Diamondbacks hitters have an impressive track record against Phillies Game 1 starter Zack Wheeler — but does that actually matter?
Somewhere, there’s an executive at TBS drinking a beer stein that’s filled to the brim with a martini. The and ? They were promised vs. , or something equally as sellable. The have a player who’s as close to a household name as baseball players get, but it’s still not a matchup that pops or sings or razzles or dazzles.
. Real baseball heads are giddy. Except the ones who care about one of these two teams. Those people are barfing. Good luck to them. Game 1: Arizona Diamondbacks vs. Philadelphia Phillies Start time: 8:07 p.m. ET on TBS Pitching matchup: Zac Gallen vs. Zack Wheeler Game 1 pitching matchup Diamondbacks: 2023 stats: 17-9, 3.47 ERA, 210 innings, 220 strikeouts, 1.12 WHIP If you needed evidence that a team can ride two strong starting pitchers a long way in the postseason, you had to go all the way back to the Phillies of 2022. Also, the Phillies of 2023.
, though, they can be a normal postseason team and start their best pitchers, 1-2, as the baseball gods intended. Of course, considering they’re undefeated doing it the wrong way, maybe they should be concerned with the right way. Either way, Gallen is good, and he’s a key part of why the Diamondbacks think they have a chance in any series they play. Phillies: RHP 2023 stats: 13-6, 3.61 ERA, 192 innings, 212 strikeouts, 1.
last season, and he went 1-0, with a 1.38 ERA. He’s allowed just three earned runs in 13 innings this postseason, with 18 strikeouts. His velocity is as high as it’s been all season, so he’s peaking at the right time. Let’s make this game interesting, then, with a little wager. The pitcher who loses the game has to add or subtract a K from their first name. We’re talking legally, too. Get the courts involved. Game 1 X-factor The small samples of pitcher vs.
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