Best YRFI Bets Today: Back the Diamondbacks Offense Against Framber Valdez

With their grip over their wildcard spot steadily weakening, expect the Diamondbacks offense to play with a higher sense of urgency in a tough matchup against the Houston Astros Framber Valdez. Before that takes place, we focus on the matchup between the Colorado Rockies and Milwaukee Brewers as the Rockies offense has quietly played at a competitive rate in terms of contact ability.

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Arizona Diamondbacks vs. Houston Astros - Brandon Pfaadt vs. Framber Valdez (8:10 PM, EST)

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Once considered a lock for one of the three highly coveted wildcard spots, the Arizona Diamondbacks enter the last stretch of the season with just a three game lead over the Atlanta Braves and surging New York Mets in the wildcard standings. Being able to hold on to their wildcard spot is vital for Arizona’s hopes of making the playoffs as the Los Angeles Dodgers continue to pad their lead for first place in the NL West division standings.

Should Arizona want another chance at making a run towards the World Series after falling just short last year in a loss against the Texas Rangers, then they must continue to rely on their elite offensive production in order to mask their lowly defense. While Arizona’s offense ranks near the top of the board in Team Total Hits, RBIs, Total Runs Scored, and On Base Percentage, their defense ranks near dead last in Team Total Pitching ERA and Defensive Efficiency.

Arizona’s starting pitcher Brandon Pfaadt has not helped the Diamondbacks defense in their efforts of playing at a competitive rate as he continues to struggle with limiting opposing scoring opportunities. With an ERA of 4.32, 157 Hits Against, and 77 Earned Runs Allowed in 27 games played, expect Pfaadt’s struggles to persist as he is set to face off against a Houston Astros offense that ranks equally well in the same previously mentioned offensive metrics.

On the other side of the field, the Diamondbacks offense draws a much tougher assignment as Framber Valdez is set to take the mound. Valdez has excelled at avoiding opposing contact this season, entering the contest with a WHIP of 1.111 and just 120 Hits Against in 150 Innings Pitched. Fortunately for the YRFI, the Diamondbacks offense is more than capable of neutralizing the Astros pitcher due to their elite contact ability.

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Colorado Rockies vs. Milwaukee Brewers - Ryan Feltner vs. Frankie Montas (6:10 PM, EST)

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While the Arizona Diamondbacks and Houston Astros look to hold on to their playoff berths, the NL Central leading Milwaukee Brewers look to take it one step further by avoiding the wildcard round in the playoffs. Entering the last few weeks of play, the Brewers are only three games back from the Philadelphia Phillies and Los Angeles Dodgers for one of the two byes. They have a beautiful opportunity to inch closer to the other division leaders in the overall standings, facing off against the worst defense in the league.

Defensive production has been practically non-existent for the Colorado Rockies as they enter the contest ranked dead last in Defensive Efficiency and Team Total Pitching ERA. Ryan Feltner has been one of the main culprits for their lack of pitching production as he takes the mound with an ERA of 5.11 and WHIP of 1.432. That puts the Brewers offense in a favorable position to continue to succeed as they currently rank near the top of the board in Team Total Hits, RBIs, Total Runs Scored, and On Base Percentage.

As for the Rockies, their offense has fared far better than their defense as they rank above league average in Contact Rate and near league average in Total Runs Scored and RBIs. With the Brewers newly acquired Frankie Montas set to take the mound, expect an uptick in production from the Rockies offense as Montas has struggled with keeping opposing runners off the bases as his WHIP of 1.393 indicates.

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