Giants aim to remain hot in opener vs. Diamondbacks

A pitcher enjoying a memorable season and a hitter still basking in the glory of a historic at-bat are scheduled to go head-to-head Friday night when the Arizona Diamondbacks open a three-game series against the host San Francisco Giants.

The National League West teams begin the last six games ofthe season separated by six games, meaning the fourth-place Diamondbacks (72-84) would need to sweep this set to retain the pos