The Arizona Diamondbacks pitcher Taylor Widener is seen here being lifted by Torey Lovullo in the second inning on Sun May 23, 2021 against the Colorado Rockies at Coors Field in Denver. The Diamondbacks host the San Francisco Giants Tue May 25, 2021 at Chase Field. (AP News photo)

Giants Look To Get Back On Track Against Arizona

By Barbara Mason

The San Francisco Giants are coming out of a losing series to the Los Angeles Dodgers. They were in fact swept in this series. It was a real disappoint especially since prior to that the Giants had swept the Reds in a four game series. The series with the Dodgers dropped the Giants out of first place in their division and into third place two games behind the San Diego Padres..

On Tuesday evening the Giants will be taking on the Arizona Diamondbacks in a two-game series hoping to right the ship. This will be an important series for the club because the next series for San Francisco will be a four game series with the Dodgers. If nothing else the Giants want to go into the series with the Dodgers full of confidence. Beating the Diamondbacks in both games would go miles in bolstering that confidence.

The Diamondbacks are having struggles of their own losing eight games in a row and getting swept by the Rockies and the Dodgers. They sit in last place in the National League West and are currently 12.5 games behind the first place San Diego Padres and 10 games behind the Giants.

The probable pitchers for the Giants in Game One on Tuesday may be Kevin Gausman with a 4-0 and 1.66 ERA. In Game Two Wednesday Johnny Cueto may take the mound with a 3-1 and 3.34 ERA. Both of these two pitchers may be just what the Giants need to get back on the winning track.

For the Arizona Diamondbacks Tuesday it could be Corbin Martin who comes in with an 0-1 and 5.40 ERA. In Game Two Wednesday Merrill Kelly with a 2-5 and a 5.05 ERA could be on the mound.

The first pitch tomorrow evening will be at 6:40. This first game will be an important indication of the path that the Giants will be taking in their next 6 games.