Zac Gallen had a solid start post All-Star break against the Chicago Cubs, going five innings without a run allowed. Yet, he still needs to bounce back at home where his last two starts he has been rocked. This included giving up a season high six runs to the Toronto Bluejays. Look for O’Neill Cruz to have enough success against Gallen and the Diamondbacks bullpen to go over his total bases prop.

The Pirates play at Arizona for the first time since 2023 when the Diamondbacks won four of their last five. Both teams have made it over .500, the Pirates two games over and Arizona three games over. This is the race to the Wild Card. The Pirates have won 10 of their last 13. The Pirates have won four of their last five with Luis Ortiz on the mound and he's been really good all five of the games. All five have stayed under and he's only allowed three earned runs. Pirates in a low scoring game.

Not sure if he will make it in time to pitch tonight, but the Arizona front office/ownership just told the players that it's all-in to return to the playoffs with the team acquiring excellent Miami lefty AJ Puk. And it's ace Zac Gallen on the mound tonight. He's usually dominant at home. That wasn't the case unfortunately last time we backed him at Chase Field, but I chalk that up to the pre-break weirdness everywhere. Luis Ortiz has been really good for Pittsburgh but hasn't pitched in a tough road environment (i.e. not counting one at the White Sox) in weeks.