San Francisco @ New York preview

Last Meeting ( Jun 9, 2015 ) San Francisco 5, NY Mets 0

Although rookie Chris Heston's masterful no-hit performance rightly garnered front-page headlines, Joe Panik pieced together quite the story of his own in the opener of the three-game series versus the New York Mets. Panik, a New York native who played collegiately at St. John's, looks to extend his hitting streak to 14 games as the visiting San Francisco Giants and Mets reconvene at Citi Field on Wednesday.

Panik homered among his two hits and Matt Duffy also went deep as San Francisco breezed to its 11th victory in 14 road contests with a 5-0 triumph on Tuesday. Both batters will face a stern test in Wednesday starter Matt Harvey, who looks to prevent New York from tumbling to its sixth setback in eight outings overall and ninth in 10 meetings with San Francisco. Heston's dominating effort obviously handcuffed veteran Michael Cuddyer, who saw his 12-game hitting streak come to a halt. Catcher Travis d'Arnaud is expected to be activated from the disabled list prior to Wednesday's contest after being sidelined with a broken right pinkie since April 20.

TV: 7:10 p.m. ET, CSN Bay Area (San Francisco), SNY (New York)

PITCHING MATCHUP: Giants RH Tim Hudson (3-5, 4.41 ERA) vs. Mets RH Matt Harvey (6-3, 3.05)

Hudson followed up a win with a loss for the third straight time this season, despite allowing two runs on seven hits in as many innings of a 5-2 setback to Pittsburgh on Wednesday. The 39-year-old has fared well versus the Mets in his career, posting a 17-10 mark with a 3.52 ERA - including a 5-2, 3.24 performance in eight tilts at Citi Field. Hudson did not get a decision in his last meeting, yielding three runs on seven hits in five innings.

Harvey recorded his first win since May 1 after working around a pair of homers among the six hits he allowed in seven innings of a 6-2 triumph over Arizona on Thursday. The 26-year-old has been taken deep five times in the last three outings, but has struck out at least nine in four of his last five trips to the mound. Harvey owns an 0-1 career mark versus the Giants despite recording a 1.08 WHIP and limiting the club to a .213 batting average.

WALK-OFFS

1. San Francisco C Buster Posey recorded three hits in the series opener and is 7-for-19 with three runs scored in his last four games.

2. New York RF Curtis Granderson went 0-for-4 with three strikeouts on Tuesday, and is 1-for-10 in his career against Hudson.

3. Giants OF Hunter Pence admitted to feeling discomfort in his ailing wrist while swinging off a tee on Tuesday. He has been sidelined for a week with the injury.

PREDICTION: Giants 4, Mets 2