The Arizona Diamondbacks (10-7, 12-5 RL, 8-8-1 O/U) battle the St. Louis Cardinals (7-10, 7-9 RL, 6-9-1 O/U) in the three-game series finale on Wednesday afternoon. The Diamondbacks give the call to Madison Bumgarner. The Cardinals send Jake Woodford to the mound. The Diamondbacks posted a 6-3 win on Monday.
Madison Bumgarner will be on the hill for the fourth time of the season on Wednesday. Bumgarner has been clobbered. He allowed five runs against the Dodgers in his first start and five runs in five innings against the Marlins last Friday, leading to another loss to dip to 0-2. The veteran left-hander is on the downside of his career and has squandered 13 runs (12 earned) in his 13.2 innings pitched. He conceded six runs in 10.1 innings against the Cardinals last season and is 5-7 with a rough 5.47 ERA in 84 career innings against the rivals.
The Diamondbacks are concluding a six-game road trek. They dropped two of three against the Marlins this past weekend. They avoided the sweep with a 5-0 win on Sunday and beat the Cards by a 6-3 score on Monday. Arizona has won two of their last three series highlighted by a series victory against the Dodgers.
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— Arizona Diamondbacks (@Dbacks) April 17, 2023
Josh Rojas has consistently reached base all season. The 28-year-old this baseman is sporting a stellar .347 average with six RBIs and an .868 OPS on the season. Rojas went 4 for 11 against the Cardinals last season and 1 for 4 on Monday. He has six base hits in his last five games. Key reliever Joe Mantiply remains on the IL.
Arizona is scoring an average of 4.41 runs per game, marking them 21st. The pitching staff has recorded a 4.26 team ERA, placing them 15th.