Diamondbacks Back Home, Look to Finally Get Over .500
By Thomas Lynch
Jun 12, 2015; San Francisco, CA, USA; Arizona Diamondbacks starting pitcher starting pitcher Chase Anderson (57) throws to the San Francisco Giants in the first inning of their MLB baseball game at AT&T Park. Mandatory Credit: Lance Iversen-USA TODAY Sports
Who
Los Angeles Angels (33-32) at Arizona Diamondbacks (31-33)
Location
Chase Field
Starting Pitchers
Hector Santiago (4-3, 2.59 ERA) vs. Chase Anderson (2-1, 2.82 ERA)
Game time
6:40 PM MST
Starting Lineups
This evening's #Dbacks lineup as the team returns home: pic.twitter.com/6fluu4Mlbl
— Arizona Diamondbacks (@Dbacks) June 17, 2015
Here's how the #Angels will lineup in Phoenix tonight. pic.twitter.com/SNZxd5RGrS
— Los Angeles Angels (@Angels) June 17, 2015
Every time the D’backs are on the verge of climbing to the .500 mark, they stub their toes. The latest failure was last night as a 1-0 lead became a 4-1 defeat, sending the Snakes to two games under. The Angels have hovered around .500 all season as well with most of their time being spent on the positive side.
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Tonight’s pitching matchup features two guys that have the lowest ERA’s in their respective rotations. Anderson is coming off arguably the finest outing of his career. On Friday vs. the Giants, he didn’t allow a hit until the seventh inning, pitching seven innings of one-hit ball as the Snakes won by a score of 1-0. Santiago has a touch of Arizona history on his resume. He was part of the complicated three team deal that ultimately sent Tyler Skaggs to the Angels, Adam Eaton to the White Sox and Mark Trumbo to the D’backs. Santiago went from Chicago to Los Angeles. He is 10-12 with a 3.41 ERA as an Angel.
Albert Pujols has quietly put up 19 home runs this season, tops in the American League. Paul Goldschmidt has built up a more comfortable lead in the race to start at first base for the National League All-Star team. After “resting” as the designated hitter last evening, he returns to the field. Danny Dorn, who played at yesterday and went 2 for 4, gets a seat on the bench.