The San Francisco Giants are set to begin their penultimate series of the season, and their final road series, as they head to the desert to take on the Arizona Diamondbacks for the first of three games. While the Diamondbacks are currently in postseason position with a little bit of a buffer, the Giants could put Arizona’s playoff plans in question with a good series.
Set to kick off the series is young right-hander Hayden Birdsong, who makes the 15th start of his debut season. The recently-turned 23-year old is 4-5 with a 4.