The San Diego Padres will travel to Oracle Park for their second series of the new season and battle the National League West champions San Francisco Giants. It will be a three-game series between the two California teams who are looking to establish their ground early.The Padres will come into the series with a 3-1 record after thrashing the Texas Rangers 10-5 in their most recent encounter. The San Francisco Giants, on the other hand, won against the visiting Miami Marlins to score a 2-1 record.San Diego Padres Injury Report:San Diego Padres star Fernando Tatis Jr.PlayerStatusReasonLuis GarciaOutRight oblique strainMike ClevingerOutRight knee strainDrew PomeranzOutFlexor tendon surgeryFernando Tatis Jr.OutFractured left wristThe Padres are still without the services of their club star Fernando Tatis Jr. due to a fractured left wrist that he suffered in the offseason. They are also still without starter Mike Clevinger, who is recovering from a right knee strain that he suffered in the Cactus League. San Diego Padres@PadresFirst series of 2022 is a W.#PadresWin #TimeToShine5:02 AM · Apr 11, 20222195257First series of 2022 is a W.#PadresWin #TimeToShine https://t.co/Uh7SanPmlARelievers Luis Garcia and Drew Pomeranz are also out and placed in the 10-day IL and 60-day IL, respectively.San Francisco Giants Injury Report:Evan Longoria eyes a return in MayPlayerStatusReasonEvan LongoriaOutRight index finger surgeryTommy La StellaOutLeft Achilles surgeryLaMonte Wade Jr.OutLeft knee inflammationMatthew BoydOutLeft flexor tendon surgeryEvan Longoria remains sidelined for the start of the season as he has surgery on his right index finger. He aggaravated his original injury in Spring Training. He will look to return by mid-May. SFGiants@SFGiantsHave a day, @HeliotRamos 🥳5:10 AM · Apr 11, 20221211127Have a day, @HeliotRamos 🥳 https://t.co/6Coje9dutvMeanwhile, one of last year's vital pieces to the NL West pennant, LaMonte Wade Jr. is also still out with an inflammation in his left knee.San Diego Padres vs San Francisco Giants Predicted LineupSan Diego PadresJurickson Profar has a superb start to the seasonThe batting order of the Padres have been firing on all cylinders early this season. They have three hitters with a plus .400 average of at least ten at-bats. If they continue rolling like this, the Padres won't need to rush to bring back Fernando Tatis Jr. into the starting lineup.Player Name2022 Stats1Trent Grisham, CF1 BB2Austin Nola, DH.400, 3 RBI, 1 R3Manny Machado, 3B.250, 2 RBI, 2 R, 2 doubles4Jake Cronenworth, 2B2 RBI, 2 R5Luke Voit, 1B1 RBI, 3 R, 7 BB6Wil Myers, RF1 R, 1 double, 1 BB7 Jurickson Profar, LF .400, 2 HR, 6 RBI, 2 R8 Jorge Alfaro, C .375, 1 RBI, 1 R, 1 double9 Ha-Seong Kim, SS 4 R, 1 tripleSan Francisco GiantsBrandon Belt and Darin RufThe Giants are still missing key pieces in the batting order and that is evident due to the team's .183 batting average, which is third-worst in the league. If they cannot generate anything on the mound against the Padres, look for the team to rely heavily on their pitching crew.Player Name2022 Stats1Mike Yastrzemski, RF1 BB2Brandon Belt, 1B.250, 1 HR, 1 RBI, 2 R3Brandon Crawford, SS1 BB4Joc Pederson, LF1 BB5Darin Ruf, DH.273, 1 RBI, 1 R, 1 double6 Wilmer Flores, 3B 1 RBI, 1 double7 Joey Bart, C 1 HR, 1 RBI, 2 R8 Thairo Estrada, 2B 1 HR, 1 RBI, 2 R9Steven Duggar, CF1 RBI, 1 doubleSan Diego Padres vs San Francisco Giants Pitching RotationsSan Diego PadresNick Martinez won silver for the USA in the 2020 Tokyo Olympics1Yu Darvish2Sean Manaea3Joe Musgrove4Blake Snell5 Nick MartinezOlympic silver medalist and former Fukuoka Softbank hawk Nick Martinez will make his first professional pitching appearance stateside in five years against the Giants. He has been chosen to fill-in the starter spot for the injured Mike Clevinger.San Francisco GiantsA-Wood will take the mound against the Padres1Logan Webb2Carlos Rodon3Anthony DeScalafani4 Alex Wood5 Alex CobbFormer All-Star and World Series champion Alex Wood has been assigned in the opening game of the series against the Padres. In the 2021 season, he finished with a 10-4 record with a 3.83 ERA and 1.183 WHIP across 138 2/3 innings pitched.