Zac Gallen will need to come up BIG for this DBacks team tonight, as they are just a half game ahead of the Braves for the final Wild Card spot. He seems to be "at home" when pitching in Chase Field, with a 3.51 ERA this year and a 19-6 record over the past two seasons when pitching in the desert. The Giants have been one of MLB's worst teams for strikeouts vs. righties since the start of August and despite a short outing last night, Brandon Pfaadt still struck out four batters from the eight outs he turned in. Seven strikeouts is a level that Gallen had hit in five straight starts prior to finishing with five last time so I'll jump back in!

Giants have reached 79-79, exactly .500 and won three straight over the Diamondbacks. The Giants are closing the season out hot beating the Diamondbacks the last two games but also sweeping the Royals and taking two out of three from Baltimore to make it seven of their last eight they've won. Mason Black won his last start allowing no runs in 5.2 innings in a 2-1 win but he lost his previous three starts. Zac Gallen has won his last four starts and in his last two he allowed seven runs combined but the Diamondbacks hit behind him and will again today, over is the play.