Zack Godley (4-1, 3.62 ERA) and the Arizona Diamondbacks (66-73) go up against Chris Heston (11-9, 3.54 ERA) and the San Francisco Giants (72-67) in the last of a three-game division series at Chase Field. The Giants won the last game 6-2 and the series is currently tied 1-1. The game gets underway at 9:40 p.m. ET on Wednesday, Sep. 9 and will air on FSAZ and CSBy.
In his most recent outing, Godley pitched 3.2 innings, allowing six runs, striking out three and walking six in a 14-5 loss to the Cubs. Paul Goldschmidt (.318, 86 Rs, 27 HRs, 97 RBIs, 21 SBs) went 1 for 4 yesterday with one run. The Giants were unsuccessful to the Rockies 2-1 the last time Heston pitched. He went 5.2 innings, allowing two runs, striking out four and walking two. Brandon Belt (.279, 66 Rs, 17 HRs, 63 RBIs, 9 SBs) went 1 for 3 yesterday with one RBI.
Arizona is favored by a slight -108 margin in its matchup against San Francisco. The matchup currently has an eight-run Over/Under (O/U). The Diamondbacks are 29-27 as the favorite and have an overall money line of -281. They have a 27-28 record SU and are 12-10 as favorite within their division. They have been a terror on the base paths, ranking second in all of baseball with 118 steals.
On the other side, the Giants have a record of 31-38 when they are the underdog and are -116 overall with the money line. Over the past 10 matchups, they are 2-8 SU and have played poorly as the underdog with a 1-8 record. The Giants are the top-ranked scoring offense in the NL when playing on the road, averaging four runs per game so far. San Francisco is one of the top hitting teams in the NL with an average of 9.2 hits per contest. Opposing pitchers have routinely struggled to strike out the San Francisco batters, who rank second in the NL with 7.4 strikeouts per road game.
The Diamondbacks have gotten the best of the Giants in head-to-head matchups this season, going 8-7. The Diamondbacks will take on a right-hander (Heston) in this game and have a 51-52 record against right-handed starting pitchers this season. Taking the hill against the Giants will be the right-hander Godley. They sport a 53-49 record against righties.
Predictions: SU Winner – Ari, O/U – Over
Notes
Arizona earned its ninth shutout of the season in its last game. San Francisco has been shut out 12 times this season.
Having scored zero runs in their last game, the Diamondbacks are going to have to up their game if they want to win this matchup. The Giants have a 16-0 record in games where opponents scored that many runs.
When they are outhit, the Giants are 5-44. The Diamondbacks have a 13-47 record when opponents outhit them.
San Francisco ranks near the bottom of the league at 23rd when it comes to home runs, hitting 113 this season. Arizona ranks in the bottom half at 18th with 127.
Arizona ranks at the top of the league when it comes to hits with 9.28 per game this season. San Francisco ranks in the top five at third with 9.24.
Arizona and San Francisco both rank in the top 10 of the league for their on-base plus slugging percentage. Arizona sits at eighth with an OPS of .738 and San Francisco ranks 10th with an OPS of .732.
The Giants are 31-50 when they allow at least one home run. The Diamondbacks perform similarly when they allow one or more homers with a 33-60 record.
