The D-backs' young right-hander has a chance to take the series and carry momentum into a tough week.
After a disappointing loss in the series opener, the Arizona Diamondbacks took a 3-0 shutout victory against the Oakland A's behind aNow, they'll have a chance to win the series today and gather some necessary momentum as they head into two series against the Dodgers and Padres. First pitch is at 1:10 PM Arizona time.
Pfaadt struck out an impressive 21 batters over his first three starts in June, over 17 1/3 innings. Since then, he's struck out only two batters total in his last two outings, over 12 2/3 innings. He recorded a Quality Start in his June 19th start against the Nationals, but did not record a single whiff or strikeout.
I implored Montgomery not to rely on lucky outs and work the zone to create better deception and weaker contact and generate whiffs. D-backs fans, players and coaches all know how devastatingly Pfaadt can punch out batters, but he won't be able to get away with leaving too many of those hittable balls in the heart of the zone, even to a team as offensively challenged as the A's.
He's struck out only 17 batters over 24 innings, and allows plenty of base traffic, with a 1.58 WHIP, inflated by 12 walks in those innings.
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