Arizona and Chicago face off in a crucial three-game weekend series that has large Wild Card implications for both teams.
The Arizona Diamondbacks come out of the All-Star Break and head out on the road to face the Chicago Cubs for a weekend series at Wrigley Field. The D-backs are 49-48 and just 1.0 games out of the NL Wild Card. The Cubs are only 2.5 games behind the Diamondbacks but with four teams in between them.On July 3rd the Cubs finished the day 39-48, and appeared to be heading in the direction of sellers at the trade deadline. But an 8-3 stretch has them back in the Wild Card hunt.
It will be up to the Diamondbacks to try to dim Chicago's hopes again. Last year they took six of seven from the Cubs in September to knock them out of the race.Ryne Nelson RHP, 6-6, 4.98 ERA, 4.10 FIP, 87 IP Nelson is coming off a strong seven inning out against the Blue Jays in which he allowed three runs in a D-backs' 5-4 victory. Nelson has suddenly become one of the more dependable pitchers for the Diamondbacks in terms of length. Eight of his last 10 outings have been at least five innings. That includes three outings of seven innings or longer. He has a 3.98 ERA over that 10 game stretch.oad park. "I've only been there once but I would say Wrigley.
Their three leading hitters have been Michael Busch , Ian Happ and Seiya Suzuki . Cody Bellinger is out with a fractured finger until late July or August.Arizona is second in MLB scoring 4.97 R/G. Their .254 team B.A. is tied for 6th and they rank 9th in OPS with a .736 mark. The D-backsin both batting average and OPS with runners in scoring position .
All-Star Ketel Marte and Kevin Ginkel are having solid seasons. Justin Martinez has burst on the scene with his electric stuff to post a 1.32 ERA in 41 innings with 45 strikeouts and just one homer allowed. He's walked 17.Jack Sommers is the Publisher for FanNation Inside the Diamondbacks, part of the Sports Illustrated network. Formerly a baseball operations department analyst for the D-backs, Jack also covered the team as a credentialed beat writer for SB Nation and has written for MLB.
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