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It’s the 1-2 San Francisco Giants versus the 2-1 Arizona Diamondbacks in the 4th game of a four-game set at Chase Field in Phoenix, Arizona tonight. The first pitch at Chase Field is scheduled for 7:05 PM ET. This game is listed at pick’em on most MLB odds boards with some of the sharper books leaning slightly to the home side Diamondbacks. The total for this game is listed at 9.5 runs.
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In Game 3 of this series yesterday the Diamondbacks beat the Giants 8-6 where they had 12 hits and scored seven of their runs in the 5th through 7th innings. Starter Taijuan Walker got the win, but did not have a great outing giving up four earned runs in six innings of work.
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Early on in the season the Giants rank 2nd in the Majors in runs scored and 23rd in team ERA.
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The Diamondbacks rank 3rd in the Majors in runs scored and 26th in team ERA.
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Pitching Match Up<br />
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San Francisco: Jeff Samardzija (0-0, 0.00 ERA)<br />
Arizona: Robbie Ray (0-0, 0.00 ERA)
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Jeff Samardzija gets the starting nod for the Giants in the last game of this series and last season he went 12-11 with an ERA of 3.81 and a WHIP of 1.20. in his career facing the Diamondbacks he is 2-1 with a 3.91 ERA in 12 career games, which includes seven starts. Samardzija got off to a slow start in Spring Training, but he did not give up a run in his last nine innings of work. Overall, the Giants are 1-4 in Samardzija’s last 5 starts and 0-4 in his last four starts facing a team that has a winning record.
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Robbie Ray goes for the Diamondbacks and last season he was 8-15 with an ERA of 4.90 and a WHIP of 1.47. In four career starts facing the Giants he is 1-1 with a 3.68 ERA. Like Samardzija he did not have a great Spring Training where he sported a less than stellar ERA of 5.11 in seven starts working 24 innings. The Diamondbacks have lost five of their last seven games when Ray has gotten the start and have lost 15 of his last 19 starts facing a team that has a losing record. He ranked 9th in the Majors last season in strikeouts (218).
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San Francisco at Arizona Betting Angles<br />
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The Giants are 14-4 in their last 18 games against the Diamondbacks.
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The Giants are 20-27 in their last 27 games against the Diamondbacks in Arizona.
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In the last 6 games between these teams the Over record is 5-1.
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In the last 9 games between these teams in Arizona the Over record is 8-1.
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This season the Diamondbacks are 2-1 at home and the Giants are 1-2 on the road.
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Straight Up / Over/Under / Run Line Records<br />
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San Francisco Giants: 1-2 SU / O/U 3-0 / Run Line W/L 1-2<br />
Arizona Diamondbacks: 2-1 SU / O/U 3-0 / Run Line W/L 2-1
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San Francisco at Arizona Key Betting Trends<br />
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SF is 2-5 in their last 7 overall
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SF is 1-4 in their last 5 road games
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SF has an Over record of 5-0-1 in their last 6 games.
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ARIZ is 5-1 in their last 6 overall
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ARIZ is 6-1 in their last 7 home games
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ARIZ has an Over record of 4-1 in their last 5 games
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Key Player Injuries<br />
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GIANTS
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[RF] 04/02/2017 - Mac Williamson 10-day DL (03/30) ( Quad )
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[C] 04/02/2017 - Trevor Brown 10-day DL (03/30) ( Ankle )
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[P] 04/03/2017 - Will Smith 60-day DL (4/2) ( Elbow )
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DIAMONDBACKS
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[P] 04/01/2017 - Jake Barrett 10-day DL (3/31) ( Shoulder )
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[P] 03/31/2017 - Steve Hathaway 10-day DL (3/31) ( Shoulder )
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[CF] 03/31/2017 - Socrates Brito 60-day DL (3/28) ( Finger )
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