This is a 10* ART OF WAR on the Arizona Diamondbacks.

We had a play on Arizona on Saturday and we think it'll find a way to get the job done here as well. The visitors hand the ball to Clay Buchholz (3-1, 2.38 ERA) who gave up one run off six hits in a win over the Cubs on Tuesday, striking out five and walking over 6.2 innings of work. The veteran continues to exceed expectations with a 0.99 WHIP and 36:9 K:BB over 45.1 innings of work. The home side goes with Joey Lucchesi (5-5, 3.34) who gave up two runs off six hits with no walks over 5.1 innings in a win over the Mets on Monday. Lucchesi has been serviceable, but if he's had one clear area of weakness, it's been his play on the road where he's just 1-2 with a 4.98 ERA. Note that Arizona is 32-18 (+11.6 units) this season against teams with losing records, while San Diego is 22-34 (-5 units) against clubs with winning records this year. We expect the DIAMONDBACKS to keep the foot on the gas in this one.

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