Zac Gallen, one of this season’s toughest pitchers, is set to take the mound for the Arizona Diamondbacks (63-69) as they match up against the Milwaukee Brewers (70-62) at Chase Field on Sunday with the visitors looking to split the four-game series. The Brewers won 8-6 in 10 innings on Saturday for their first win of the series. Devin Williams threw one scoreless inning in relief to get the win, and Taylor Rogers earned his 30th save with a scoreless ninth. Tyrone Taylor was 3 for 5 with two home runs and a double in the win. He scored three runs and drove in three. Rowdy Tellez added a solo home run. Cooper Hummel went 2 for 3 with two doubles, two runs, and one RBI for the Diamondbacks. Geraldo Perdomo added one run and one RBI on two hits.
ON THE MOUND
Jason Alexander (2-1, 4.97 ERA) is set to take the mound for Milwaukee. The lefty allowed one run over five innings in his last start, a 4-2 home defeat against the Pirates on Tuesday. He yielded three hits while striking out six and walking one in the no-decision. For Arizona, right-hander Gallen (10-2, 2.53 ERA) will toe the rubber. It’s his first appearance of the season against the Brewers. Gallen made one start against the Brewers in 2021, throwing five innings in a 5-0 home defeat on June 22. He gave up three hits while striking out eight in the loss. In his last start on Tuesday, Gallen got the win at home against the Phillies. He threw seven scoreless innings and gave up two hits, striking out seven and walking one in the 12-3 victory. The right-hander ranks third in the NL in ERA.
AT THE PLATE
Over the last five games, Milwaukee has averaged only 3.4 runs a game, down from their season average of 4.5, while performing worse across the board (.231/.304/.341). Against right-handed pitchers like Gallen this season, the Brew Crew have a .752 OPS, fourth highest in the league. Kolten Wong is the team’s strongest hitter against right-handers with ann .846 OPS in 281 at-bats. Arizona is averaging 5.4 runs per game in the last five, up slightly from 4.4 for the season. The D-backs have a .685 OPS against southpaws in 2022. With a .923 OPS over 102 at-bats, Christian Walker has been their best hitter against left-handers.
HOME AND AWAY
Milwaukee is 35-36 in road games in 2022, scoring 4.4 runs per game while allowing 4.5 runs. Arizona has gone 36-34 at their home ballpark this season, averaging 4.6 runs per game while surrendering 4.5. Milwaukee is 6-4 in the last 10 games at Chase Field between the teams with an average scoreline of 4.5-3.8.
STANDINGS UPDATE
The Brewers are second in the NL Central, seven games behind the division-leading Cardinals. They are fourth in the Wild Card race, two games out of third. The Diamondbacks are fourth in the NL West, 28 games behind the Dodgers. They are sixth in the Wild Card race, nine games out of a postseason position.
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