Verlander’s Stunning Performance: Can He Defy the Odds and Save the Giants’ Season?
The Diamondbacks are another one that you kind of raise an eyebrow at. Sure, there is no question that this team was good, but their recent surge made a team that you thought would tank for the remainder of the season into one that could take the last Wild Card spot. I’m not saying Arizona is going to make the playoffs, but the fact that they are still competing after trading away two of their better hitters and their best or second-best pitcher is pretty impressive. Since the All-Star Break, the team has been up five games in the win column. Since the trade deadline, after they got rid of the aforementioned players, the team has gone 26-17. They’ve won their past four games, and five of the last six. Today, they put Brandon Pfaadt on the hill in hopes of getting a sweep and keeping the postseason dream alive. Pfaadt is an average starter; his numbers don’t look great at 13-8 with a 5.31 ERA and a 1.40 WHIP. He is, however, better at home than on the road with a 3.50 ERA in Arizona compared to 7.29 away from home. In two starts against San Francisco this year, he has allowed eight earned runs over 10 innings.Â



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