The Arizona Diamondbacks faced a tough opponent on the mound today in rising star Dylan Cease. He has been making a strong case for the American League Cy Young award and today was no exception. He had given up only twelve home runs all season prior to today’s game, but both Diamondbacks hits off him this afternoon were solo home runs. For Arizona to secure a series sweep, Zach Davies had to match him inning for inning and be just as dominant.
While his final line wasn’t quite as spectacular, Davies still gave Arizona five plus innings of respectable work and kept the game within one run.