Doug Davis (5-8, 4.16), taking the hill for the Diamondbacks tonight, has had a rocky month of June. He has had a couple of good starts mixed in amongst three poor starts, in which he gave up four or more runs over five or fewer innings. The Diamondbacks, however, have been doing relatively well lately and have the added motivation of being only half a game behind the Padres for the division lead entering the game.
Giants:
After a short three game winning streak, the Giants are again discovering novel ways to lose ball games. Even good pitching and decent hitting could not win the game for the Giants last night, as a single dropped ball by Dave Roberts led to an extra inning defeat. Noah Lowry (7-6, 3.61) has looked good in two of his last three starts, and is coming off of a win. He appears to be slowly putting his recent troubles behind him, and should give the Giants a good start tonight.
Predictions:
It is unlikely that Lowry's good pitching will be enough, as the Giants have almost no momentum and have rarely looked like a match for even an average big league ball club over the past month. The Diamondbacks will probably look distinctly average at bat and on the mound, but should come away with a win. Nothing short of a blowout against Davis will be enough to make up for the Giants' lack of momentum and poor ninth inning pitching.
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