The San Francisco Giants and the Arizona Diamondbacks meet Monday in MLB action from Chase Field. We will look at this from a betting perspective and determine the best bets for this game. Here’s a Arizona Diamondbacks vs San Francisco Giants Prediction.
Starting Pitching Matchup
The San Francisco Giants will start Hayden Birdsong here and Birdsong is 4-5 with a 4.74 ERA and 71 strikeouts this season. This will be Birdsong’s second career start against the Diamondbacks. Eduardo Rodriguez will get the start for Arizona in this one and is 3-3 with a 5.09 ERA and 36 strikeouts this season. This will be Rodriguez’s second career start against the Giants.
San Francisco Giants Recap
The San Francisco Giants come into this one looking to build on their sweep of the Kansas City Royals thanks to a 2-0 win in Sunday’s series finale. The win gave the Giants back-to-back series wins after knocking off the Orioles to start the week.
Giants Trying To Play Spoiler
Thairo Estrada has 79 hits along with 9 home runs and 47 RBIs while also chipping in 15 doubles. Michael Conforto has 97 hits with 18 home runs, 25 doubles and 62 RBIs while Matt Chapman has 137 hits of his own alongside 36 doubles with 26 homers, 75 RBIs and 15 stolen bases. Chapman also has the dubious distinction of leading the Giants with 151 strikeouts this season. Heliot Ramos has 21 home runs and 70 RBIs and a .265 batting average as well this year.
Why the San Francisco Giants will win
- The Diamondbacks have lost each of their last five games as favorites against the Giants following a road loss.
- The Giants have won six of their last seven games as road underdogs.
- The Giants have covered the run line in seven of their last eight road games against teams that held a winning record.
- The Diamondbacks have failed to cover the run line in seven of their last eight night games against NL West opponents that held a losing record.
Arizona Diamondbacks Recap
The Arizona Diamondbacks come into this one looking to build on their series win over the Milwaukee Brewers despite a 10-9 loss to Milwaukee in Sunday’s series finale. Despite Sunday’s loss, the series win for the Diamondbacks helped Arizona bounce back from series losses to the Rockies and Brewers over the last week and a half.
Diamondbacks Trying To Create Distance In Wild Card Race
Ketel Marte has 143 hits in addition to a .295 batting average and 22 doubles with 35 home runs and 93 RBIs while Lourdes Gurriel Jr. also has 18 home runs and 72 RBIs as well this season. Corbin Carroll has a team-high 32 stolen bases, 14 triples, 21 home runs and 72 RBIs while Eugenio Suarez has 29 home runs, a team-high 98 RBIs and 167 strikeouts this season. Christian Walker also has 26 home runs with 82 RBIs of his own in addition to 128 strikeouts this season.
Why the Arizona Diamondbacks will win
- The Diamondbacks have won each of their last eight home games against teams that held a losing record.
- The Giants have lost each of their last six night games against National League opponents following a win.
- The Giants have failed to cover the run line in each of their last six road games against the Diamondbacks following a win.
- The Diamondbacks have covered the run line in seven of their last eight home games against the Giants following a loss.
Arizona Diamondbacks vs San Francisco Giants Prediction
I’m on the over in this one. I think that Arizona can get to Birdsong in this one considering they’ve been smacking around right-handed pitching for the better part of the second half of the season. The Giants have statistically hit lefties better this season and I also believe they can score a couple off of Arizona’s bullpen in the later stages. Give me the over.