Jeremy Hellickson (1-5, 4.52 ERA) and Matt Cain (2-7, 4.18 ERA) are on the hill in the last of a three-game series between the Arizona Diamondbacks (1-1) and the San Francisco Giants (1-1) at Chase Field. The Diamondbacks won the last game 7-6 and the series is currently tied 1-1. Action begins at 9:40 p.m. ET on Wednesday, Apr. 8 and can be seen on CSN-BAY and FSN-AZ+.
Hellickson will take the hill after recording 63.2 innings last year, closing out the season with a 1-5 record, 4.52 ERA, 1.45 WHIP, and 54 strikeouts. Paul Goldschmidt (.333 ) kept up his hot start yesterday, going 2 for 2 with two runs and one stolen base. Against the Diamondbacks, Cain is 14-7 with a 3.38 ERA, 1.21 WHIP, and 157 strikeouts. Buster Posey (.429 ) has been successful at the plate to the start the season for the Giants, going 3 for 3 yesterday with one run, one home run, and two RBIs.
Arizona is a -125 favorite against San Francisco and the Over/Under (O/U) for this game is sitting at nine runs. Arizona is one of the best in the NL in terms of walks, earning an average of 4.0 per game.
The Giants are tough outs for opponents, ranking second in the NL with 11.5 hits per game. San Francisco is excellent at not striking out with just 7.5 per game, ranking fourth in the NL.
Predictions: SU Winner – ARI, O/U – Over
Notes
Arizona is 3-11 SU in its last 14 games.
The total has gone OVER in 8 of Arizona’s last 12 games at home.
Arizona is 2-5 SU in its last 7 games at home.
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Arizona’s last 6 games when playing San Francisco.
Arizona is 2-7 SU in its last 9 games when playing San Francisco.
Arizona is 7-18 SU in its last 25 games when playing at home against San Francisco.
In their last game, the Giants lost by a margin of one run. The Diamondbacks are 1-1 in one-run games. The Giants also have a 1-1 record in close games.
Both Arizona and San Francisco are tied at fifth in home runs, hitting two this season.
Ranking sixth, Arizona is in the top 10 of the league in hits, notching 8.50 per game. San Francisco ranks in the top five at second with 11.50.
Arizona and San Francisco both rank in the top 10 of the league for their on-base plus slugging percentage. Arizona sits at seventh with an OPS of .806 and San Francisco ranks sixth with an OPS of .868.
The Giants are 0-1 in games where they allow one or more home runs. The Diamondbacks are 1-0 when they allow at least one homer.
