Washington Nationals (49-57, fourth in the NL East) vs. Arizona Diamondbacks (55-51, third in the NL West)
Phoenix; Monday, 9:40 p.m. EDT
PITCHING PROBABLES: Nationals: Mitchell Parker (5-6, 4.34 ERA, 1.21 WHIP, 81 strikeouts); Diamondbacks: Jordan Montgomery (7-5, 6.11 ERA, 1.61 WHIP, 47 strikeouts)
BETMGM SPORTSBOOK: LINE Diamondbacks -168, Nationals +141; over/under is 9 runs
BOTTOM LINE: The Arizona Diamondbacks host the Washington Nationals to begin a three-game series.
Arizona has a 55-51 record overall and a 28-25 record in home games. The Diamondbacks have gone 45-20 in games when they record eight or more hits.
Washington has a 26-30 record in road games and a 49-57 record overall. The Nationals are 35-13 in games when they scored five or more runs.
The teams meet Monday for the fourth time this season.
TOP PERFORMERS: Ketel Marte has a .296 batting average to lead the Diamondbacks, and has 20 doubles, two triples and 23 home runs. Lourdes Gurriel Jr. is 11-for-39 with a home run and an RBI over the last 10 games.
Luis Garcia has a .276 batting average to lead the Nationals, and has 18 doubles, a triple and 11 home runs. Juan Yepez is 14-for-38 with two home runs and 12 RBI over the last 10 games.
LAST 10 GAMES: Diamondbacks: 6-4, .246 batting average, 4.10 ERA, outscored opponents by eight runs
Nationals: 5-5, .242 batting average, 5.26 ERA, outscored by three runs
INJURIES: Diamondbacks: Blake Walston: 15-Day IL (elbow), Merrill Kelly: 60-Day IL (shoulder), Kyle Nelson: 60-Day IL (shoulder), Eduardo Rodriguez: 60-Day IL (shoulder), Drey Jameson: 60-Day IL (elbow)
Nationals: Jordan Weems: 15-Day IL (shin), Josiah Gray: 60-Day IL (elbow), Joey Gallo: 10-Day IL (hamstring), Trevor Williams: 15-Day IL (shoulder), Cade Cavalli: 60-Day IL (elbow), Mason Thompson: 60-Day IL (elbow)
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The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.
