The Arizona Diamondbacks and Los Angeles Angels will take the field on Sunday at Angel Stadium. First pitch is at 1:07 p.m. PT.
Arizona (49-34 SU and 50-33 RL) is starting right-hander Zac Gallen. The 27-year-old is 10-2 with a 3.02 ERA and a 1.09 WHIP in his 17 outings this year.
Los Angeles (44-40 SU and 40-44 RL) is countering with lefty Reid Detmers. The 23-year-old is 1-5 with a 3.77 ERA and a 1.28 WHIP in his 14 starts.
The Angels are slight moneyline favorites and the game total is 8.5.
Arizona has lost consecutive series to San Francisco and Tampa Bay but is still two games ahead of Los Angeles atop the NL West division. Can the Diamondbacks hold onto their slim lead before the All-Star break?
The D-Backs score 5.13 runs per game (5th) and hit .263 (4th) with a .766 OPS (6th). They've launched 97 home runs (12th) and stolen 81 bases (4th) this season. The Arizona pitching staff has a 4.39 ERA (19th) and a 1.34 WHIP (21st) with 31 quality starts.
Good pitching, good hitting, good fielding.
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— Arizona Diamondbacks (@Dbacks) July 1, 2023
The Diamondbacks' ace Gallen will take the bump on Sunday in Anaheim. The fifth-year pro has won three consecutive outings but wasn't quite as sharp in his last start, giving up four runs on five hits against the Rays. He has held 11 of his 17 opponents to two or less runs. Gallen has never faced the Angels in his MLB career.