Diamondbacks vs Giants Prediction - MLB Picks 8/3/23

The Arizona Diamondbacks will play the San Francisco Giants in Game 4 of their series on Thursday afternoon at Oracle Park in San Francisco, California. Arizona won the first Game of this series by a score of 4-3 on Monday, but the Giants bounced back with a 4-3 win on Tuesday and a 4-2 win on Wednesday. 

Diamondbacks Preview

The Arizona Diamondbacks are 57-52 this season and they have lost three of their last four Games. Prior to this series, Arizona lost eight of their last ten Games, which dropped them to third place in the NL West standings. The Arizona pitching staff has a 4.61 ERA, a 1.34 WHIP, and a .254 opponent batting average this year. The Diamondbacks offense has scored 526 runs with a .255 batting average and a .324 on base percentage. Corbin Carroll is batting .275 with 21 home runs and 59 RBI’s for the Diamondbacks. The projected starting pitcher for Arizona is Brandon Pfaadt, who is 0-4 with an 8.20 ERA and a 1.63 WHIP over 37.1 innings pitched this season.

Giants Preview

The San Francisco Giants are 60-49 this season and they have won six of their last eight Games. Prior to this series, the Giants won two out of three Games against Boston and both Games in their mini series with the Athletics. The San Francisco pitching staff has a 3.87 ERA, a 1.23 WHIP, and a .248 opponent batting average. The Giants offense has scored 487 runs with a .242 batting average and a .318 on base percentage this season. J.D. Davis is batting .260 with 14 home runs and 54 RBI’s for the Giants. The projected starting pitcher for San Francisco is Sean Manaea, who is 3-3 with a 5.43 ERA and a 1.33 WHIP over 71.1 innings pitched this year.