The Diamondbacks came into play one game below .500 after a brutal blown save on Monday night, Paul Sewald’s third consecutive such outing. In order for the D-backs to get back to .500 on the year, they would have to beat the man Torey Lovullo might name the National League’s All Star Game starting pitcher, Chris Sale. To counter the dominant lefty, Lovullo sent out the D-backs anti-southpaw lineup, sitting regulars like Joc, Corbin, and Domo in favor of Grichuk, McCarthy, and Newman.
Zac Gallen took the mound and it was immediately noticeable that his velocity was sitting back near his season norms rather than the upper 90s he was touching in his last start.