MLB Baseball Odds: Giants and Padres

The San Diego Padres seek their fourth straight win overall and their fifth in a row at home tonight as they open a three-game series against the NL West rival San Francisco Giants. (AP Images)"]

The home team has won the first five meetings between these teams this season, which is a pattern of the Padres' overall performance this year. San Diego has dropped its last 11 road games to fall to a major-league worst 5-16 away from home.

Chris Young will try to bounce back from a 6-4 loss to the Chicago Cubs on Wednesday, when he gave up six runs and a career-high four homers in four innings.

Young has been money at Petco this season, going 2-0 with a 2.37 ERA in three starts.

Barry Zito, who starts for the +115 underdog Giants, is 3-3 with a 3.57 ERA in 12 career appearances versus the Padres.