Giants Eye Dramatic Turnaround in High-Stakes Showdown Against Diamondbacks

The Diamondbacks, a few weeks ago, looked like they were trending towards dropping out of the playoff race. Most of the conversation around the team was that they were going to look at trading away at least one of their best pitchers, potentially two of them. Right now, they are a .500 club which won’t get them into the playoffs. They need to win as many as they can against these divisional foes, but find a way to destroy anyone outside of the division. Arizona has still has a great offense, but the pitching has been really bad. The starters have been rough and the bullpen has been a little tough this year. Collectively, the team has a 4.70 ERA and a 1.34 WHIP. Today they put out Brandon Pfaadt on the hill. He has a good record at 8-5, but he has a 5.38 ERA and a 1.38 WHIP, so those numbers aren’t nearly as impressive. He has been better at home, but he still has a 4.02 ERA in Arizona. He actually has had a pretty decent season, but there are just some very bad starts mixed in. He has six starts of four or more earned runs allowed. He also has six quality starts. He faced the Giants once this season, allowing four earned runs in four innings. The Giants have hit Pfaddt well overall, going 11-for-30 against him. 

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