There are only 29 games remaining on the San Francisco Giants' schedule. That means that this four-game series the Giants are about to play against the star-studded Padres in San Diego accounts for 13.8% of their remaining schedule. In other words—every series, including this one, in huge from here on out. Locked On Padres host Javier Reyes joins the show and believes the Padres are toast, but they're still an extremely dangerous team and what the SF Giants cannot take lightly.

What has made the Giants, who have far less talent than the Padres on paper, the better team from a record perspective? First and foremost, the infusion of young talent has seemed to provide a boost for the Giants both on the field and in the clubhouse. Patrick Bailey has emerged as arguably the best defensive catcher in baseball, and even arguably the best defender—period—in baseball. Just recently, the SF Giants' top prospect Kyle Harrison has provided a major spark that his implications down the stretch, potentially in the postseason, and for many years to come. All of that has energized the SF Giants and their fans.

Meanwhile, what is wrong with the Padres? Is there a lack of cohesion? Is the lack of homegrown talent an issue? Is it simply a matter of their dreadful performance in one-run games and extra innings? Whatever it is, the Padres need to get red hot and it needs to start right now against the San Francisco Giants. There's no getting around it: this is a huge series for both the Giants and Padres that's about to get underway tonight in San Diego.

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The best daily San Francisco Giants podcast. Whether the Giants are winning championships or retooling for another title run, Locked On Giants host Ben Kaspick—a lifelong Giants fan and former contributor for RotoGraphs and Beyond the Box Score—breaks down every game, rumor, and transaction in a way that's data-driven and rational but also simple, passionate, and accessible to all.

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