Game Time:  3:45 pm ET, Thursday,  August 18th, 2022

Venue:  Oracle Park, San Francisco, California

TV: MLB.tv,

DraftKings:  Moneyline odds:  D-Backs +170, Giants -141; O/U 7.5

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Diamondbacks: 53-63, 4th pace NL West (but 26.5 games back)

Giants: 59-57, 3rd place NL West (but 22.5 games back)

Another big game in a very lightly felt series. The Diamondbacks have lost a bunch this season… but let’s look at the numbers and see if it will keep happening!

A National League West matchup between a perennial nobody and a recent nobody.  The Arizona Diamondbacks feel like they have never been good… even though it was something like 20 years ago. The Giants were simply GREAT last season. Winning the NL West and betsing the Dodgers by 1 game as both teams surged past 100 wins.  The Dodgers would win in the playoffs over the Giants… and that is when the Giants collapsed.  In the offseason the Giants lost a few pitchers and a couple of hitters… They did not reshuffle the deck… and the result (plus some injury) is a terrible team,.  The Giants were known for their amazing teamwork and next guy up attitude in the 107 win season.. Now they have none of that.  Bradon belt is not as effective… Crawford is not as effective… and Chris Bassitt is long gone.  The Giants are still there but their heart has died.  Let’s look at the numbers and win a bet.

The Arizona Diamondbacks have won 6 of their last 10 games,  This is a feat for a bad pitching team that also is not good at batting (as far as MLB numbers are concerned).  They went 1-1 against the Colorado Rockies, 3-1 against the Pittsburgh Pirates, 2-1 against the Colorado Rockies, and 0-1 against the Cleveland Guardians during that stretch.  The Diamondbacks have some talent… they always do… but the sum of the parts is not very impressive.  They make a promise to other teams that occasionally they will simply not have an actual pitcher on the mound.

The San Francisco Giants have won 5 of their last 10 games,  It doesn’t help them move up or down. It is just baseball.  They went 2-0 against the Pittsburgh Pirates, 1-2 against the San Diego Padres, 2-0 against the Oakland A’s, and 0-3 against the Los Angeles Dodgers.  The Giants are not secure in any matchup.  They have some holdover talent from last season, but have really fallen off.  They are a coinflip from beating or losing to anyone… Their numbers say as much.  You want to shake them and remind them of what they are capable of… but they aren’t capable of that this season.

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The Diamondbacks are 17th in scoring with 4.30 runs per games, 26th in batting average with .228, and 24th in OBP with .306.

The San Francisco Giants are 9th in scoring with 4.56 runs per game, 23rd in batting average with .235, and 9th in OBP with .319.

The Diamondbacks pitchers 21st in ERA with 4.12 per game, 18th in WHIP with 1.28, and the fielders are 22nd in errors with 68 on the season so far.

The Giants pitchers are 18th in ERA with 3.98, 17th in WHIP with 1.28, and the fielders are 26th in errors with 71 on the season so far.

Our Prediction for Thursday, August 18th is…. Giants 6 - D-backs 2

Yes, it will keep happening.  The D-backs are out of aces up their sleeves and will leave their hearts in San Francisco.  The bet is for the Giants on the moneyline.

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The Giants are 28-10 (+14.9 UNITS) against D-Backs over the last 3 seasons.

The D-Backs are 6-3 against the Giants this season (+5.2 UNITS).

The Giants are 17-2 against the D-Backs at San Francisco the last 3 seasons.

Diamondbacks: 2B K Marte (hammy) Quest ** C D Varsho (jaw) Quest ** SS N Ahmed (shoulder) Out

Giants: C j Bart (ankle) Out ** 3B C Welker (shoulder) Out ** 

Diamondbacks: RHP Zac Gallen, 8-2, 2.94 ERA, 120 strikeouts in 125 innings pitched.  0.99 WHIP.  This Zac is the best the D-Backs have.  He won’t get any run support or quality relief.  He will however get multiple offers on the trade deadline.

Giants: RHP Logan Webb, 11-5, 3.00 ERA, 124 strikeouts in 150 innings pitched. 1.13 WHIP.  This 25 year old is on the rise.  He may be a mainstay in the majors for another decade.  He needs some help from his team.

Diamondbacks: 2B Josh Rojas, 3B Emmanuel Rivera, DH Ketel Marte, 1B Christain Walker, RF Dalton Varsho, CF Alek Thomas, C Cooper Hummel, LF Jake McCarthy, SS Geraldo Perdomo

Giants:  CF Austin Slater, 2B Wilmer Flores, 1B Brandon Belt, DH Evan Longoria, 3B JD Davis, RF Mike Yastremski, SS Thairo Estrada, C Austin Wynns, LF Luis Gonzalez

Diamondbacks: Torey “what is this baseball?” Lovullo

Giants: Gabe “ How bout them eyebrows” Kapler