The Arizona Diamondbacks (28-20, 2nd NL West) will play the third and final game of a three-game series at the Citizens Bank Park in Philadelphia on Wednesday against the Philadelphia Phillies (22-25, 4th NL East). Arizona defeated Philadelphia in the first game of the series on Monday 6-3 as Lourdes Gurriel Jr extended his hitting streak to 15 games for the Diamondbacks. Arizona has won three straight while in contrast Philadelphia has lost six of its last eight after falling to the D-Backs on Monday. Arizona will play without six pitchers as well as position players Carson Kelly and Kyle Lewis. Philadelphia will play without two pitchers as well as position players Darick Hall, Rhys Hoskins, Rafael Marchan and Cristian Pache.
Arizona is in the top eight of four major hitting statistics. Arizona is third in team batting average at .266, 6th in runs scored with 248, 7th in slugging percentage at .436 and 8th in on base percentage with .330. Left fielder Lourdes Gurriel Jr is batting .321 to lead Arizona and has team highs in hits with 52 and on base percentage at .376. Gurriel Jr has extended his current hitting streak to 15 straight. Christian Walker is the leader in home runs for Arizona with 11 and Gurriel Jr is second with eight. Walker leads the team in RBI with 34 and Gurriel Jr is second with 27. Arizona has hit 97 doubles, 10 triples and 54 home runs in 48 games.
Arizona has struggled on the mound, as the Diamondbacks are 22nd in team ERA at 4.53 and 20th in WHIP at 1.33. Arizona's starting rotation has 15 Quality Starts which is 17th in baseball and the pitching staff is holding opposing hitters to an average of .245 which is also 17th. Wednesday's starter for Arizona, Zac Gallen is leading the Diamondbacks in wins with six and strikeouts with 72. This season, Gallen is 6-2 with a 2.95 ERA.