<p>The San Francisco Giants host the Arizona Diamondbacks on Monday, July 11th at Oracle Park. The first pitch in this matchup is scheduled for 0:45 PM ET. The MLB Odds Board places San Francisco as the favorite (-151), with an OU line set at 7.5.</p>
<h2>STARTING PITCHING</h2>
<p>Arizona: Merrill Kelly (7-5, 3.42)<br />
San Francisco: Alex Cobb (3-3, 5.05)</p>
<h2>Diamondbacks Projected Lineup</h2>
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Carson Kelly C<br />
Buddy Kennedy 2B<br />
David Peralta LF<br />
Daulton Varsho RF<br />
Josh Rojas 3B<br />
Geraldo Perdomo SS<br />
Ketel Marte 2B<br />
Christian Walker 1B<br />
Alek Thomas CF<br />
Merrill Kelly P
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<h2>Giants Projected Lineup</h2>
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Thairo Estrada 2B<br />
Darin Ruf 1B<br />
Brandon Belt 1B<br />
LaMonte Wade Jr RF<br />
Brandon Crawford SS<br />
Wilmer Flores 1B<br />
Joey Bart C<br />
Joc Pederson LF<br />
Mike Yastrzemski RF<br />
Alex Cobb P
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<h2>STRAIGHT UP/ OVER/UNDER / RUN LINE RECORDS</h2>
<p>Arizona Diamondbacks: 38-48-0 SU / OU 39-44-3 / Run Line W/L 48-38-0<br />
San Francisco Giants: 43-41-0 SU / OU 41-38-5 / Run Line W/L 41-43-0</p>
<h2> Recent Form</h2>
<p>After suffering a 1 run loss to the Rockies (3-2), the Diamondbacks will look to get back in the win column. Even in the loss, the pitching staff gave up just 3 runs while allowing 6 hits. With their 4 hits, the Diamondbacks could only muster 2 runs. Diamondbacks suffered the loss, despite being favored at -110.0. Through 25 games as the favorite, the team has found the win column at a rate of 44.0%. This matchup remained below the over-under line set at 9.0 runs. This outcome pushed Arizona's over-under record further below .500 at 39-44-3.</p>
<p> In their last 5 games, the Diamondbacks are below .500, at 1-4. Despite their below .500 record (last 5), in this stretch the team still has a positive run differential at +2. Compared to their overall average of 4.27 runs per game, the team's offense is playing well. Over their last 5 contests, they have bumped this figure up to 4.8. Arizona's overall series record is just 9-13-5.</p>
<p> In their last game, the San Francisco Giants picked up a 12 run win over the Padres by a score of 12-0. In the winning effort, the team's pitchers held the Padres to 0 runs and 6 hits. In the victory, the Giants came up with 17 hits and 12 runs. This was a good win for the Giants, as they were underdogs at 100.0 on the moneyline. So far, the team has gone into 18 games as the underdog, still finding the win column at a rate of 39.0%. The Giants and Padres went over the run total line set at 7.5 runs. For the season, the team's over-under record is 41-38-5.</p>
<p> In their last 5 games, the Giants have put together a record of 3-2. During this time, the team's run differential sits at +11. San Francisco is still playing winning baseball, even with their offense averaging just 5.0 runs per game, compared to a season-long mark of 4.71. On the season, San Francisco has won more than half of their series, going 12-11-5.</p>
<h2>Pitching Matchup</h2>
<p>Arizona will roll with <a class="advblue" href="https://www.sportsbettingstats.com/mlb/pitcherlog/259728&quot; title="Merrill Kelly Pitching Game Logs">Merrill Kelly</a> (7-5) as their starter. So far, Kelly has put together an ERA of 3.42. In his appearances leading up to today, he has lasted an average of 5.71 innings. Kelly comes into the game with a batting average allowed of 0.236. This season, Kelly has been able to avoid giving up home runs, allowing just 0.56 per 9 innings. On the season, Merrill Kelly has had no problem racking up strikeouts, posting a strikeout percentage of 20.0%. This includes a per game average of 4.71 K's per game. For the season, he has struggled with command averaging 3.14 walks per outing.</p>
<p>The San Francisco Giants will send <a class="advblue" href="https://www.sportsbettingstats.com/mlb/pitcherlog/40145&quot; title="Alex Cobb Pitching Game Logs">Alex Cobb</a> to the mound with an overall record of 3-3. To date, Cobb has an ERA of 5.05 while lasting an average of 4.75 innings per appearance. Opposing teams have hit the ball well against the right-hander, with a batting average of 0.278. Throughout the season, Cobb has done a good job at limiting home runs, allowing 0.79 per 9 innings. On the season, Alex Cobb has had no problem racking up strikeouts, posting a strikeout percentage of 24.0%. This has led to an average of 4.92 K's per game. Throughout the season, Cobb has avoided walking batters, allowing just 2.53 per contest.</p>
<h2> Arizona vs San Francisco History</h2>
<p>For the season, the Arizona Diamondbacks and San Francisco Giants will be playing their 4th game of the season. So far, Arizona is leading the season series, 2-1. Through 3 games, the series' over-under record is 2-1, with the average run total sitting at 10.47 runs per game. The averge scoring margin in these meetings is 3.67 runs. San Francisco won last year's head to head series, grabbing 17 wins to 2. In these 19 meetings, the two teams combined for an over-under record of 10-7. Last year, the Diamondbacks and Giants averaged 10.47 runs per game. On average, the winning team won by a margin of 3.21 runs per contest.</p>
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<span style="font-size:14px; color:#008000;">Get more details:</span> <a href="https://www.sportsbettingstats.com/mlb/matchup/1603221">Arizona vs. San Francisco 7/11/22 Betting Stats</a>
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<h2>Betting Trends</h2>
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<li>The total has gone OVER in 7 of Arizona's last 8 games when playing on the road against San Francisco</li>
<li>Arizona is 4-1 ATS in its last 5 games when playing San Francisco</li>
<li>San Francisco is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games when playing at home against Arizona</li>
<li>The total has gone OVER in 7 of San Francisco's last 8 games when playing at home against Arizona</li>
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