The Diamondbacks came into the series opener sitting at 6-3 in the month of June and the softest stretch of their schedule in front of them. The Snakes would be wise not to underestimate their opponent, however, as just last week these Angels of Anaheim swept a three game set against the Padres, who then came back and earned a pythagorean series victory against us with a couple drubbings over the weekend.
The D-backs sent Jordan “Gumby” Montgomery to the hill to open the series. He labored through several rough starts recently, but as one of the last two starters standing from our ideal Starting Five at the beginning of the year, we needed him to just soak up some innings and give the offense a chance against these weaker opponents.