Giants Turn to Webb as They Aim to Avoid Sweep in Final Padres Matchup of 2026

The San Francisco Giants close out their season series with the San Diego Padres on Sunday at Oracle Park, a 4:20 p.m. PT first pitch with San Francisco looking to salvage the finale after dropping the first two games of the set. The Giants enter at 62-87, while the Padres sit at 80-68 in Game 150 of San Francisco’s season.

The headline roster news comes from San Francisco, which recalled outfielder Scott Bandura ahead of the game while placing Rafael Devers on the Injured List. Bandura is slated to serve as the designated hitter in his MLB debut, and his appearance will make him the 67th player used by the Giants this season — a franchise record that underscores an injury-heavy, evaluative September roster.

Right-hander Logan Webb gets the ball for the Giants. The 29-year-old, a three-time All-Star often described as the face of the franchise, has made 26 starts and carries an 8-8 record with a 4.10 ERA and a 3.46 FIP. He has struck out 127 against 40 walks across 155.2 innings and is coming off a strong outing in which he held the St. Louis Cardinals to one run over six frames.

Opposing him is Padres veteran Nick Pivetta, making just his sixth start of the year. The 33-year-old righty is 2-2 with a 3.43 ERA and a 1.48 FIP, with 26 strikeouts against six walks in 21 innings. His most recent turn was his first game action since a stint on the Injured List that lasted nearly five months, and he was sharp, tossing five scoreless innings against the Washington Nationals.

Drew Gilbert, Jung Hoo Lee, and Bryce Eldridge form the top of the Giants’ order, with Bandura hitting fifth. San Diego counters with Fernando Tatis Jr. — listed at second base — followed by Manny Machado, Luis Campusano, and Jackson Merrill in the heart of the lineup.

The matchup also lands against the backdrop of shifting sports-media economics. Regional broadcast rights and carriage fees remain a pressure point for teams and distributors alike, with media companies such as Comcast (CMCSA, $25.20, up 0.6% on the session) continuing to weigh how live local sports fits into their connectivity and platforms businesses. Comcast’s market capitalization stands at roughly $92.5 billion.

Sunday marks the last time these National League West rivals meet this season, capping a divisional rivalry played out against a Giants campaign defined by roster churn and a Padres club still mathematically alive in the playoff race.

What to watch

• Bandura’s MLB debut and how the Giants deploy their remaining September call-ups.
• Whether Pivetta builds on his five scoreless innings as he works back from the Injured List.
• San Diego’s position in the wild-card standings as the regular season winds down.
• The Giants’ final player count for the season, already at a record 67 and used with Devers now on the IL.

Source: original release