Margevicius expected to start for the Padres against Giants

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San Diego Padres (7-5, second in the NL West) vs. San Francisco Giants (4-8, fourth in the NL West)

San Francisco; Wednesday, 3 p.m. EDT

PITCHING PROBABLES: Padres: Nick Margevicius (0-1, 1.80 ERA) Giants: Dereck Rodriguez (1-1, 5.23 ERA)

LINE: Padres favored by 1 1/2 runs; over/under is 7 1/2 runs

BOTTOM LINE: The San Francisco Giants face the San Diego Padres on Wednesday at Oracle Park.

The Giants went 38-38 in division games in 2018. San Francisco hit 133 total home runs and averaged 8.2 hits per game last year.

The Padres went 28-48 in division games in 2018. San Diego pitchers had an ERA of 4.41 last year while striking out 8.6 hitters per game.