San Francisco Giants vs. Arizona Diamondbacks MLB Betting Preview | September 30

Mike Yastrzemski sits at 98 hits this season, and will look for his 100th when the San Francisco Giants (78-78) take on the Arizona Diamondbacks (72-84) on Friday at 10:15 PM ET. The Giants are favored (-135) over the Diamondbacks (+114). Alex Cobb starts for San Francisco while Arizona will counter with Merrill Kelly.

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Game Info, Betting Lines for Giants vs. Diamondbacks

• Game Day: Friday, September 30, 2022
• Game Time: 10:15 PM ET
• Location: San Francisco, California
• Stadium: Oracle Park

Giants Stats & Trends

Giants Batting

• The Giants are 12th in baseball with 173 total home runs.
• The Giants’ .233 batting average ranks 23rd in MLB.
• The Giants rank 14th in the league with an on-base percentage of .315.
• Giants batters strike out nine times per game, the 27th-most in the league.
• The Giants average one home run per game when playing at home this season (79 total in home outings).
• The Giants are averaging 2.7 extra-base hits per game while slugging .387 in home contests.
• The team averages 7.7 hits per game and is batting .237 at home this season.

Giants Key Batters

• Wilmer Flores is hitting .231 with 27 doubles, a triple, 19 home runs and 56 walks.
• Among qualified batters, Flores ranks 117th in batting average, his on-base percentage ranks 84th, and he is 93rd in slugging.
• Thairo Estrada has 125 hits and an OBP of .328 to go with a slugging percentage of .414. All three of those stats lead San Francisco hitters this season.
• Among qualifying hitters, Estrada’s batting average ranks him 47th, his on-base percentage 64th, and his slugging percentage 79th.
• Joc Pederson has 100 hits this season and has a slash line of .272/.347/.520.
• Pederson heads into this game with three games in a row with at least one hit. In his last five games he is batting .500 with two triples, a home run, a walk and five RBI.
• Yastrzemski is batting .211 with a .303 OBP and 52 RBI for San Francisco this season.
• Yastrzemski brings a two-game hitting streak into this matchup. During his last five outings he is hitting .222 with a double, a home run, two walks and three RBI.

Diamondbacks Stats & Trends

Diamondbacks Batting

• The Diamondbacks rank 15th in Major League Baseball with 169 home runs.
• The Diamondbacks rank 27th in MLB with a team batting average of just .229.
• The Diamondbacks have an on-base percentage of .304 this season, which ranks 24th in the league.
• The Diamondbacks rank 11th in MLB in strikeouts per game with an average of 8.3 whiffs per contest.
• In 75 games on the road this season, they’ve hit 98 homers, an average of 1.3 per contest.
• They have a team slugging percentage of .396 in away games this season with 225 extra-base hits.
• In away games this season, they’re batting .226 with 7.7 base hits per contest.

Diamondbacks Key Batters

• Christian Walker has 131 hits with a .474 slugging percentage, both team-high numbers for the Diamondbacks.
• Including all the qualifying hitters in the big leagues, Walker ranks 110th in batting average, 70th in on-base percentage and 25th in slugging percentage.
• Daulton Varsho is hitting .240 with 23 doubles, three triples, 27 home runs and 46 walks.
• Varsho is currently 100th in batting average, 107th in on-base percentage and 42nd in slugging percentage among all qualified hitters.
• Ketel Marte has 42 doubles, two triples, 12 home runs and 55 walks while hitting .240.
• Josh Rojas’ .344 OBP paces his team.

Giants vs. Diamondbacks Probable Pitchers