The ARIZONA and the SAN FRANCISCO will both be gunning for a victory on 9/15/2017 at 10:15 PM when they meet in a game matchup.
GAME: Arizona Diamondbacks (85-62) at San Francisco Giants (57-91)
DATE/TIME: Friday, September 15 – 10:15 PM EST
WHERE: AT&T Park, San Francisco, California
| ROT | TEAM | PS | OU | RL |
| 913 | ARIZONA | 7.5 (150) (140) |
7.5 (-110) | -150 140 |
| 914 | SAN FRANCISCO |
TV: 10:15 p.m. ET, FSN Arizona, NBCSN Bay Area (San Francisco)
PITCHING MATCHUP: Diamondbacks LH Robbie Ray (13-5, 2.81 ERA) vs. Giants RH Jeff Samardzija (9-13, 4.47)
LINE: 140
PREDICTION: Diamondbacks 5, Giants 2
Oddsmakers currently have the SAN FRANCISCO listed as 140 point favorites versus the ARIZONA, while the game’s total is sitting at 7.5.
Riding one of the most dominant stretches any pitcher can hope for, left-hander Robbie Ray looks to win his fifth consecutive start when the Arizona Diamondbacks open a three-game series at the San Francisco Giants on Friday night. Ray has been outstanding during his winning streak, allowing four runs on 13 hits while striking out 45 in 25 1/3 innings.
Arizona’s offense, led by A.J. Pollock and J.D. Martinez, also came alive in taking the final two contests against Colorado to boost its lead atop the wild-card race to five games with 15 to play. Martinez, acquired from Detroit on July 18, has clubbed 10 homers in his last 11 games and 23 since the trade, breaking the franchise record for most long balls after the All-Star break (Luis Gonzalez, 22). “There have been some marquee pickups and this has been a pretty impressive one,” Diamondbacks manager Torey Lovullo told reporters. “He set a franchise record for home runs in the second half and he hasn’t even been here the whole second half.” Giants catcher Buster Posey, who had a 12-game hitting streak halted in Wednesday’s lost to the Los Angeles Dodgers, is batting only .167 (5-for-30) against Arizona this season.
Ray continued his spectacular late season surge by fanning 12 – his third straight game with double-digit strikeouts – while giving up two runs on four hits over six innings versus San Diego last time out. He earned his first win of the year in his second appearance against San Francisco this season on April 11, giving up four hits over 6 2/3 scoreless innings. Hunter Pence is 4-for-9 with a double lifetime against Ray.
Samardzija absorbed his first loss in nearly a month when he was tagged for six runs, including four home runs, over 5 2/3 innings at the Chicago White Sox on Sept. 9. That spoiled a stretch in which he had registered seven quality starts in his previous eight turns, posting a 5-1 record in that span. That included 6 1/3 innings of three-run ball against Arizona, which beat him in each of his first two starts this year.
WALK-OFFS
1. Martinez is 15-for-29 with five homers and nine RBIs during a seven-game hitting streak.
2. Pence is 8-for-14 with two RBIs over the past three games.
3. Pollock, who has hit safely in four straight, went 5-for-8 with a homer and eight RBIs in his last two games.
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