9:45 pm
June 14

Diamondbacks @ Giants

Who will WIN this matchup?

Arizona Diamondbacks (20-46)

@ San Francisco Giants (40-25)

 

Starting Pitchers:

Peacock (ARI): 2-3; 5.24 ERA

Wood (SF) 5-3; 3.79 ERA

 

Current odds:

Arizona Diamondbacks: (+162)

San Francisco Giants: (-177)

 

• Left-hander Alex Wood (5-3, 3.79 ERA) is expected to get the ball for the Giants, who have the best record in the NL. The Diamondbacks, losers of 19 straight on the road, have MLB’s worst record.

• After eight straight relief appearances to begin his career, including a major league debut on April 6 in which he recorded his first win, Peacock (2-3, 5.24) has made five consecutive starts. The past two have been his weakest of the bunch. The 27-year-old limited Miami, the Los Angeles Dodgers and St. Louis to a total of six runs in 16 1/3 innings in his first three starts, but has since lasted a total of just 6 1/3 innings in losses to Milwaukee and Oakland, allowing seven runs (six earned), eight hits and seven walks in those outings. He struck out just three batters.

• San Francisco comes home battling a hitting slump that covered the entire four-game stay in Washington, where the Giants managed a split despite scoring just three runs. They totaled just 17 hits in the four games, with just five extra-base hits, including a home run by Buster Posey in the series opener and a double by Vosler in Sunday’s 5-0 defeat. For what it’s worth, Arizona has a decent history against Wood, who has gone 5-4 against them with a 2.96 ERA in 19 games, including 11 starts. Wood hasn’t beaten the Diamondbacks in his past seven appearances against them, dating back to 2017.

• The Diamondbacks collected 10 hits in each of their losses Friday and Saturday. They had 10 or more just 20 times in their first 63 games. The Arizona shortstop had a double on Friday and an RBI single on Saturday in the Diamondbacks’ one-run losses to the Angels. He went 0-for-2 in the series finale.

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