MLB Picks: San Francisco Giants vs. Arizona Diamondbacks Odds: July 22nd 2010

San Francisco Giants vs. Arizona Diamondbacks
MLB Pick: San Francisco Giants -130 odds
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At 9:40 pm, our complimentary selection is on the San Francisco Giants over the Arizona Diamondbacks. Things haven’t gone as planned for Giants righthander Matt Cain. After a 14-8 record and 2.89 ERA in 2009, the Giants had high hopes for Cain who at age 25 coming into this season was just entering his prime. But at just 7-8 going into tonight, Cain already has equaled his loss total from last season and his 3.30 ERA, while not bad, is almost a half-run higher than last season. The good news is that Cain got back on the winning track in his last start for the first time since June 13 when he beat the Mets, surrendering just two earned runs on four hits in seven innings. The other good news is that he faces the D-Backs tonight, a team which he not only beat back on May 28, but he threw a complete game one-hitter, striking out nine without a single walk, making that start his best of the season by far. Tonight he will face the unlikeliest of starters with a regular job this season in righthander Rodrigo Lopez. You have to give Lopez credit for coming back from complete obscurity to land a starting job with the Diamondbacks in 2010. His 5-8 record and 4.62 ERA is far from the worst in the league, but it’s also not the kind of numbers you would want to hang your franchise on. Heading into this series, the Giants are 7-2 in the last nine meetings. Take the Giants. As always, good luck…Al McMordie.