San Francisco Giants vs

Arizona Diamondbacks Prediction

The Arizona Diamondbacks are 21-34 at home this season and the San Francisco Giants are 33-23 on the road this season. This is a close match-up with both teams having a 45 to 55 percent chance of winning based on 10,000 game simulations generated one play at a time by the AccuScore Simulation Supercomputer. Both starters have a good chance of having a quality start. Merrill Kelly has a 46% chance of a QS and Alex Wood a 43% chance. If Merrill Kelly has a quality start the Diamondbacks has a 62% chance of winning. His simulated strikeout to walk ratio is 4.6 and he has a 38% chance of having a 5 to 1 K/BB ratio. When he has a 5/1 ratio the Diamondbacks win 52%. If Alex Wood has a quality start the Giants has a 66% chance of winning. His simulated strikeout to walk ratio is 3.8 and he has a 29% chance of having a 5 to 1 K/BB ratio. When he has a 5/1 ratio the Giants win 53%. In simulations we tracked the batter for each team that was most productive based his average hits, walks and RBI per simulation. The most productive batter for the Arizona Diamondbacks is Eduardo Escobar who averaged 2.01 hits+walks+RBI. He has a 32% chance of having a big game with 3+ Hits, Walks, RBI and if he has a big game the Diamondbacks have a 60% chance of winning. The most productive batter for the San Francisco Giants is Buster Posey who averaged 2.36 hits+walks+RBI. He has a 40% chance of having a big game with 3+ Hits, Walks, RBI and if he has a big game the Giants have a 63% chance of winning.