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Monday, September 7th, 2009 4:05 p.m. est.

San Diego Padres (61-77) at San Francisco Giants (75-62)
(L) Clayton Richard (4-1) vs. (R) Brad Penny (1-0)

San Diego's Clayton Richard (4-1, 4.50) is 2-1 with a 4.20 ERA in his last three starts. The lefty has never faced San Francisco.

San Francisco's Brad Penny (1-0, 0.00) is 1-0 with a 0.00 ERA in his last three starts. The right-hander is 3-8 with a 5.76 ERA in 17 career outings against San Diego, including 16 starts.

The Padres have not played well at AT&T Park. San Diego has dropped nine of the last ten meetings versus the Giants in San Francisco. In addition, if Giants’ right-hander Brad Penny replicates last week’s performance. The Padres could have a tough task at the plate. Penny allowed five scattered hits in eight shutout innings of a 4-0 victory at Philadelphia last Wednesday. Go with the Giants at home.

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