SAN FRANCISCO -- One team happy to be home meets another that's enjoying itself on the road Monday night when the San Francisco Giants and Cincinnati Reds open a three-game series.
The Reds, who had won just eight of their first 35 games in a start that cost manager Bryan Price his job, have been energized by the acquisition of Matt Harvey from the New York Mets, winning their last six games.
The most recent four wins came in a shocking road sweep of the defending National League champion Los Angeles Dodgers, with a suddenly rejuvenated Reds pitching staff allowing a total of nine runs in the four games.