The Giants took game 3 of the series, 6-5 in extra innings, to give them a chance to even up the series at two games apiece. Arizona won games 1 and 2 of the series, 4-2 and 8-2. The DBacks are 2-5 in the previous seven outings, while the Giants are 1-4 in the last five and 2-8 in the past 10.

The Arizona Diamondbacks did it all in a win over the Kansas City Royals on July 5. They put forward good pitching and defense and timely hitting.