who is 8-for-19 lifetime versus the native of Ohio.

Lauer came within one out of tossing a complete game in a win over the Los Angeles Dodgers on July 10, but he's stumbled through two starts - both losses - since that gem. The Chicago Cubs got to him for five runs in two innings prior to the All-Star break and Lauer gave up six runs in four frames against the Mets in New York on Tuesday. Opponents are hitting .311 overall against the 23-year-old rookie, who has yielded four runs and registered 11 strikeouts over 11 innings in a pair of no-decisions versus San Francisco this year.

WALK-OFFS

1. Bochy still was credited with Sunday's win, giving him 1,906 in his career to move past Hall-of-Famer Casey Stengel for 11th place on the all-time list.

2. Posey has gone 7-for-12 during his modest three-game hitting streak.

3. The Padres optioned OF Franmil Reyes to Triple-A El Paso and activated RHP Jordan Lyles (elbow) from the 10-day disabled list.

PREDICTION: Giants 5, Padres 4