Arizona Diamondbacks at Pittsburgh Pirates

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ARI	1	2	1	1	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	1	8	16	1
PIT	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	3	1	0	0	7	14	3

Brandon Pfaadt (5-1, 4.00 ERA) got the ball for Arizona looking to build on a strong turn against St. Louis, while Bubba Chandler (3-8, 4.64) took the mound for Pittsburgh coming off arguably his best start of the season, a scoreless outing against the Yankees. Neither line matched what actually happened once the bullpens got involved.

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Diamondbacks(55-52)

LLLWW

8

+1.5-194+102o8.5-135

Pirates(55-52)

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7

-1.5+190-104u8.5+138

Best BetDiamondbacks -103

Postgame

Arizona's moneyline cashed as the offense's fast start held up just enough to survive the bullpen scare and win in 12.

Pregame

We took Arizona's moneyline at plus money before first pitch, and Pfaadt's recent form was the anchor for that call. The Diamondbacks' offense has shown it can put up crooked numbers in a hurry, and that's exactly the kind of team you want on the moneyline against a shakier Pirates staff missing a key bat in Horwitz.

Both clubs are dealing with attrition. Arizona's rotation is already down Zac Gallen, Michael Soroka and Corbin Burnes, all working back from injury, which is exactly why a Pfaadt-caliber start matters so much right now. Pittsburgh, meanwhile, lost Spencer Horwitz to a concussion Tuesday after he was hit by a pitch on a rehab assignment, thinning out a lineup that had just found some life.

Brandon Pfaadt

(6-1)·3.36 ERA

Jul 23 @ Cardinals

W

6.0IP

2ER

1K

2BB

87P

07/28 Lineup

Bubba Chandler

(5-8)·4.26 ERA

Jul 22 @ Yankees

ND

6.1IP

0ER

5K

1BB

84P

07/28 Lineup

This one didn't play out anywhere close to form. Arizona jumped on Chandler and Pittsburgh's defense early, piling up runs across the first four innings while the Pirates' offense went completely dark for six straight frames.

Arizona Diamondbacks

(13)

• 10-Day-ILJordan Lawlar (LF) — Lawlar (hamstring) has resumed all baseball activity and is nearly running at full speed, MLB.com reports.07/25
• 10-Day-ILLourdes Gurriel Jr. (LF) — Gurriel isn't in the lineup for Saturday's game against St. Louis.07/18
• 10-Day-ILTommy Troy (LF) — Manager Torey Lovullo said Friday that Troy (shoulder) is expected to remain out for roughly 3-to-4 weeks, Jack Sommers of SI.com reports.07/17
• 15-Day-ILMichael Soroka (SP) — Soroka (glute) threw a bullpen session Monday, MLB.com reports.07/28
• 15-Day-ILZac Gallen (SP) — Gallen (elbow) was given permission to begin throwing and has thrown twice this week, MLB.com reports.07/25
• 15-Day-ILDrey Jameson (RP) — The Diamondbacks recalled Jameson from Triple-A Reno on Saturday.07/22
• 60-Day-ILJustin Martinez (RP) — Martinez (elbow) completed a second live batting practice Wednesday, MLB.com reports.07/25
• 60-Day-ILA.J. Puk (RP) — Manager Torey Lovullo said Saturday that MRI results on Puk's left shoulder revealed that his shoulder capsule hasn't fully healed, Steve Gilbert of MLB.com reports.07/18
• 60-Day-ILRyne Nelson (SP) — Nelson (elbow) will begin a throwing program Saturday or Sunday, Alex D'Agostino of SI.com reports.07/18
• 60-Day-ILAndrew Saalfrank (RP) — Saalfrank (shoulder) has begun a throwing program, Alex Weiner of Arizona Sports reports.07/18
• 60-Day-ILCorbin Burnes (SP) — Burnes (elbow) began a throwing program July 10 and felt good following the session, MLB.com reports.07/13
• 60-Day-ILCristian Mena (RP) — Diamondbacks manager Torey Lovullo told reporters Monday that Mena underwent surgery on his right shoulder and will be sidelined for the rest of the season, Jack Sommers of SI.com reports.06/01
• 60-Day-ILBlake Walston (SP) — Walston (elbow) paused his rehab program earlier in the season, but he was expected to start building back up around the middle of May, MLB.com reports.06/01

Pittsburgh Pirates

(6)

• 7-Day ILRafael Flores Jr. (C) — The Pirates placed Flores on the 7-day concussion injured list Friday.07/24
• 10-Day-ILSpencer Horwitz (1B) — Horwitz (hamstring) was diagnosed with a concussion Tuesday after being hit in the helmet with a pitch while on a rehab assignment at Single-A Bradenton, Aiden Stepansky of MLB.com reports.07/28
• 15-Day-ILEvan Sisk (RP) — Sisk (elbow) began a throwing progression July 18, MLB.com reports.07/28
• 60-Day-ILOneil Cruz (CF) — Pirates general manager Ben Cherington said Sunday that Cruz (hand) has had "good days of late" and could be ready to start up a rehab assignment in early August, Dominic Campbell of SI.com reports.07/28
• 60-Day-ILChris Devenski (RP) — Devenski (illness) was sent to the rookie-level Florida Complex League on Tuesday to begin a rehab assignment.07/21
• 60-Day-ILKonnor Griffin (SS) — The Pirates transferred Griffin (finger) to the 60-day injured list Saturday, Alex Stumpf of MLB.com reports.07/11

Then Pittsburgh remembered how it's been winning games lately. The Pirates scored 3 in the 8th, 3 more in the 9th, and 1 in the 10th to erase the entire deficit and drag this thing into extra innings, riding the same never-say-die energy that produced Brandon Lowe's walk-off the night before. Arizona's pen, which had already blown a couple of late leads this week, looked shaky doing it again. But the Diamondbacks found one more run in the 12th and made it stand, escaping with an 8-7 win.

Arizona Diamondbacks

(55-52)

Jul 27L@ Pirates2-3

Jul 26L@ Nationals7-10

Jul 25L@ Nationals3-5

Jul 24W@ Nationals3-2

Jul 23W@ Cardinals10-6

Pittsburgh Pirates

(55-52)

Jul 27Wvs Diamondbacks3-2

Jul 26Wvs Cubs8-7

Jul 25Lvs Cubs0-11

Jul 24Lvs Cubs2-3

Jul 22L@ Yankees0-2

It's the kind of game that decides tiebreakers in September. Arizona snapped a 3-game skid in the ugliest, most stressful way possible, while Pittsburgh's encouraging 2-game winning streak gets stopped cold by a bullpen letdown of its own. With both teams sitting at 55-52 and jockeying for the same Wild Card slot, a 12-inning slugfest like this one is exactly the type of game that gets remembered when the standings get sorted out in October.