Brandon Pfaadt is on the bump against the Padres and Matt Waldron, plus Arizona looks to get back to one game under .500 in a must-win game.
The Arizona Diamondbacks are coming off a heartbreaking loss to the San Diego Padres. After scoring six runs in the 9th inning to take the lead,and allowed a walk-off homer to Manny Machado. Thus, the D-backs will seek to get back in the win column Saturday night at 6:40 PM local AZ time.
As has been written about extensively, the Diamondbacks need to limit how many teams are between them and a Wild Card spot to encourage GM Mike Hazen to buy at the deadline and not stand pat or sell. That's what makes these next few series so intense and similar to playoff series. It makes today a must-win game.
He will look to limit the walks and homers with a fresh start in July after he excelled at limiting home runs and walks for the first two months of the season. One final stat is that Pfaadt needs to get a first pitch strike or have the batter avoid swinging at the first pitch. When batters swing at the first pitch, they hit .282 against Pfaadt. However, if they take the first pitch, that average drops down to .208. This is due to Pfaadt living in the zone, but it's a noticeable trend that Pfaadt needs to take advantage of.Waldron is a pitcher of old showcasing a nearly unhittable knuckleball. At least when the knuckleball is thrown right.
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