when Pittsburgh Pirates and access Arizona Diamondbacks Three-game series opens on Friday
Both clubs picked up a much-needed win but held each other back when it came to turning that win into something more.
Arizona head coach Torre Lovallo likened his team’s 5-3 win over the Oakland A’s on Wednesday to a group of guys overcoming a hangover after a game. rattlesnake Lost the lead and lost 12 innings the night before in their longest game of the season
“It’s not a hangover from drinking, it’s losing a tough game. It’s still lingering in this club,” Lovullo said.
The win sealed the series over the A’s, giving Arizona five of its past seven series.
“Series wins are always important,” Ryan Nelson said Wednesday. rattlesnake starter. “This team is really resilient. We don’t really hold back and we always fight back.
Pittsburgh had a breakout game Wednesday, allowing 14 hits in an 8-0 run in Detroit after leading it 2-11 before May.
“That was a game we needed offensively,” pirate manager Derek Shelton said. “You have to keep working hard. It’s hard to do … but you have to stay positive because it’s really easy to get disappointed when you’re going through a tough attack.
Pittsburgh first baseman Carlos Santana agreed.
“Baseball has its ups and downs,” he said. “Mentally, stay focused, take it one day at a time, play hard (because) it’s been a long season. (Wednesday) was a great win. (Now) we go back and play Arizona.”
After a stellar start to the season, there’s still some optimism in the rebuild pirate Despite a sluggish month, they had scored over .500 in each of their two games through Wednesday.
“We’ve had a long game here. We’re trying to be a playoff team, trying to win the (National League Central) division,” Pittsburgh catcher Austin Hedges said. “You don’t win a division in May. You win it by accumulating great hitting and great defense over a long period of time.”
Before Wednesday’s offensive breakout, pirate He hasn’t scored more than four points this month and has had one or no points in seven games.Friday doesn’t seem to be getting any easier
Arizona right-hander Zac Gallen (6-1, 2.35 ERA) plans to match up with Pittsburgh right-hander Johan Oviedo (2-3, 5.14).
gallon rattlesnakeAces, who rank high in several categories for National League pitchers, beat the San Francisco Giants last Friday when he gave up two runs in 7 2/3 innings
Against Pittsburgh, Gallen is 1-1 with a 1.38 ERA in two career starts.
Oviedo is still looking for consistency. He lost two straight games before walking away without a decision last Friday in Baltimore when he gave up one run in five innings.
That’s in stark contrast to early April, when he went 15 1/3 scoreless innings.
In his only career start against rattlesnake May 28, 2021 In San Luis, Oviedo gave up two runs in 4 1/3 innings, got no decision
–Field-level media