The D-backs have an off day today in preparation for a homestand they need to dominate.
The Arizona Diamondbacks continue to hover around the .500 mark. Currently, they sit at 38-40, but are merely one game out of a Wild Card slot, behind their NL West rival San Diego Padres.
Such is the nature of baseball, although the D-backs have tended to win or lose games by wide margins. Coming off a road trip with a 3-3 record is less than ideal, but avoiding the sweep by the MLB-topping Phillies was important in ensuring they didn't lose too much ground in their climb back to .500.
Joe Ryan has been a stalwart of Minnesota's rotation. He's pitched to a solid 3.13 ERA and an extremely impressive 0.95 WHIP. He's striking out batters at a 26.7% rate, good for a 9.3 K/9. He features a mid-velocity four-seam, with a changeup, with a splitter, sweeper, slider, and occasional sinker. By all means, he'll be a tough challenge for the D-backs.It's been another rough year as a starter for Ryne Nelson. He sports a 5-5 record, a 5.18 ERA, and a 1.
He features a lower-90s fastball, slider, changeup, and curve. He doesn't tend to strike batters out at a high rate but doesn't depend on ground balls either. He has an 11th-percentile barrel rate and below-average exit velocity against him. The D-backs will have an opportunity to make plenty of contact, but controlling their swings and finding empty grass will be crucial., to put it bluntly, hasn't lived up to his payday yet.
Paddack features a lower-90s fastball with a high-movement changeup, slider and curve. He's been excellent at limiting walks but has been hit very hard. The D-backs will have an opportunity to jump on Paddack early, and aggressive approaches might be in order.since returning from injury, pitching to a 0.66 ERA over 15 appearances and is 9-for-9 in saves.
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