The Diamondbacks and Giants put the wraps on their season opening series in the desert Thursday afternoon where Bronson Arroyo matches serves with Tim Lincecum in a matchup of pitchers whose better days are likely in the rear-view mirror. It's certainly the case for Lincecum, the former Cy Young winner, who is struggling to retain a spot in San Francisco's starting rotation. Tim enters today's contest off a rocky spring camp having posted a 2-6 record in his last eight team starts in this series.
On the other side of the coin, Arroyo is 3-0 with a 0.82 ERA in his last three starts against the Giants and has great control. He is also 5-0 in his last five home team starts during April. I'll take Arizona at home here Thursday afternoon.