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BOTTOM LINE: The San Francisco Giants host the Arizona Diamondbacks on Thursday to start a four-game series.
San Francisco is 8-11 overall and 3-3 at home. Giants hitters are batting a collective .246, which ranks seventh in the NL.
Arizona is 9-10 overall and 2-4 in road games. The Diamondbacks are 2-4 in games decided by one run.
The matchup Thursday is the first meeting this season between the two clubs.
TOP PERFORMERS: Matt Chapman leads San Francisco with four home runs while slugging .416. Thairo Estrada is 11-for-36 with two home runs and four RBI over the past 10 games.
Ketel Marte has six doubles and five home runs for the Diamondbacks. Lourdes Gurriel Jr. is 10-for-43 with a double and two home runs over the past 10 games.
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Cody Bellinger hits a go-ahead homer and the Cubs beat the Diamondbacks 5-3 to take seriesMarte hits tying homer in 9th, Grichuk has winning double in 10th, D-backs beat Cubs 12-11Nico Hoerner's tying dash and go-ahead single rally Cubs past Diamondbacks 3-2 in 11 innings
LAST 10 GAMES: Giants: 5-5, .263 batting average, 4.03 ERA, outscored opponents by one run
Diamondbacks: 5-5, .225 batting average, 4.35 ERA, even run differential
INJURIES: Giants: Luke Jackson: 15-Day IL (back), Sean Hjelle: 15-Day IL (elbow), Alex Cobb: 15-Day IL (hip), Ethan Small: 60-Day IL (oblique), Austin Warren: 60-Day IL (elbow), Tristan Beck: 60-Day IL (arm), Robbie Ray: 60-Day IL (elbow)
Diamondbacks: Eduardo Rodriguez: 60-Day IL (shoulder), Geraldo Perdomo: 10-Day IL (right meniscus tear), Alek Thomas: 10-Day IL (hamstring), Paul Sewald: 15-Day IL (oblique), Drey Jameson: 60-Day IL (elbow)
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The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.