The Arizona Diamondbacks (0-0) will be trying to kick off their 2023 campaign with a win when they face the Los Angeles Dodgers (0-0) in the first game of their four-game series on Thursday night. The Diamondbacks finished the 2022 season with a 74-88 record, which was good for fourth in the NL West. The Dodgers finished the 2022 season with a 111-51 record, which led the league, but they were defeated by the San Diego Padres in the NLCS.
Zac Gallen will get the start for the Diamondbacks. He was 12-4 with a 2.54 ERA last season. Julio Urias will get the start for the Dodgers. He was 17-7 with a 2.16 ERA last season.
Los Angeles is 7-3 in its last 10 games against Arizona.
The Diamondbacks finished fourth in the NL West last season, but they were 11 games behind the Phillies, who earned the final Wildcard spot. They have a lot of talented young players that they expect to improve from their performances last season and added veterans like Lourdes Gurriel Jr., Kyle Lewis, and Evan Longoria, who they hope will help them contend for a playoff spot this season.
Arizona averaged 4.33 goals per game last season. Their .230 batting average was 26th in the league. Their .304 on base percentage was 24th, while their .385 slugging percentage was 20th.
Josh Rojas led the Diamondbacks with a .269 batting average, while Christian Walker led the team with 36 home runs and 94 RBI.
Arizona’s pitching wasn’t very good last season, with the team giving up 4.57 runs per game. Opponents had a .24 7 batting average against the Diamondbacks, which was 20th in the league. Their 4.25 ERA was 23rd, while their 1.29 WHIP was 20th.
In his last start against the Dodgers, Gallen gave up two hits and one run in eight innings, while striking out 13 batters. They will need a similar effort from him if they want to win this game.
Joe Mantiply (Shoulder) is on the 10-day IL. Carson Kelly (Forearm) is out indefinitely.
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