The Arizona Diamondbacks and the San Francisco Giants will open a 3-game set tonight in the desert at Chase Field. Both teams will have southpaws on the hill, with Patrick Corbin getting the nod for Arizona and Andrew Suárez for San Francisco. Corbin has been on his mark, with a record of 6-3, a 3.24 ERA, a 1.00 WHIP, and is coming off a stellar performance against the Pittsburgh Pirates, where he struck out 12 batters in a 2-1 Diamondback win. Corbin has dominated the Giants this year, with a record of 2-0 and an ERA of just 2.32. Arizona has been on a roll, winning 8 of their last 10 games, all of which were on the road. The Diamondbacks are 4-1 in their last 5 home games against lefties and 6-0 in their last 6 games at Chase after a road trip of 7 days or more. The Giants Suárez comes into tonight’s match-up with a losing record of 2-4, a 4.43 ERA, a 1.26 WHIP, and the Giants are 1-4 in his last 5 road starts. San Francisco has not been good on the road at 16-26 and especially at Chase Field, where they are 2-9 in their last 11. Consider the snakes in this one.
TONIGHT’S PICK: ARIZONA DIAMONDBACKS