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The Arizona Diamondbacks (84-78, 85-76 RL, 69-84-8 O/U) and the Philadelphia Phillies (90-72, 71-90 RL, 73-76-12 O/U) open the NLCS in game one on Monday evening. The Diamondbacks will send Zac Gallen to the mound. The Phillies will reply with Zack Wheeler. The Phillies won the season series by a 4-3 mark.
Zac Gallen will be on the mound for his third start of the postseason. Gallen was outstanding in his outing in game one against the Brewers in the wildcard, holding them to just two runs in six innings in a 5-2 win. Next, the D-Backs ace allowed just two runs in 5.1 innings in game one against the Dodgers in a 4-2 victory. The veteran had a solid regular season, recording a 3.47 ERA and a 1.12 WHIP accompanied by a 17-9 record in 210 innings pitched. Gallen pitched against the Phillies once this season and was solid, conceding two runs in 5.2 innings in a game the Diamondbacks lost. Gallen has excelled throughout his career against the Phillies, issuing a 2.22 ERA and a 3-1 record in 24.1 innings.
The Arizona Diamondbacks are the Cinderella team in this year’s postseason. They only went 84-78 but swept the Brewers and shocked everyone by issuing a dominati ng three-game sweep of the Dodgers in the NLDS. The squad has won each playoff game by at least two runs. They have bashed a remarkable 13 home runs. They are hitting .282 with 15 RBIs and a .824 OPS with RISP in the playoffs.
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Christian Walker has been key in the D-Backs' success. Walker has collected at least one RBI in all but one postseason game. The 32-year-old first baseman has one homer along with five RBIs and a dazzling 1.023 OPS in five postseason games. Walker produced four RBIs and a .788 OPS in seven meetings against the Phillies. He is 9 for 17 with four RBIs and a 1.4 OPS against Wheeler.
Arizona averaged 4.60 runs per game in the regular season, ranking them 14th. The pitching was just below the league average, posting a 4.48 ERA, placing them 20th.
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