The San Francisco Giants are in pursuit of a three-game sweep of the San Diego Padres, though that's just the target and not their mission on Friday. They've yet to play the first game of their second-to-last series against San Diego this season, but their magic number for the NL West crown is down to four games. A sweep through Sunday and a single loss by the Los Angeles Dodgers would equal the division crown.
On Friday, Ryan Vogelsong will take the mound, looking to show the Giants' brass that he can be reliable. He's had it tough this season, and will need to put his best foot forward. Casey Kelly will take the mound for the Padres, who are well out of playoff contention at this point.
As far as the rest of the lineup goes, there's not much deviation from the norm here for the Giants. They're staying par the course and you can view the full lineups below. The game is set for 7:15 p.m. PT.
Giants
1. Angel Pagan CF
2. Marco Scutaro 2B
3. Pablo Sandoval 3B
4. Buster Posey C
5. Hunter Pence RF
6. Brandon Belt 1B
7. Gregor Blanco LF
8. Brandon Crawford SS
9. Ryan Vogelsong P
Padres
1. Everth Cabrera SS
2. Logan Forsythe 2B
3. Chase Headley 3B
4. Yasmani Grandal C
5. Yonder Alonso 1B
6. Jesus Guzman LF
7. Will Venable RF
8. Cameron Maybin CF
9. Casey Kelly P
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