Pittsburgh Pirates (23-20) vs Arizona Diamondbacks (25-19)
Friday, May 19, 2023 at 6:35 pm
Arizona right-hander Zac Gallen (6-1, 2.35 ERA) is scheduled to start opposite Pittsburgh right-hander Johan Oviedo (2-3, 5.14).
Gallen, the Diamondbacks' ace, ranks high in several categories among National League pitchers and is coming off a win last Friday against the San Francisco Giants, when he gave up two runs in 7 2/3 innings.
Against Pittsburgh, Gallen is 1-1 with a 1.38 ERA in two career starts.
Oviedo is still seeking consistency. He lost two starts in a row before coming away without a decision last Friday at Baltimore, when he gave up one run in five innings.
That's in contrast to early April, when he had a scoreless streak of 15 1/3 innings.
In his only career start against the Diamondbacks on May 28, 2021, while with St. Louis, Oviedo gave up two runs in 4 1/3 innings and did not get a decision.