The Arizona Diamondbacks face the New York Mets in a decisive game on Sunday, with the winner securing the 3-game series. The matchup features strong pitching from Huascar Brazoban for the Mets and Eduardo Rodriguez for the Diamondbacks.
New York Mets (15-24, fifth in the NL East) vs. Arizona Diamondbacks (18-20, third in the NL West)
Phoenix; Sunday, 4:10 p.m. EDT
PITCHING PROBABLES: Mets: Huascar Brazoban (2-0, 1.53 ERA, 0.96 WHIP, 14 strikeouts); Diamondbacks: Eduardo Rodriguez (3-0, 2.50 ERA, 1.29 WHIP, 29 strikeouts)
LINE: Diamondbacks -110, Mets -109; over/under is 8 1/2 runs
BOTTOM LINE: The Arizona Diamondbacks and New York Mets meet on Sunday with the winner claiming the three-game series.
Arizona has an 11-9 record at home and an 18-20 record overall. Diamondbacks hitters have a collective .395 slugging percentage to rank ninth in the majors.
New York has gone 9-12 on the road and 15-24 overall. The Mets have the sixth-ranked team ERA in the NL at 3.90.
The teams play Sunday for the sixth time this season. The Diamondbacks lead the season series 3-2.
TOP PERFORMERS: Ildemaro Vargas has seven doubles, two triples and six home runs for the Diamondbacks. Corbin Carroll is 9 for 38 with two doubles, two home runs and three RBIs over the past 10 games.
Juan Soto has four doubles, a triple and four home runs for the Mets. Marcus Semien is 10 for 36 with a double, a home run and four RBIs over the last 10 games.
The game is scheduled for 4:10 p.m. EDT on Sunday.
Huascar Brazoban will pitch for the Mets, while Eduardo Rodriguez will start for the Diamondbacks.
The Diamondbacks have a record of 18-20, and the Mets are at 15-24.
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LAST 10 GAMES: Diamondbacks: 3-7, .203 batting average, 3.93 ERA, outscored by 10 runs
Mets: 5-5, .221 batting average, 3.93 ERA, outscored by five runs
INJURIES: Diamondbacks: Carlos Santana: 10-Day IL (groin), Jordan Lawlar: 60-Day IL (wrist), A.J. Puk: 60-Day IL (elbow), Blake Walston: 60-Day IL (elbow), Andrew Saalfrank: 60-Day IL (shoulder), Cristian Mena: 60-Day IL (shoulder), Corbin Burnes: 60-Day IL (elbow), Pavin Smith: 60-Day IL (elbow), Justin Martinez: 60-Day IL (elbow)
Mets: Joey Gerber: 15-Day IL (finger), A.J. Minter: 15-Day IL (lat), Jorge Polanco: 10-Day IL (wrist), Ronny Mauricio: 10-Day IL (thumb), Luis Robert: 10-Day IL (back), Kodai Senga: 15-Day IL (spinal lumbar ), Jared Young: 10-Day IL (knee), Francisco Lindor: 10-Day IL (calf), Reed Garrett: 60-Day IL (elbow), Justin Hagenman: 60-Day IL (rib), Tylor Megill: 60-Day IL (elbow), Dedniel Nunez: 60-Day IL (elbow)
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The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.