Cubs scouting report

Cubs vs. San Diego Padres at Petco Park

TV: WGN Monday; Comcast SportsNet Tuesday; WCIU Wednesday

Radio: WGN 720-AM

Pitching matchups: The Cubs’ Casey Coleman (3-8) vs. Matt Latos (8-14) Monday at 9:05 p.m.; Matt Gaza (9-10) vs. Anthony Bass (2-0) Tuesday at 9:05 p.m.; Ryan Dempster vs. Wade LeBlanc (4-6) Wednesday at 7:35 p.m.

At a glance: The Cubs beat the Padres two out of three at Wrigley Field in April. For the Cubs, Garza is trying to reach the .500 mark. He has an ERA of 3.35. Dempster is trying to reach the 200-innings mark for the fourth straight year. He sits at 196⅔. Cameron Maybin and Ryan Ludwick lead the weak-hitting Padres in the key offensive categories. The Padres lead the NL in stolen bases by a wide margin, but they entered Sunday last in batting average and home runs and second to last in runs scored. San Diego pitchers were third in ERA (3.43), while the Cubs moved up to 14th (4.33). Cubs shortstop Starlin Castro has reached base in 37 straight games and leads the NL in hits.

Next: Washington Nationals at Wrigley Field, April 5, 7-8, 2012

— Bruce Miles