San Francisco Giants vs Arizona Diamondbacks MLB Picks, Odds, Predictions 9/30/21
Arizona Diamondbacks (50-108) vs. San Francisco Giants (104-54)
September 30, 2021 9:45 pm EDT
The Line: San Francisco Giants -238 / Arizona Diamondbacks +170; Over/Under: +9
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The Arizona Diamondbacks and San Francisco Giants meet Thursday in MLB action at Oracle Park. The Diamondbacks need a win after losing eight of their last 10 games. The Giants look to build on their five-game winning streak.
The Arizona Diamondbacks have scored four runs in their last three games and three or less runs in five of their last eight games. The Diamondbacks have lost 13 straight games when scoring three or less runs. Pavin Smith leads the Diamondbacks with 128 hits and 48 RBI while Josh Rojas and David Peralta have combined for 249 hits and 104 RBI. Madison Bumgarner gets the ball, and he is 7-10 with a 4.58 ERA and 120 strikeouts this season. Bumgarner is 1-1 with a 2.45 ERA and six strikeouts in his career against the Giants.
The San Francisco Giants have scored 13 runs in their last three games and four or more runs in seven of their last eight games. The Giants have won 17 of their last 20 games when scoring four or more runs. Brandon Crawford leads the Giants with 141 hits and 89 RBI while Buster Posey and Mike Yastrzemski have combined for 220 hits and 119 RBI. Scott Kazmir gets the ball, and he is 0-1 with a 4.09 ERA and 10 strikeouts this season. Kazmir is 1-1 with a 3.14 ERA and 15 strikeouts in his career against the Diamondbacks.
The Diamondbacks are 4-0 in their last 4 Thursday games and 12-42 in their last 54 during game 3 of a series. The Giants are 6-2 in their last 8 Thursday games and 20-9 in their last 29 during game 3 of a series. The over is 18-7-1 in Diamondbacks last 26 overall. The under is 5-2-2 in Giants last 9 Thursday games. The Diamondbacks are 3-14 in the last 17 meetings in San Francisco.
Bumgarner should be up for this game given he’s going up against a Giants franchise he won three championships with, but he’s been awful for much of the two seasons he’s been with Arizona. Bumgarner has allowed 19 hits and 15 runs in his last 24 innings. Kazmir hasn’t pitched much over the years, but he gave the Giants four strong innings in his last outing against the Padres. The Giants can also all but win the NL West with another win here. Give me the Giants, and I lay the RL to shave the price.
