PHOENIX — Two rising pitchers, perhaps All-Star Game candidates, face off Sunday afternoon as the Milwaukee Brewers and Arizona Diamondbacks finish their three-game series.
Milwaukee will go with Chase Anderson (5-1, 2.94 ERA), who has turned a higher velocity and greater assortment of effective pitches into a 21 2/3-inning scoreless streak.
Arizona counters with Robbie Ray (6-3, 2.85), who has gone on a spectacular run the past month. He has allowed one run in his last 30 1/3 innings while going 4-0. He ranks among National League leaders in opponents’ batting average (.188, second) and strikeouts (95, sixth).