Arizona Diamondbacks Gameday Thread, #41: 5/12 @ Rangers

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ARLINGTON, TX - APRIL 03: A general view outside the stadium prior to the game between the Cincinnati Reds and the Texas Rangers at Globe Life Field on Friday, April 3, 2026 in Arlington, Texas. (Photo by Cooper Neill/MLB Photos via Getty Images) | MLB Photos via Getty Images

Today’s Lineups​

DIAMONDBACKS​	RANGERS​
Ketel Marte – 2B	Joc Pederson – DH
Corbin Carroll – RF	Brandon Nimmo – RF
Geraldo Perdomo – SS	Corey Seager – SS
Nolan Arenado – 3B	Josh Jung – 3B
Ildemaro Vargas – 1B	Evan Carter – CF
Lourdes Gurriel – LF	Ezequiel Duran – 2B
Gabriel Moreno – C	Alejandro Osuna – LF
Jose Fernandez – DH	Jake Burger – 1B
Ryan Waldschmidt – CF	Kyle Higashioka – C
Zac Gallen – RHP	MacKenzie Gore – LHP

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The last trip through the rotation for the Diamondbacks has been really good:

• May 7, 2026 vs. Pirates: Zac Gallen, 6.0 IP, 6 H, 4 ER, 2 BB, 5 K, 2 HR, Game Score 47
• May 8, 2026 vs. Mets: Ryne Nelson, 6.2 IP, 2 H, 1 ER, 1 BB, 7 K, 1 HR, Game Score 72
• May 9, 2026 vs. Mets: Merrill Kelly, 7.0 IP, 3 H, 1 ER, 3 BB, 6 K, 0 HR, Game Score 70
• May 10, 2026 vs. Mets: Eduardo Rodríguez, 8.1 IP, 4 H, 1 ER, 3 BB, 4 K, 0 HR, Game Score 72
• May 11, 2026 at Rangers: Michael Soroka, 6.1 IP, 3 H, 0 ER, 1 BB, 5 K, 0 HR, Game Score 71

Average Game Score: 66.4

By that 5-game rolling average game score, it’s the best we’ve seen since a run around the All Star Break in 2022:

• July 17, 2022 at Padres: Merrill Kelly, 6.0 IP, 6 H, 1 ER, 0 BB, 5 K, 1 HR, Game Score 61
• July 22, 2022 vs. Nationals: Zac Gallen, 7.0 IP, 2 H, 0 ER, 0 BB, 7 K, 0 HR, Game Score 80
• July 23, 2022 vs. Nationals: Madison Bumgarner, 8.0 IP, 4 H, 2 ER, 0 BB, 9 K, 1 HR, Game Score 75
• July 24, 2022 vs. Nationals: Corbin Martin, 4.0 IP, 4 H, 1 ER, 5 BB, 1 K, 0 HR, Game Score 46
• July 25, 2022 vs. Giants: Merrill Kelly, 8.0 IP, 3 H, 0 ER, 0 BB, 7 K, 0 HR, Game Score 83

Average Game Score: 69.0

If we restrict to 5-game stretches with 5 different starters, it’s the best since September 2019:

• September 3, 2019 vs. Padres: Merrill Kelly, 7.0 IP, 3 H, 0 ER, 2 BB, 9 K, 0 HR, Game Score 78
• September 4, 2019 vs. Padres: Zac Gallen, 7.0 IP, 1 H, 0 ER, 1 BB, 8 K, 0 HR, Game Score 82
• September 6, 2019 at Reds: Robbie Ray, 4.1 IP, 3 H, 3 ER, 3 BB, 8 K, 0 HR, Game Score 50
• September 7, 2019 at Reds: Alex Young, 8.0 IP, 2 H, 0 ER, 1 BB, 12 K, 0 HR, Game Score 89
• September 8, 2019 at Reds: Mike Leake, 6.1 IP, 7 H, 2 ER, 0 BB, 3 K, 1 HR, Game Score 54

Average Game Score: 70.6

So yeah, it’s been a while since we’ve had it this good. But this is still a far cry from the best in Diamondbacks history — the current stretch is only tied for 58th all-time. Here’s the best ever:

• July 24, 2002 vs. Rockies: Miguel Batista, 9.0 IP, 3 H, 1 ER, 1 BB, 7 K, 1 HR, Game Score 83
• July 25, 2002 vs. Padres: John Patterson, 7.1 IP, 5 H, 0 ER, 1 BB, 6 K, 0 HR, Game Score 73
• July 26, 2002 vs. Padres: Randy Johnson, 7.0 IP, 4 H, 0 ER, 1 BB, 8 K, 0 HR, Game Score 76
• July 27, 2002 vs. Padres: Curt Schilling, 8.0 IP, 8 H, 1 ER, 0 BB, 7 K, 0 HR, Game Score 69
• July 28, 2002 vs. Padres: Brian Anderson, 8.0 IP, 5 H, 2 ER, 2 BB, 11 K, 2 HR, Game Score 73

Average Game Score: 74.8

The good news is that there’s still quite a lot of room for Zac Gallen to improve on his last start, which had a Game Score of only 47. Doing so would give us an even better 5-game average. A score of better than 60 would surpass the 2022 streak; 69 or better would surpass 2018. Although it would take a career-best-tying 89 (reached against the Cubs on September 8, 2023) for him to pull the overall average into a tie for the franchise record. But any improvement on his last start would bring the rolling average up in the franchise rankings.

All records queried here are courtesy of Retrosheet.

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