Ryne Nelson is on the mound and will look to keep the winning streak going against Brayan Bello and the tough Boston Red Sox
The Arizona Diamondbacks, fresh off sweeping Miami Marlins, are in Boston to take on the Red Sox in a critical three-game must-win series. The first pitch is at 4:10 PM this afternoon.
The D-backs are 31-34 against teams over .500, a stat that has to improve for them to have a shot at playoffs and it has to start now against the Red Sox who are above .500. They rank 11th in MLB against teams over .500.Nelson is still fighting for his rotation spot despite being the D-backs best starting pitcher since July 1st. He's been on a tear since then and must perform well again. He'll need his pinpoint command, , against the Red Sox tonight.
Nelson has allowed one or fewer runs in five of those starts and allowed two or fewer runs in six of them. His mix of high fastballs and elite command against improving off-speed pitches have been lethal against hitters. Opponents have hit just .209 against him with an OPS of .593 over this range. Bello has been hit hard for power by left-handers. Lefties have hit .269 against him with a .841 OPS which includes a .490 slugging percentage. 13 homers have been hit by lefties whereas six have been hit by right-handers.
The offense has been on fire lately as they lead MLB in runs and runs per game. The D-backs’ 36 homers since Aug. 1 are the most in the Majors. the D-backs have 14 innings of 2+ runs scored in the seventh inning or later, the most in the Majors since August 1st.
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