Diamondbacks-Giants Preview

If familiarity breeds contempt, there should be animosity aplenty on Saturday when the Arizona Diamondbacks and the San Francisco Giants meet at AT&T Park. The Diamondbacks will give the ball to ace starter Brandon Webb in this one. Righthander Webb is 13-4 this season with a 3.24 ERA. The Giants will counter Webb with Tim Lincecum. Righthander Lincecum has a 2.80 ERA to go along with a 10-3 record this season. NewBodog oddsmakers currently have the Giants listed as 102-moneyline favorites versus the Diamondbacks, while the game's total has not yet been posted. Mark Reynolds drove in three runs to help the Diamondbacks defeat the Giants 10-2 on Friday, as -145 favorites. The 12 runs sailed OVER the posted over/under (7). Stephen Drew and Chris Young drove in two runs apiece in the loss for the Diamondbacks. Dan Haren allowed two runs over eight innings of work in the win. Jose Castillo and Fred Lewis each drove in a run in a losing effort for the Giants, who were +130 underdogs. Jonathan Sanchez gave up six runs over 2 2-3 innings in the loss. Team records: Arizona: 51-51 SU San Francisco: 43-59 SU Arizona most recently: When playing on Saturday are 4-6 Before playing San Francisco are 3-7 After playing San Francisco are 6-4 After a win are 2-8 San Francisco most recently: When playing on Saturday are 5-5 Before playing Arizona are 6-4 After playing Arizona are 3-7 After a loss are 3-7 A few trends to consider: The total has gone OVER in 5 of Arizona's last 5 games on the road The total has gone OVER in 9 of Arizona's last 11 games Arizona is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games when playing on the road against San Francisco The total has gone OVER in 4 of Arizona's last 5 games when playing San Francisco The total has gone OVER in 7 of San Francisco's last 8 games at home The total has gone OVER in 6 of San Francisco's last 7 games The total has gone OVER in 4 of San Francisco's last 5 games when playing Arizona The total has gone OVER in 4 of San Francisco's last 5 games when playing at home against Arizona Next up: San Francisco home to Arizona, Sunday, July 27