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The Pittsburgh Pirates will continue their stretch of 10 road games in 10 days when they begin their four-game series against the Arizona Diamondbacks on Monday in Phoenix. After starting a long road trip with a losing streak against the Baltimore Orioles, the Pirates' mood improved dramatically on Sunday after he saved the series finale with an 8-1 win.
Instead of a quiet cross-country flight out of Baltimore, the Pirates seem to have gotten a little more chatty after the team recorded his first win in Camden yards since 2008.
"It's going to be fun," said Pirates outfielder Greg Allen.
Pittsburgh has won 4 of its last 6 games, and Arizona has won 2 of 3 over the weekend against the Colorado Rockies.
The D-backs will send right-hander Zach Garren (6-2, 3.31 ERA) to the mound in the series opener. He allowed 3 runs in 5 2/3 innings in his 6-3 win over the Cleveland Guardians last Tuesday.
Galen, 27, is 2-0, and in his last three games he has pitched 17 2/3 innings with a 2.04 ERA. He has 17 strikeouts in just four walks in that stretch.
The right-hander got off to his only career start on June 5 against Pittsburgh. In the 0-3 loss, he had his two runs in his sixth inning.
Pittsburgh announced on May 12 that San Francisco right-handed Tyler Bede (1-1, 3.89), who has pitched primarily from the bullpen since he was waiverd by the Giants. ) to counter it.
Bede, 29, started last Wednesday against the Brewers in Milwaukee, where he allowed four runs on five hits before allowing one out in the second inning. exited.
Bede said he completed three innings only once this season and is likely to be on the pitching count Monday. He's 0-2 with a 3.86 ERA in five career games (four starts) with Arizona.
The Pirates took two out of three from D-backs at PNC Park from June 3 to June 5, but Arizona has dominated the series in recent years. increase.
Arizona is 19-6 in his last 25 games with Pittsburgh, including his 7-2 at Chase Field during that period.
The D-Bucks' bullpen remains a question mark after manager Torey Lovro announced last Friday that he would move to a closer committee-by-committee approach.
Veteran Marc Melanson broke a bases-loaded jam in the ninth in his 6-4 win over Colorado on Sunday. The veteran recorded his 15th save in his 18th chance, but suffered the most losses in franchise history with his 10th reliever this season.
Lovullo will shuffle closing duties between Melancon, Ian Kennedy and Joe Mantiply.
"It's going to be a very fluid situation," he said, Lovullo. “Getting the right players at the right time in the right matchup and getting the outs. I'm not worried about you, but if someone comes along, I'll give it to you.”
– Field Level Media
