Chris Stratton is scheduled to start Friday's 7:15 p.m. PT game against the Padres. The right-hander has done exactly what he is supposed to do: Keep the team in the game. San Francisco is 11-4 in Stratton's starts, including 6-1 at AT&T Park. Stratton has found a semblance of a groove, having allowed three or fewer earned runs in each of his last six starts. Stratton will be opposed by a familiar Giants foe -- left-hander Clayton Richard.