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The San Francisco Giants (79-78) play the Arizona Diamondbacks (72-85) a game after Evan Longoria homered twice in a 10-4 win over the Diamondbacks. The Giants are favored (-115) in this matchup with the Diamondbacks (-105), which begins at 4:05 PM ET on Saturday. San Francisco’s Jakob Junis gets the start against Arizona’s Drey Jameson.
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Game Info, Betting Lines for Giants vs. Diamondbacks
- Game Day: Saturday, October 1, 2022
- Game Time: 4:05 PM ET
- Location: San Francisco, California
- Stadium: Oracle Park
| Favorite | Favorite Moneyline | Total |
|---|---|---|
| Giants | -115 | 8 |
Giants Stats & Trends
Giants Batting
- The Giants average 1.1 home runs per game to rank 12th in MLB action with 177 total home runs .
- The Giants have the 23rd-ranked batting average in the majors (.234).
- The Giants are 14th in the league with an on-base percentage of .315.
- Giants batters strike out 9.0 times per game, the 27th-most in the league.
- The Giants average 1.1 homers per home game this season (83 total at home).
- The Giants are averaging 2.8 extra-base hits per game while slugging .393 at home.
- The club is batting .239 with 612 hits (7.7 per game) at home this season.
Giants Key Batters
- Wilmer Flores is batting .231 with 27 doubles, a triple, 19 home runs and 56 walks.
- Among qualified hitters in MLB, Flores’ batting average ranks 116th, his on-base percentage ranks 87th, and he is 92nd in slugging.
- Thairo Estrada has 125 hits and an OBP of .324 to go with a slugging percentage of .409. All three of those stats are best among San Francisco hitters this season.
- Estrada’s batting average ranks 55th among qualified players, his on-base percentage 68th, and his slugging percentage 83rd.
- Joc Pederson has 102 hits this season and has a slash line of .276/.352/.530.
- Pederson heads into this matchup with four games in a row with at least one hit. During his last five outings he is hitting .467 with a double, three triples, a home run, three walks and four RBI.
- Mike Yastrzemski has 16 home runs, 54 RBI and a batting average of .214 this season.
- Yastrzemski takes a three-game hitting streak into this matchup. During his last five outings he is hitting .222 with a double, a home run, three walks and four RBI.
Diamondbacks Stats & Trends
Diamondbacks Batting
- The Diamondbacks’ 169 home runs rank 15th in Major League Baseball.
- The Diamondbacks rank 26th in MLB with a team batting average of just .230.
- The Diamondbacks have the 23rd-ranked on-base percentage in MLB this season (.304).
- The Diamondbacks rank 11th in strikeouts per game (8.3) among MLB offenses.
- They have averaged 1.3 home runs per game in their 76 road contests this season.
- They have a team slugging percentage of .396 in away games this season with 227 extra-base hits.
- In 76 road games this season, they have a batting average of .227 while averaging 7.7 base hits per contest.
Diamondbacks Key Batters
- Christian Walker has 132 hits with a .472 slugging percentage, both team-best marks for the Diamondbacks.
- Including all qualified hitters in the majors, Walker’s batting average puts him 110th, his on-base percentage ranks 71st, and he is 28th in slugging.
- Walker enters this matchup on a two-game hitting streak. In his last five games he is hitting .200 with a double, a walk and five RBI.
- Daulton Varsho is batting .238 with 23 doubles, three triples, 27 home runs and 46 walks.
- Varsho ranks 105th in batting average, 107th in on-base percentage and 47th in slugging percentage in the big leagues.
- Josh Rojas a has .345 on-base percentage to lead the Diamondbacks.
- Jake McCarthy is batting .291 with 15 doubles, three triples, eight home runs and 23 walks.
Giants vs. Diamondbacks Probable Pitchers
| Junis | Jameson | |
|---|---|---|
| 17 | GS | 3 |
| 5-6 | W-L | 2-0 |
| 4.28 | ERA | 0.98 |
| 107.1 | IP | 18.1 |
| 23 | BB | 5 |
| 94 | SO | 17 |
