The Arizona Diamondbacks clash against the San Francisco Giants Wednesday afternoon in the finale of their three-game set inside Chase Field in Phoenix, Arizona. They throw out the first pitch at 3:40 pm. Both teams have yet to reach the most ideal start this season and are looking to turn things around.
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The Diamondbacks hope they can duplicate last season's success when they rode some great pitching and timely hitting into the World Series. The defending NL Champions are already nine games back of the front-running and red-hot Los Angeles Dodgers, who lead the Diamondbacks by 9 1/2 games.
Arizona understands the season is long, but they can't afford to trip up and lose a series against bad teams, and the Giants are right on their level as we speak. They know they have to try to jump over them and slice into this deficit, and for that, they will need more timely hitting from some of their veterans.
On offense, they are paced by veteran second baseman Ketel Marte, who has already hit 12 home runs and is on pace to challenge his career-high of 32, which he hit back in 2019-his second season with Arizona.
They will send out veteran hurler Jordan Montgomery, who has posted a mark of 3-3 this season and an ERA of 5.48.
The Giants are a team that typically makes a second-half push and find a way to put themselves in a position to make the playoffs. They are not the team we saw years ago winning the World Series, but they have the depth and talent within their roster and starting lineup to score runs and help support their starting rotation.
On offense, they rely on the bat of third baseman Matt Chapman, who has hit eight home runs already this season. They have had issues with their pitching staff and need them to go deeper into the games. They have a team ERA of 4.44 on the season.
If they can provide some solid support to their offense, then the Giants will be able to win some low-scoring games. They will toss out 27-year-old Jordan Hicks, who sports a record of 4-2 during his first season in San Francisco.
The Diamondbacks are 3-2 in their last five games and 2-3 in their previous five games against the number. They are also 14-17 in their road games against the spread. The totals have gone over in three out of their last five games and 13 out of their last 29 at home. The Giants are 0-5 in their previous five games and 0-5 in their last five games against the spread. They are also 14-16 in their road games against the number.
