Arizona starter is the 22-year-old Archie Bradley who has so far lived up to his billing as one of the top pitching prospects in the majors. He's 2-0 with a 1.45 ERA in his first three games while pitching opposite Clayton Kershaw, Madison Bumgarner and Yovani Gallardo. He took an 8-5 win over Texas on Wednesday by allowing one run on two hits in six innings. Impressively, Bradley kept five walks from damaging his outing and has the lowest-ever ERA for a Diamondbacks starter after his first three major league contests.

However, the Diamondbacks haven't won since Bradley's last turn, losing 4 in a row with all coming at Chase Field. Bradley is back on the mound tonight for the 8-11 D'backs, who batted .189 and got outscored 14-2 in a 3-0 home sweep at the hands of the Pirates Friday-Sunday.



After all, Colorado was 21-60 on the road in 2014, and Bradley has been dominant in his two home outings, winning both while posting a 0.75 ERA in allowing one ER over 12 innings and just three hits. I love the DBax at home tonight!