If it feels like the Diamondbacks have been playing the San Francisco Giants a lot lately, it’s because they have. The two teams faced each other for the first time this season on the 4th of July. That was the latest the Diamondbacks ever played their first game against a divisional opponent.
The D-backs took two of three that series, then dropped two of three in San Francisco a week later. These three games will bring the total played between the teams to 9 games, with still 10 more to play after this series.