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Giants play the Diamondbacks leading series 1-0
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By The Associated Press
Arizona Diamondbacks (9-11, third in the NL West) vs. San Francisco Giants (9-11, fourth in the NL West)
San Francisco; Friday, 10:15 p.m. EDT
PITCHING PROBABLES: Diamondbacks: Jordan Montgomery (0-0); Giants: Blake Snell (0-2, 12.86 ERA, 1.86 WHIP, nine strikeouts)
BETMGM SPORTSBOOK: LINE Giants -130, Diamondbacks +110; over/under is 8 runs
BOTTOM LINE: The San Francisco Giants lead 1-0 in a four-game series against the Arizona Diamondbacks.
San Francisco has a 9-11 record overall and a 4-3 record at home. The Giants rank 10th in the NL with 17 total home runs, averaging 0.9 per game.
Arizona is 2-5 in road games and 9-11 overall. The Diamondbacks have the fifth-ranked team batting average in the NL at .248.
Friday's game is the second time these teams meet this season.
TOP PERFORMERS: Jung Hoo Lee leads the Giants with a .282 batting average, and has two doubles, a home run, six walks and five RBI. Thairo Estrada is 12-for-36 with two home runs and four RBI over the last 10 games.
Ketel Marte has six doubles and five home runs for the Diamondbacks. Corbin Carroll is 10-for-40 with a double, a home run and four RBI over the last 10 games.
LAST 10 GAMES: Giants: 5-5, .269 batting average, 3.83 ERA, outscored opponents by five runs
Diamondbacks: 5-5, .220 batting average, 4.05 ERA, outscored by two runs
INJURIES: Giants: Luke Jackson: 15-Day IL (back), Sean Hjelle: 15-Day IL (elbow), Alex Cobb: 15-Day IL (hip), Ethan Small: 60-Day IL (oblique), Austin Warren: 60-Day IL (elbow), Tristan Beck: 60-Day IL (arm), Robbie Ray: 60-Day IL (elbow)
Diamondbacks: Ryne Nelson: day-to-day (arm), Eduardo Rodriguez: 60-Day IL (shoulder), Geraldo Perdomo: 10-Day IL (right meniscus tear), Alek Thomas: 10-Day IL (hamstring), Paul Sewald: 15-Day IL (oblique), Drey Jameson: 60-Day IL (elbow)
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The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.