You might be surprised to learn that Arizona have actually played better baseball, overall, so far in the second half than in the first. Their winning percentage before the break was .546, but since it, they’ve gone 10-8 for a .556 W%. Their run differential has also improved significantly, going from +0.44 runs per game to +1.22. A factor might be that eleven of the eighteen games have been at home - but as we know, there hasn’t EXACTLY been a big home-field advantage at Chase so far. Can’t say we’ve had help from the schedule either, with the 18 games exactly evenly divided between opponents who are now above and below .
Preview, #116: 8/7 vs. Phillies
