Coming off their huge upset of the 2002 division winners, the 2018 Diamondbacks will take on underdogs 2010. That team has been even more surprising, knocking off 2007 and 2011 division winners enroute to this semifinal matchup.
Today’s starting pitching matchup features 2018 Co-Ace Patrick Corbin making his second start of the tournament. He’ll face 2010’s Ian Kennedy, also making his second start.
2010’s typically left-hand dominated lineup will have that imbalance lessened slightly by having Chris Snyder and Rusty Ryal get starts over Miguel Montero and Gerardo Parra. Sorry DC. I’m not sure if you need to blame AJ Hinch or Kirk Gibson for that move.