Diamondbacks vs Guardians Prediction, Odds, Picks - Aug. 20
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Diamondbacks win two of three vs. Rangers behind Ketel Marte’s late heroics, staying within reach of the playoff hunt.
Jake Burger hit a pinch-hit RBI single in the 10th inning and the Texas Rangers ended their four-game losing streak with a 7-6 win over the Arizona Diamondbacks.
The Rangers series features a possible reunion with an old friend Aug. 13. That's when Merrill Kelly, the longtime Diamondbacks right-hander, is scheduled to start for the Texas Rangers, to whom Kelly was traded at the July 31 MLB trade deadline.
The Rangers, held to four hits, led 2-1 after three innings on sacrifice flies by Adolis García and Marcus Semien.
PITCHING PROBABLES: Diamondbacks: Zac Gallen (9-12, 5.31 ERA, 1.35 WHIP, 130 strikeouts); Rangers: Merrill Kelly (9-7, 3.37 ERA, 1.08 WHIP, 131 strikeouts)
Arizona Diamondbacks starter Anthony DeSclafani continues to be built up into a full-fledged starting pitcher.
The Diamondbacks crushed the previously impenetrable Nathan Eovaldi at the Rangers and took a 5-0 lead, but Texas came back.
The Rangers successfully pulled off their biggest comeback of the season to beat the Diamondbacks 7-6 in the series opener on Monday night.
Francys Romero reported that the rumors involving Diamondbacks second baseman infielder Ketel Marte are false.
Diamondbacks starter Zac Gallen has turned in consecutive solid starts since the Diamondbacks opted to hold him at the trade deadline.