It’s a tale of two disappointing teams who have played their way back into a situation where they might redeem themselves here in the final month of the season. The Diamondbacks had such high hopes to start 2025, with ZiPS projecting a second-place finish and the franchise itself high on itself for adding star pitcher Corbin Burnes to the mix. Burnes is out for the season and possibly all of next season following Tommy John surgery and at the trade deadline, the Diamondbacks were sellers after falling to 51-58.

The Giants were generally considered and projected to be an also-ran, but a pretty solid one, possibly even above .500! But then they went 21-40 over a 9 1/2-week stretch and it seemed like they were destined for another forgettable season, sellers at the trade deadline themselves.

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