Johnny Cueto (14-4, 2.86 ERA) and Zack Greinke (11-4, 4.29 ERA) are on the hill in the first of a two-game series between the San Francisco Giants (71-59) and the Arizona Diamondbacks (55-76) at AT&T Park. Action begins at 10:15 p.m. ET on Tuesday, Aug. 30 and can be seen on FSAZ and CSBA.
Cueto pitched 6.0 innings in his most recent start, surrendering one run, striking out six and walking one in a 1-0 defeat to the Dodgers. Brandon Belt (.277, 63 Rs, 14 HRs, 66 RBIs) had another good game Sunday, going 2 for 4 with two runs and one RBI. Greinke went 6.0 innings, surrendering four runs, striking out five and walking three in a 10-9 win over the Braves in his last outing. Jake Lamb (.260, 65 Rs, 25 HRs, 80 RBIs, 5 SBs) went 1 for 5 Sunday with one run and one RBI.
Notes
Arizona has won 40% (26-39) of its games when leading after seven innings. However, San Francisco has won 55% (26-21) of its games when taking a late lead.
The Diamondbacks are coming into this meeting after a high-scoring game where they scored an impressive 11 runs. The Giants have a 0-6 record when opponents score that many runs or more.
When they outhit their opponents, the Diamondbacks are 41-15. The Giants have a 52-14 record when outhitting opponents.
Ranking 15th in runs, San Francisco has earned 586 this season. Arizona ranks 10th with 600 runs.
San Francisco and Arizona both rank in the top half of the league for their on-base plus slugging percentage. San Francisco sits at 15th with an OPS of .740, and Arizona ranks 11th with an OPS of .755.
The Diamondbacks are 29-62 when they allow at least one home run. The Giants perform similarly when they allow one or more homers with a 32-48 record.
