PHOENIX – After a dominant win on Friday night, the Arizona Diamondbacks will look to take the series over the St. Louis Cardinals on Saturday at Chase Field.
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Arizona D-Backs Eugenio Suárez bats against St. Louis in the second inning at Chase Field in Phoenix, on July 18, 2025. © Rob Schumacher/The Republic / USA TODAY NETWORK via Imagn Images
Brandon Pfaadt delivered a surgical performance on Friday night, pitching seven scoreless innings as the Arizona Diamondbacks opened their second-half push with a convincing 7-3 win over the St. Louis Cardinals at Chase Field. Arizona will look to ride the momentum after the first win after coming back after the All-Star break, and hopefully gain some ground before the trade deadline.
Saturday afternoon mound matchups:
Ryne Nelson will get the start for Arizona on Saturday and will look to get back on track. Nelson has had a strong demeano this season for the Diamondbacks. Though in his last outing, he only pitched 4.0 innings while giving up four earned runs on seven hits. If Nelson can return to form on Saturday afternoon, the D-Backs could be set up nicely to win the weekend series over St. Louis.
Jul 11, 2025; Anaheim, California, USA; Arizona D-Backs pitcher Ryne Nelson (19) throws in the first inning against the Los Angeles Angels at Angel Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Kirby Lee-Imagn Images
The Cardinals will have Sonny Gray on the mound on Saturday at Chase Field. Gray has a 9-3 record with a 3.50 ERA on the 2025 season and has been steady for St. Louis as of late, as he has only allowed three earned runs in his last two outings.
Arizona D-Backs Josh Naylor scores against St. Louis in the third inning at Chase Field in Phoenix, on July 18, 2025. © Rob Schumacher/The Republic / USA TODAY NETWORK via Imagn Images
With the win on Friday night, Arizona improved to a 48-50 record on the season as they are striving to make a run before the trade deadline hits to show that they would rather be contenders over a team that ends up selling core pieces. They’ll look to keep the momentum going Saturday at Chase Field as every game matters for this D-Backs ball club going forward.
Diamondbacks return home against Cardinals aiming to gain ground
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Reporter Benjamin Bliklen covers the Arizona Diamondbacks and Arizona Cardinals for Burn City Sports. You can follow him on his X account, @BenBliklen
