The San Francisco Giants (59-59) slipped back to .500 after losing the final two games of their home series with the Washington Nationals. Following a 4-2 defeat on Saturday, the Giants were routed in the series finale, 8-0 on Sunday.

The Giants are a .500 team, but they haven't played .500 baseball since April. This Padres series shouldn't be that important but it is.

BOTTOM LINE: The San Francisco Giants host the San Diego Padres on Monday to open a three-game series. San Francisco is 59-59 overall and 29-28 at home. The Giants have a 33-18 record in games when they did not give up a home run.

Justin Verlander tossed the 3,500th strikeout of his career in the San Francisco Giants' showdown with the Washington Nationals on Sunday, becoming the 10th pitcher in MLB history to hit the mark.