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Today’s Lineups

DIAMONDBACKS

GIANTS

Lars Nootbaar – DH

Drew Gilbert – RF

Corbin Carroll – RF

Rafael Devers – 1B

Gabriel Moreno – C

Bryce Eldridge – DH

Geraldo Perdomo – SS

Jonah Cox – CF

Max Kepler – LF

Turner Hill – LF

Nolan Arenado – 3B

Shay Whitcomb – 3B

Tim Tawa – 1B

Drew Cavanaugh – C

Ildemaro Vargas – 2B

Christian Koss – SS

Ryan Waldschmidt – CF

Nate Furman – 2B

Jose Cabrera – RHP

Landen Roupp – RHP

Roster moves

The Arizona Diamondbacks made the following roster moves. The D-backs’ 40-man roster is at 39.

Recalled from Triple-A Reno: RHP José Cabrera

Optioned to Triple-A Reno following yesterday’s game: RHP Drey Jameson

The first of an expected flurry of moves for this series, what with the sudden double-header on Saturday, and the need for further starting pitchers. First up is Cabrera, who made four starts for Arizona leading up to the All-Star break. They were… just about okay, I suppose. A 5.60 ERA, but that was suppressed by throwing five shutout innings in his major-league debut. Once word got around, the three which followed were considerably less effective, allowing 11 ER over 12.2 innings. A big factor was a K:BB there of just 9:7, as major-league hitters simply laid off his pitches. Doing a better job there will be key tonight in San Francisco.

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The series with the Cubs is in the books, and it went well for the D-backs in their wild-card race, combined with results elsewhere. Both the Phillies and Padres lost their series to teams below them in the standings, while Arizona beat a team above them. That closed the gaps to three and one games respectively, and also put a significant dent in the strength of schedule remaining. Now, the Phillies have far and away the toughest stretch run: ranked #3 with a .525 average opponent’s record. The Padres are about even, #16 at .499. But with the Cubs now crossed off, the D-backs have dropped to 24th, at just .485.

Of Arizona’s 28 remaining games, only 9 are against teams above them in the standings (series against the Yankees, Phillies and Padres). They also face the Marlins, who are above .500, at 68-66. But the remaining…

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