The Arizona Diamondbacks (72-84, fourth in the West of the Netherlands) vs. San Francisco Giants (78-78, third in the West of the Netherlands)
San Francisco; Friday 10:15pm ET
Pitching odds: Diamondbacks: Merrill Kelly (13-7, 3.13 ERA, 1.11 WHIP, 168 strikeouts); Giants: Alex Cobb (6-7, 3.67 ERA, 1.27 WHIP, 139 strikeouts)
Bottom line: The San Francisco Giants have a three-game winning streak at home against the Arizona Diamondbacks.
San Francisco is 78-78 overall and 42-36 at home. The Giants pitcher has a 3.85 ERA, sixth in the NL.
Arizona is 72-84 overall and 32-43 on the road. The Diamondbacks led 17-27 in one game.
The teams met on Friday for the 17th time this season. The Diamondbacks are 9-7 in the season series.
Best performance: Thairo Estrada’s batting average of .267 ranks fourth among the Giants with 23 doubles, 2 3s and 14 home runs. Over the past 10 games, Jock Pederson is 11-for-26 with a homer and seven RBIs.
Christian Walker hit 23 doubles, 36 homers and 91 RBIs for the Diamondbacks. Dalton Varsho is 6-for-32 with two homers and four RBIs in his last 10 games.
Last 10 games: Giants: 9-1, 0.287 batting average, 2.90 ERA, 21-point lead
Diamondbacks: 4-6, 0.214 batting average, 3.83 ERA, one-point lead
Injuries: Giants: Thomas Szapucki: Everyday (hip), Luis Gonzalez: 10 days IL (back), Tommy La Stella: 10 days IL (neck), Brandon Belt: 60 days IL (knee), Alex Wood: 15 days IL (shoulder), Sam Long: 60 days IL (oblique), Gregory Santos: 60 days IL (groin), Donnie Walton: 60 days IL (shoulder), Mauricio Llovera: 60 days IL (hip), Jose Alvarez : 60 days IL (elbow), Colton Welker: 60 days IL (shoulder), Sam Delaplane: 60 days IL (forearm), Anthony DeSclafani: 60 days IL (ankle)
Diamondbacks: Ryne Nelson: 15-day IL (arm), Keynan Middleton: 15-day IL (toe), Kyle Nelson: 15-day IL (elbow), Yonny Hernandez: 60-day IL (calf), Tyler Gilbert: 60-Day IL (elbow), Humberto Castellanos: 60-day IL (elbow), Nick Ahmed: 60-day IL (shoulder)
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The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.
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