The D-backs are desperate for a good start and need the bats to come back to life in support of Pfaadt in order to get a win on Gabriel Moreno's Bobblehead Night
The Arizona Diamondbacks host the San Diego Padres Saturday night at Chase Field at 5:10 PM local time. It is Bobblehead night as the D-backs give out a Gold Glove removable mask Gabriel Moreno Bobblehead to the first 20,000 fans. The D-backs are honoring Moreno with his first ever bobblehead after his first Gold Glove win last season and being the first ever catcher for the D-backs to win one.
Pfaadt's last start against the Mariners was terrific. He pitched six innings, gave up just two runs on five hits, and struck out a career high 11 batters. In fact, he has struck out 21 batters over his last 18.1 innings. That's all while allowing just 13 hits and six earned runs. As his FIP indicates, he's been much better than what the results show. His xWOBA is just .284, far lower than MLB average of .316.
King has been hit or miss this season. Of his seven games and six starts, King has lasted 7+ innings twice and not gone 6 innings in any of the other outings. Since his no-hit bid against the Brewers in which he pitched 7.2 innings of one-run, 10 strikeout ball, King has been hammered. Over his last two starts, King has last just nine total innings and given up 14 hits, 12 runs, six walks, and struck out 11. He's given four homers during that span.
Both bullpens for the Padres and D-backs should be ready to go. While Justin Martinez and Scott McGough might be down, the best of the bullpen is ready to pitch. The same is true for San Diego, including their elite closer, Robert Suarez.Lourdes Gurriel Jr. has hit a homer off of King in his career and has a .231 batting average over 13 at-bats against him. Blaze Alexander is back in at shortstop. He will look to get his bat going again as he has hit just .
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