Doug Davis is a great story, but might not be a great start against the Giants. San Francisco has a very decent .791 OPS over the past week and a solid .782 OPS against lefties. They aren't the easy start for pitchers they appeared to be at the start of the season. …
Davis is 3-4 with a 4.65 ERA in 11 career games against the Giants (21-31), and has just one win with a 5.45 ERA in his last six starts against them.
Molina has had plenty of good at-bats against Davis, going 10-for-27 (.370) with two homers lifetime against him.
Molina is 20-for-35 (.571) with two homers and 14 RBIs in his last nine games. He hit a three-run homer in the third inning Tuesday night en route to a 6-3 Giants win in the series open
Diamondback hitters, like Orlando Hudson, Mark Reynolds and Chris Snyder. Arizona should just tee off on lefty Jonathan Sanchez, thanks to their .846 team OPS versus lefties. …
Sanchez is 0-3 with a 6.35 ERA in six career games - four starts - against the Diamondbacks, who are 20-6 within the division, including 4-2 against the Giants.