Alex Wood has shown signs of turning around his season and Atlanta is in an excellent situational spot for this matchup.




Wood is 2-0 in his last two starts giving up a combined two earned runs in 14 innings during this span. Wood cites mechanical adjustments in turning things around after a cold start, including more confidence in his curveball and changeup.




While Wood is hot, Arizona starter Archie Bradley has been in terrible form after getting smacked in the face by a line drive. Since coming off the DL from that injury, Bradley is 0-2 with an 11.81 ERA.




This is a bad spot, too, for the Diamondbacks. It's their first home game in a week and they had to play 17 innings on Sunday at Milwaukee leaving them with a high bullpen fatigue rating.




Arizona also is 2-8 in its last 10 home games versus opponents with a losing road mark.