The Arizona Diamondbacks (37-25, 1st NL West) play the middle game of a three-game interleague series in the Motor City on Saturday against the Detroit Tigers (26-34, 4th AL Central). Arizona’s most recent game scheduled for Thursday against Washington was postponed and the Diamondbacks defeated the Nationals 6-2 on Wednesday for their second consecutive win and eighth win in the last 10. Detroit was defeated by the Philadelphia Phillies 3-2 on Thursday and the Tigers have lost six straight. Arizona will play without five pitchers as well as position players Carson Kelly and Kyle Lewis. Detroit will play without nine pitchers as well as position players Kerry Carpenter, Riley Greene and Austin Meadows.
The Arizona Diamondbacks are in the top nine of four hitting statistics. Arizona is 5th in both team batting average at .263 and team slugging percentage with .433. The Diamondbacks are sixth in runs scored with 313 and 9th in on base percentage .328. Christian Walker has been Arizona's most productive hitter with 12 doubles, a team leading 12 home runs and a team best 36 RBI. Lourdes Gurriel Jr has a team best 17 doubles, two triples, 9 home runs and is second in RBI with 35. Arizona has hit 124 doubles, 12 triples and 70 home runs in 62 games.
Arizona could use improvement on the mound as the Diamondbacks are 15th or worse in four different statistical categories for pitching. Arizona is 15th in Quality Starts with 22 and 19th in each of the following: ERA (4.29), WHIP (1.33) and batting average allowed (.248). Zac Gallen is the leader in victories with seven and strikeouts with 88. Ryne Nelson gets the nod on the mound Saturday for Arizona. This season the right-hander 2-3 with an ERA of 5.40 in 37 strikeouts.
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