San Diego Padres’ Juan Soto, left, celebrates with teammate Fernando Tatis Jr. after hitting a two-run home run during the first inning at Petco Park in San Diego on Sun Sep 3, 2023 (AP News photo)

On the SF Giants podcast with Michael:

#1 Michael, talk about the San Diego Padres Juan Soto who slugged a home run in three straight games now that was key in the Padres 4-0 win at Petco Park in San Diego.

#2 The Padres Manny Machado who was overshadowed by Soto’s hot streak got a home run in his own right. Machado can do damage at any given time and the Giants had to cautious with him.

#3 Michael, talk about Padres reliever Seth Lugo who improved his record to 6-6 and held the Giants to just three hits in six innings of work stranding a running in scoring position he was key in this win.

#4 Giant starter Alex Cobb who threw a one hitter against the first place Cincinnati last Tuesday couldn’t keep the Padres in check Sunday going just three innings, six hits and four earned runs. The Padres were able to spot his pitches. You talked about having a good outing then the next outing you can bomb and that had happened to Cobb and pitcher Kyle Harrison in their next outings.

#5 The Giants head to the Windy City Monday to take on the Chicago Cubs who are trying to close the gap in the NL Central. The Giants will be going with Logan Webb (9-11 ERA 3.49) and going for the Cubs Justin Steele (15-3 ERA 2.69) first pitch 11:10AM PT.

Michael Duca is filling in for Marko Ukalovic who does the SF Giants podcasts Mondays at http://www.sportsradioservice.com