66 Degrees \/ Clear<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\nArizona Diamondbacks vs Houston Astros Analysis<\/h2>\nThe Houston Astros visit the Arizona Diamondbacks at Chase Field Tuesday night, with right-hander Luis Garcia going against veteran Madison Bumgarner.<\/p>\n Zac Gallen was scheduled to start, but got scratched because of a cut thumb. The club hopes he can start this weekend in New York when Arizona takes on the Mets.<\/p>\n Garcia Looking Forward to Future<\/h3>\nThe Astros got off to a great start taking three of four from the Angels. But like the D-Backs, their offense has also struggled – scoring just seven runs in three of the four games, and plating 13 runs on Friday night. Luis Garcia gets the start for Houston, and comes off a really good 2021 campaign with a 3.48 ERA and 1.18 WHIP.<\/p>\n He relies on a four-seam fastball in the low to mid-90s, and when you look at his game log has been a pretty consistent pitcher with very few poor outings.<\/p>\n That’s encouraging for a starter who’s only 25 years old. If Garcia can maintain or improve on his performance from last year, he has a bright future in the big leagues.<\/p>\n Diamondbacks Need a Boost on Offense<\/h3>\nArizona lost three of four to the Padres last weekend, and their offense didn’t put up a lot of runs. They only scored 11 runs in those four games, and eight of those came on two four-run ninth innings.<\/p>\n However, the pitching wasn’t bad the first three games, only giving up a combined 10 runs. If any team needed to get off to a good start in 2022, it was the Diamondbacks, who only won 52 games in 2021.<\/p>\n The good news for this club is that they have a lot of talent in their minor league system. But it will take another year or two for most of this talent to develop and be ready for “the show.”<\/p>\n Diamondbacks vs Astros Prediction<\/h2>\nIt looks like Arizona is kind of snakebit early in the year with the Gallen injury. Starting the season 1-3 with an anemic offense, combined with one of your best pitchers getting hurt in an accident at home isn’t a great way to start the season.<\/p>\n Especially coming off last year’s dismal campaign. The D-Backs have one of the best farm systems in MLB, and should see improvement in the next year or two.<\/p>\n But that doesn’t help them right now. Houston comes in with a good start to the season, and looks to be one of the best teams in the American League.<\/p>\n Prediction: Houston Astros Runline (-105)<\/strong><\/p>\n![\"Caesars](\"https:\/\/www.wagertalk.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/caesars_logo_wide_@2x.png\") <\/a><\/p>\nInterested in placing a bet on Tuesday’s Arizona Diamondbacks vs Houston Astros clash? Caesars Sports is offering up to a $1,500 match bet<\/a> for first-time deposits in New Jersey, West Virginia, Colorado, Indiana, Iowa, Michigan, Virginia, Tennessee, Arizona, New York and Louisiana.<\/em><\/p>\n
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