After an uplifting series in Chicago in which the team took three out of four, the D-Backs will have to bounce back from two frustrating losses to avoid the opposite fate. This series has the feeling of two teams using the same playbook - good, young starting pitching combined with small ball and excellent baserunning - and one side executing more cleanly. To say the least, that has been a successful formula for baseball teams for quite some time, but it’s also exactly the style of baseball the D-Backs utilized earlier in the season and this series. Even after last night’s infuriating lack of offensive execution, you could be forgiven for feeling moderately confident as a fan before the game with Zac Gallen toeing the rubber after his second career complete game shutout opposite a team that is searching for it’s next identity amongst the youngsters.
D-Backs 1, Mets 7: Gallen’s Sandwiches
