SAN DIEGO — The San Diego Padres and San Francisco Giants meet on Friday, in places they never dreamed.
San Diego is at home in Petco Park where the views are always grand. But with the Padres (38-50) in full-throttle, rebuild-mode, they didn’t envision looking down at another NL West team.
Instead there sits fifth-place San Francisco (34-56) as it grabs for an elusive ripcord.
The free-falling Giants are in the division cellar and are showing no signs of life. They enter their three-game set with the Padres after getting swept at home by the Miami Marlins.