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.

San Francisco’s Justin Verlander became just the 10th Major League Baseball pitcher to notch 3,500 strikeouts, adding another milestone moment to his resume in the Giants’ 8-0 loss to the Washington Nationals. Verlander struck out three in the first inning to reach 3,500 for his career, but things went downhill from there for the home team.

"I'm frustrated that our fans come out and support us every night and we gave them literally nothing today," Giants manager Bob Melvin said.