at one of the three teams ahead of them in both the National League West and wild-card races when they host the first-place Arizona Diamondbacks in a three-game series beginning Monday night.The Giants (65-67) responded to the loss of catcher Buster Posey to season-ending hip surgery with two straight wins over the Texas Rangers http://www.stlouiscardinalsteamshop.com/authentic-marcell-ozuna-jersey , keeping them within eight games of the Diamondbacks (72-58) in the West and eight behind the Milwaukee Brewers (73-59) for the second wild-card spot.That’s a lot of ground to make up in 30 games, but the Giants do play 21 of their final 30 against playoff contenders, giving themselves a chance to determine their own fate to a certain degree.Article continues below ...That starts with Monday’s series opener against the Diamondbacks, when the Giants will go with right-hander Chris Stratton (8-7, 5.37 ERA) against Arizona left-hander Patrick Corbin (10-4, 3.17).The Giants are set up with their two top pitchers — Madison Bumgarner and Dereck Rodriguez — for the final two games of the series, which places added importance on getting off on the right foot in the opener with Stratton, who returned to the San Francisco rotation last Tuesday with a strong effort against the New York Mets.The Giants lost that game 6-3 Kolten Wong Jersey , but Stratton had outpitched Steven Matz for six innings before allowing two runs in the seventh that tied the score 2-2.The Mets added four in the eighth against the Giants’ bullpen to win the game.Stratton has faced the Diamondbacks three times this season, with the results getting progressively worse.He allowed one run in seven innings of a 4-3 win in April, three runs in four innings of a 5-4 win in June and six runs in three innings of a 6-3 loss earlier this month.Paul Goldschmidt and David Peralta bombed Stratton for home runs in the first two innings of the Aug. 3 meeting in Arizona, after which he was removed from the starting rotation for more than two weeks before resurfacing against the Mets last week.He’s 1-2 with a 4.65 ERA in six career starts against the Diamondbacks.With Posey out of the lineup, the Giants got production from a surprise source when outfielder Steven Duggar collected five hits in the three-game series against the Rangers, including a two-run, tiebreaking triple in Sunday’s 3-1 win.Duggar went 0-for-2 with a strikeout when Corbin pitched the win over Stratton earlier this month. It was his fifth start against the Giants this season.The 29-year-old threw a one-hit shutout against the Giants in April and limited them to one run on two other occasions this season. He has gone 3-0 in the five starts, improving his lifetime record against San Francisco to 8-7 with a 3.07 ERA in 24 games Trevor Rosenthal Jersey , including 22 starts.Corbin can expect to see Hunter Pence in the Giants’ lineup tonight. The part-timer has hit four home runs with a .366 batting average in 45 career plate appearances against the left-hander.Coming off two losses in three games at home to the Seattle Mariners, the Diamondbacks find themselves one game up in the West on Colorado (71-59) and 2 1/2 ahead of the Los Angeles Dodgers (70-61) as they begin a seven-game trip.The Diamondbacks go head-to-head with the Dodgers for four games in LA later this week. Thearon W. Henderson/Getty ImagesThe Miami Marlins are reportedly set to sign prized Cuban prospects Victor Victor Mesa and Victor Mesa Jr.On Saturday, Jorge Ebro of ElNuevo Herald (via ESPN.com) reported the brothers, who are both outfielders, could be officially introduced at a Monday press conference called by the Marlins. Victor Victor Mesa is set to receive a signing bonus over $4 million, while Victor Mesa Jr. will get around $1 million.Victor Victor Mesa is ranked as the top international prospect byMLB.com.The 22-year-old rising star posted a .275/.334/.378 triple-slash line with 10 home runs and 74 stolen bases in 312 games across six years in the Cuban National Series. While he hasn't developed into a major power threat, he makes consistent contact in addition to being a strong defender and baserunner.WillMansoofWPLGprovided more details about the rebuilding team's outfield plans:Will Manso WillMansoFor those wondering, if the Marlins sign V铆ctor V铆ctor Mesa http://www.stlouiscardinalsteamshop.com/authentic-marcell-ozuna-jersey , he immediately jumps to top of team鈥檚 prospect list with Monte Harrison.An OF of Mesa, Harrison and Brinson would be the future on paper.Team has already said Harrison likely starts in minors again.V铆ctorMesa Jr., 17, is a long-term development project for the Marlins.Last week,JoeFrisaroof MLB.com reported Miami completed two trades to bring its international bonus pool money to just over $6 million, making the signing of the Mesa brothers possible.Their arrival will help bolster a Marlins minor league system that Bleacher Report'sJoelReuterranked 27th out of the 30 MLB teams in September.