Arizona Diamondbacks (14-24, fifth in the NL West) vs. San Francisco Giants (18-20, fourth in the NL West)
San Francisco; Friday, 9:45 p.m. EDT
PITCHING PROBABLES: Arizona: Taylor Clarke (1-0, 2.22 ERA) San Francisco: Tyler Anderson (1-2, 4.75 ERA)
LINE: Giants 1; over/under is 8 1/2 runs
BOTTOM LINE: Arizona enters the game as losers of their last five games.
The Giants are 12-13 against opponents from the NL West. The San Francisco offense has compiled a .266 batting average as a team this season, good for third in the majors. Brandon Belt leads the team with a mark of .333.
The Diamondbacks are 9-20 against the rest of their division. Arizona is slugging .364 as a unit. Christian Walker leads the team with a slugging percentage of .489.
TOP PERFORMERS: Mike Yastrzemski leads the Giants with 23 extra base hits and is batting .298.
Ketel Marte leads the Diamondbacks with 43 hits and has 10 RBIs.
INJURIES: Giants: Drew Smyly: (finger), Jeff Samardzija: (right shoulder), Reyes Moronta: (shoulder), Trevor Cahill: (left hip), Tyler Beede: (elbow), Austin Slater: (groin), Joey Rickard: (elbow), Aramis Garcia: (right hip).
Diamondbacks: Taylor Widener: (rib cage), Corbin Martin: (elbow), Merrill Kelly: (right shoulder), Madison Bumgarner: (back), Silvino Bracho: (elbow), Jeremy Beasley: (right shoulder).
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