Arizona Diamondbacks vs San Francisco Giants Game 1 Picks and Predictions for Saturday, August 29th, 2026
Diamondbacks vs Giants Game Information
The Arizona Diamondbacks continue a road trip Saturday afternoon for a 4:05 PM matchup in San Francisco for game 1 of 2 against the San Francisco Giants. Arizona has 72 wins this season and enters Saturday having won 3 of its last 6, including a Friday win in Game 2 of this series. The San Francisco Giants stay home Saturday afternoon as one of the worst teams in the National League, well below .500 after Friday night's loss. Stay in the news with our MLB Picks.
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Kohl Drake got the start for Arizona on Friday, giving up 5 runs on 4 hits across 4 innings of work, resulting in a no-decision. Gerardo Carrillo came on in relief to give up no runs on no hits across 1 inning to pick up the victory. The rest of the Arizona bullpen was just as stout, giving up 1 run on 1 hit over the final 4 innings of the game. Tim Tawa and Corbin Carroll led the way for the Arizona offense on Friday, driving in 3 runs each.
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Blade Tidwell got the start in the loss for San Francisco on Friday, giving up 6 runs on 7 hits across 5 innings. The San Francisco bullpen was just as bad, giving up 4 more runs on 5 hits over the final 4 innings of the game. Christian Koss,Turner Hill, and Bryce Eldridge led the way for the Giants on Friday, driving in 2 runs each.
Diamondbacks vs Giants Matchup
Merrill Kelly will take the mound for Arizona in the opening game of Saturday’s doubleheader. Kelly is 8-12 this season with a 5.35 ERA across 134.2 innings. San Francisco has not yet announced its starting pitcher for the first game and could rely heavily on their bullpen in game 1 of 2 on Saturday.
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Diamondbacks vs Giants Pick
The Arizona Diamondbacks are the better team in this matchup and will continue their winning ways in game 1 of the set on Saturday. Arizona is going to have the edge on the mound as San Francisco has yet to announce a starter and has a terrible bullpen. Take the Diamondbacks Saturday afternoon to do the job as I get to win Game 1 of their doubleheader in San Francisco.
- Pick: Arizona Diamondbacks
- Secondary: Over
- Lean: Nolan Arenado Over 1.5 Bases
Final Score Prediction: Arizona Diamondbacks win 9-5.
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