Arizona Diamondbacks Gameday Thread, #35: 5/6 vs. Pirates

Today’s Lineups

PIRATES	DIAMONDBACKS
Oneil Cruz – CF	Geraldo Perdomo – SS
Brandon Lowe – 2B	Ketel Marte – 2B
Bryan Reynolds – LF	Corbin Carroll – RF
Ryan O’Hearn – RF	Adrian Del Castillo – DH
Nick Gonzales – 3B	Ildemaro Vargas – 1B
Marcell Ozuna – DH	Lourdes Gurriel – LF
Spencer Horwitz – 1B	Nolan Arenado – 3B
Konnor Griffin – SS	Gabriel Moreno – C
Henry Davis – C	Alek Thomas – CF
Paul Skenes – RHP	Michael Soroka – RHP

Just a quick intro today, work continuing to kick my ass. But it’s probably a good thing the D-backs were able to start out the series with a win, because things only get tougher tonight. After Paul Skenes’s Opening Day outing ended with a 2026 ERA of 67.50 (!), normal service has been resumed. In April, he made six starts, with an ERA of 1.62 and 38 strikeouts over 33.1 innings, while walking just five. Even including that initial disaster, opponents are still batting only .174 against Skenes. So

it’s not going to be easy for the D-backs’ hitters tonight, and I’m basically going into this one not expecting much. I hope to be pleasantly surprised!

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