{"id":697476,"date":"2026-05-13T02:15:31","date_gmt":"2026-05-13T02:15:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/mlb\/697476\/"},"modified":"2026-05-13T02:15:31","modified_gmt":"2026-05-13T02:15:31","slug":"arizona-diamondbacks-gameday-thread-41-5-12-rangers-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/mlb\/697476\/","title":{"rendered":"Arizona Diamondbacks Gameday Thread, #41: 5\/12 @ Rangers"},"content":{"rendered":"

Today\u2019s Lineups\"\"<\/p>\n

The last trip through the rotation for the Diamondbacks has been really good:<\/p>\n

May 7, 2026 vs. Pirates: Zac Gallen, 6.0 IP, 6 H, 4 ER, 2 BB, 5 K, 2 HR, Game Score 47<\/p>\n

May 8, 2026 vs. Mets<\/a>: Ryne Nelson<\/a>, 6.2 IP, 2 H, 1 ER, 1 BB, 7 K, 1 HR, Game Score 72<\/p>\n

May 9, 2026 vs. Mets: Merrill Kelly<\/a>, 7.0 IP, 3 H, 1 ER, 3 BB, 6 K, 0 HR, Game Score 70<\/p>\n

May 10, 2026 vs. Mets: Eduardo Rodr\u00edguez<\/a>, 8.1 IP, 4 H, 1 ER, 3 BB, 4 K, 0 HR, Game Score 72<\/p>\n

May 11, 2026 at Rangers: Michael Soroka<\/a>, 6.1 IP, 3 H, 0 ER, 1 BB, 5 K, 0 HR, Game Score 71<\/p>\n

Average Game Score: 66.4<\/p>\n

By that 5-game rolling average game score, it\u2019s the best we\u2019ve seen since a run around the All Star Break in 2022:<\/p>\n

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July 17, 2022 at Padres<\/a>: Merrill Kelly, 6.0 IP, 6 H, 1 ER, 0 BB, 5 K, 1 HR, Game Score 61<\/p>\n

July 22, 2022 vs. Nationals: Zac Gallen, 7.0 IP, 2 H, 0 ER, 0 BB, 7 K, 0 HR, Game Score 80<\/p>\n

July 23, 2022 vs. Nationals: Madison Bumgarner<\/a>, 8.0 IP, 4 H, 2 ER, 0 BB, 9 K, 1 HR, Game Score 75<\/p>\n

July 24, 2022 vs. Nationals: Corbin Martin<\/a>, 4.0 IP, 4 H, 1 ER, 5 BB, 1 K, 0 HR, Game Score 46<\/p>\n

July 25, 2022 vs. Giants: Merrill Kelly, 8.0 IP, 3 H, 0 ER, 0 BB, 7 K, 0 HR, Game Score 83<\/p>\n

Average Game Score: 69.0<\/p>\n

If we restrict to 5-game stretches with 5 different starters, it\u2019s the best since September 2019:<\/p>\n

September 3, 2019 vs. Padres: Merrill Kelly, 7.0 IP, 3 H, 0 ER, 2 BB, 9 K, 0 HR, Game Score 78<\/p>\n

September 4, 2019 vs. Padres: Zac Gallen, 7.0 IP, 1 H, 0 ER, 1 BB, 8 K, 0 HR, Game Score 82<\/p>\n

September 6, 2019 at Reds: Robbie Ray<\/a>, 4.1 IP, 3 H, 3 ER, 3 BB, 8 K, 0 HR, Game Score 50<\/p>\n

September 7, 2019 at Reds: Alex Young<\/a>, 8.0 IP, 2 H, 0 ER, 1 BB, 12 K, 0 HR, Game Score 89<\/p>\n

September 8, 2019 at Reds: Mike Leake<\/a>, 6.1 IP, 7 H, 2 ER, 0 BB, 3 K, 1 HR, Game Score 54<\/p>\n

Average Game Score: 70.6<\/p>\n

So yeah, it\u2019s been a while since we\u2019ve had it this good. But this is still a far cry from the best in Diamondbacks history \u2014 the current stretch is only tied for 58th all-time. Here\u2019s the best ever:<\/p>\n

July 24, 2002 vs. Rockies: Miguel Batista, 9.0 IP, 3 H, 1 ER, 1 BB, 7 K, 1 HR, Game Score 83<\/p>\n

July 25, 2002 vs. Padres: John Patterson, 7.1 IP, 5 H, 0 ER, 1 BB, 6 K, 0 HR, Game Score 73<\/p>\n

July 26, 2002 vs. Padres: Randy Johnson, 7.0 IP, 4 H, 0 ER, 1 BB, 8 K, 0 HR, Game Score 76<\/p>\n

July 27, 2002 vs. Padres: Curt Schilling, 8.0 IP, 8 H, 1 ER, 0 BB, 7 K, 0 HR, Game Score 69<\/p>\n

July 28, 2002 vs. Padres: Brian Anderson, 8.0 IP, 5 H, 2 ER, 2 BB, 11 K, 2 HR, Game Score 73<\/p>\n

Average Game Score: 74.8<\/p>\n

The good news is that there\u2019s still quite a lot of room for Zac Gallen to improve on his last start, which had a Game Score of only 47. Doing so would give us an even better 5-game average. A score of better than 60 would surpass the 2022 streak; 69 or better would surpass 2018. Although it would take a career-best-tying 89 (reached against the Cubs on September 8, 2023) for him to pull the overall average into a tie for the franchise record. But any improvement on his last start would bring the rolling average up in the franchise rankings.<\/p>\n

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