The Arizona Diamondbacks might have gained seven of their final eight sequence, however typically they only can’t get out of their own approach.
This was evident in Sunday’s 6-5 loss to the Pittsburgh Pirates, the place they led 2-1 getting into the ninth earlier than nearer Paul Sewald’s blown save finally prevented a sweep.
Arizona hasn’t swept a crew since May 9, when it accomplished a three-game sweep towards the Cincinnati Reds. It’s the crew’s solely sweep of the season up to now.
The D-backs sit at 55-51, half a game back from the third Wild Card spot as seven groups are inside 5 video games of one another atop the NL Wild Card race.
Now, the Diamondbacks welcome the Washington Nationals — a crew that simply took two of three from the St. Louis Cardinals whereas scoring 28 runs within the course of.
Here’s what to know going into the week:
Nationals-Diamondbacks pitching probables
Monday, 6:40 p.m. – LHP Jordan Montgomery (7-5, 6.11 ERA) vs. LHP Mitchell Parker (5-6, 4.34 ERA)
Tuesday, 6:40 p.m. – RHP Ryne Nelson (7-6, 4.85 ERA) vs. LHP Patrick Corbin (2-10, 5.26 ERA)
Wednesday, 12:40 p.m. – Zac Gallen (8-5, 3.70 ERA) vs. LHP MacKenzie Gore (6-8, 4.51 ERA)
The Nationals have three southpaws lined up to face Arizona hitters this week, all with an ERA over 4.30.
Former D-backs starter Patrick Corbin is taking the mound on Tuesday for the Nationals. He is searching for his a hundredth profession win, 56 of which he accrued in his time with Arizona.
MacKenzie Gore and Mitchell Parker have each handled current struggles of their own. They’ve each allowed 19 earned runs of their final 5 outings mixed.
Arizona’s Jordan Montgomery had a strong outing in his return from the IL, permitting only one earned run throughout 5 innings of work towards the Kansas City Royals final week. He’s allowed simply two earned runs in 13.2 profession innings towards the Nationals.
Four of Ryne Nelson’s final 5 begins have been on the highway, the place he’s excelled probably the most this season. On the highway, Nelson is 4-3 with a 3.83 ERA. At Chase Field, he has recorded a 6.21 ERA in 42 innings.
Diamondbacks, Nationals hitters to watch
D-backs: Outfielder Jake McCarthy gave the Pirates a headache over the weekend, slapping 5 singles in Saturday’s win and an RBI triple on Sunday. He is slashing .311/.388/.433 in his final month’s price of video games whereas stealing 14 bases.
Ketel Marte and Eugenio Suarez stay on a tear, with the latter hitting seven home runs for the reason that begin of July. Marte has homered in 4 of the previous 5 video games he’s began.
Nationals: Now that the Nationals traded one of their finest sluggers, Jesse Winker, to the New York Mets on Saturday, all heads flip to the hot-hitting Juan Yepez. Since his promotion from Triple-A Rochester on July 5, Yepez has slashed .361/.407/.583 in 19 video games.
Although he’s struggled in July, C.J. Abrams stays a robust out. He leads the Nationals in hits (100), home runs (15), triples (6), doubles (21) and runs scored (63). The Nationals have a younger lineup, but they will tally on runs if opposing pitchers aren’t cautious. They rank final within the MLB with 86 crew home runs however second within the league in stolen bases with 146.
How to watch Nationals at Diamondbacks
All three video games shall be televised on DBACKS.TV via channel 34 on Cox.
The Tuesday and Wednesday video games will air on MLB Network in some areas however shall be blacked out regionally.
The radio broadcast for all three video games shall be obtainable on the Arizona Sports app, 98.7 and ArizonaSports.com.