Sunday, July 27, 2008

Diamondbacks-Giants Pointers

Divisional bragging rights will be on the line on Sunday when the Arizona Diamondbacks and the San Francisco Giants meet at AT&T Park.

Randy Johnson will be the starting pitcher for the Diamondbacks on this day. Lefthander Johnson is 7-7 this season with a 4.89 ERA.

It'll be Barry Zito toeing the rubber for the Giants in this contest. Lefthander Zito is 5-12 with a 5.56 ERA so far this season.

NewBodog oddsmakers currently have the Diamondbacks listed as 145-moneyline favorites versus the Giants, while the game's total has not yet been posted.

The Diamondbacks rallied for three runs in the eighth inning on Saturday to defeat the Giants 5-3 as -115 favorites. The eight runs made it OVER the posted over (6.5).

Chris Snyder went 2-for-4 at the plate with two RBIs for the Diamondbacks. Brandon Webb allowed just three runs off four hits over seven innings in the win.

Aaron Rowand had two hits and drove in two runs in a losing effort for the Giants, who were +105 underdogs in that game. Tyler Walker gave up three runs in relief to suffer the loss.

Current streak:
Arizona has won 2 straight games.
San Francisco has lost 2 straight games.

Team records:
Arizona: 52-51 SU
San Francisco: 43-60 SU

Arizona most recently:
When playing on Sunday are 7-3
Before playing San Diego are 7-3
After playing San Francisco are 6-4
After a win are 3-7

San Francisco most recently:
When playing on Sunday are 4-6
Before playing LA Dodgers are 3-7
After playing Arizona are 3-7
After a loss are 2-8

A few trends to consider:
Arizona is 5-1 SU in its last 6 games when playing on the road against San Francisco
Arizona is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games
Arizona is 6-3 SU in its last 9 games when playing San Francisco
Arizona is 4-2 SU in its last 6 games on the road
San Francisco is 3-6 SU in its last 9 games when playing Arizona
San Francisco is 7-16 SU in its last 23 games at home
San Francisco is 4-11 SU in its last 15 games
San Francisco is 1-5 SU in its last 6 games when playing at home against Arizona

Next up:
Arizona at San Diego, Monday, July 28
San Francisco at LA Dodgers, Monday, July 28

 

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