Diamondbacks at Twins, Sept. 14, 11:10 a.m., Cox, Ch. 34
Diamondbacks RHP Nabil Crismatt (2-0, 3.24) vs. Twins RHP Bailey Ober (5-7, 5.08).
At Target Field: Crismatt had his first rough outing with the Diamondbacks earlier on this road trip in San Francisco, where he gave up four runs in four innings in an 11-5 loss to the Giants. … In four games prior to that, he had posted a 2.14 ERA in 21 innings. … He gave up a home run on his change-up, the first he had allowed with the pitch this season. 1B Dominic Smith blasted one out to right field in the third inning. … Ober gave up one run in 5⅓ innings against the Royals in his most recent start. It was a solid outing in what has been a rough back half of the season. Since the start of June, Ober has a 6.55 ERA in 12 starts. … Ober walks just 1.9 batters per nine innings, which would rank in the Top 5 in the American League if he had enough innings to qualify. He leads the league with 29 homers allowed. … He gave up two runs in five innings in his lone career start against the Diamondbacks in August 2023.
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Sept. 15: At Chase Field, 6:40 p.m., Diamondbacks RHP Zac Gallen (11-14, 4.84) vs. Giants LHP Carson Whisenhunt (2-1, 5.01).
Sept. 15: At Chase Field, 6:40 p.m., Diamondbacks LHP Eduardo Rodriguez (8-8, 4.98) vs. Giants RHP Carson Seymour (1-3, 5.23).
Sept. 16: At Chase Field, 12:40 p.m., Diamondbacks RHP Brandon Pfaadt (13-8, 5.31) vs. Giants RHP Justin Verlander (3-10, 3.94).
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