Giants at Diamondbacks 8/17/19 - MLB Picks & Predictions

The San Francisco Giants visit the Arizona Diamondbacks Saturday to play the second game of a four-game series versus their National League West rivals. San Francisco routed Arizona in the first game of the series on Thursday 7-0. Evan Longoria homered and had two other hits with four RBIs and Dereck Rodriguez threw seven solid innings upon his return to the majors.

Arizona never had a runner reach as far as second and lost its second straight after going 7-3 in its previous 10. Alex Young suffered the loss after allowing five runs on eight hits over five innings. The loss was Young’s third straight after the rookie started 4-0. Kevin Pillar leads San Francisco with a .260 batting average, in home runs with 15, in RBIs with 62, and hits with 114. The Giants are averaging .240 at the plate, while opponents are averaging .252. San Francisco has not yet announced its starting pitcher for Saturday’s game with the Diamondbacks.

Ketel Marte is leading Arizona with a .320 batting average and in hits with 150. Eduardo Escobar leads the D-Backs in home runs with 27 and RBIs with 96. Arizona is averaging .259 at the plate, while opposing hitters are averaging .250. On Saturday, the D-Backs will send Merrill Kelly to the mound. The right-hander is 8-12 with an ERA of 4.75, 109 Ks and 36 BBs.