The struggling San Francisco Giants open a three-game series on the road Monday against the Arizona Diamondbacks. San Francisco is 48-46 following its 4-2 loss to the Los Angeles Dodgers on Saturday. San Francisco has lost each of its first three games of a four-game series with Los Angeles and the Giants have dropped to 15 .5 games behind the first-place Dodgers in the National League West. Find out who else is playing on Monday with our baseball picks.
Second baseman Thairo Estrada is batting .260 to lead San Francisco, while third baseman Wilmer Flores is the leader in RBIs with 51, hits with 75 and on-base percentage at .331. Left fielder Joc Pederson is the leader in home runs with 17. San Francisco has not announced its starting pitcher for the opening game of its three-game series on the road with the Arizona Diamondbacks.
Arizona improved to 42-52 following its 7-2 victory over the Washington Nationals on Saturday. Madison Bumgarner threw eight strong innings for Arizona, allowing four hits and two runs. Alek Thomas had three hits for Arizona including a double that knocked in two runs. Arizona is last in the National League West, 21 .5 games behind the first-place Dodgers.
Second baseman Ketel Marte is batting .271 to lead Arizona and has team highs in hits with 81 and on-base percentage at .362. First baseman Christian Walker is the leader in home runs with 22 and RBIs with 47, while center fielder Daulton Varsho is second in RBIs with 46. Arizona has not announced its starting pitcher for Monday's opening game of a three-game series at home against the San Francisco Giants.
Recent Betting Trends
- San Francisco is 3-8 in its last 11 on the road
- The OVER has cashed in 4 of the Giants last 6
- Arizona is 3-1 in its last 4
- The OVER has cashed in 4 of the D-Backs last 7
Free MLB Pick:
Arizona Diamondbacks +105