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After a four-hit game last time out, Lourdes Gurriel Jr. leads the Arizona Diamondbacks (19-14) as -152 favorites against the Washington Nationals (13-20). Action gets underway from Chase Field at 4:10 PM ET on Sunday, live on BSAZ.
Arizona’s Ryne Nelson gets the start, and he’ll go against Washington’s Trevor Williams.
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Diamondbacks and Nationals Betting Trends
The Diamondbacks have gone 7-3 in games they were listed as the moneyline favorite (winning 70% of those games).
In games it has played as moneyline favorites with odds of -152 or shorter, Arizona has a record of 3-1 (75%).
The Nationals have entered the game as underdogs 33 times this season and won 13, or 39.4%, of those games.
Washington has a record of 10-13 in games where sportsbooks have it as underdogs of at least +129 on the moneyline.
In the 33 games in which bookmakers have set an over/under for the Diamondbacks, they have combined with opponents to go over the total 17 times (17-14-2).
So far this season, the Nationals and their opponents have hit the over in 13 of their 33 games with a total.
Diamondbacks Stats & Insights
The Diamondbacks score the eighth-most runs in baseball (172 total, 5.2 per game).
Arizona averages one home run per game to rank 22nd in MLB action with 34 total home runs .
The Diamondbacks’ .271 batting average is third-best in the majors.
Arizona’s batters strike out 7.5 times per game, the second-fewest strikeouts in baseball.
The pitching staff for the Diamondbacks has a collective 8.5 K/9, which ranks 21st in the majors.
Arizona has the 24th-ranked team ERA among all MLB pitching staffs (4.89).
Nationals Stats & Insights
The Nationals have scored the 27th-most runs in the league this season with just 123 (3.7 per game).
Washington ranks 29th in Major League Baseball with just 21 home runs as a team.
The Nationals rank 13th in MLB with a .250 team batting average.
No team has fewer strikeouts this season than Washington, which has struck out only 6.9 times per game on average.
The Nationals average the 25th-most strikeouts per nine innings (7.9) in the league this season.
Washington pitchers have a combined ERA of 4.42 ERA this year, which ranks 16th in MLB.
Diamondbacks Key Players to Watch
Nelson (1-2 with a 6.39 ERA and 19 strikeouts in 31 2/3 innings pitched) gets the start for the Diamondbacks, his seventh of the season.
Christian Walker leads Arizona in home runs (seven) and runs batted in (25) this season while batting .286.
Corbin Carroll’s batting average of .330 leads all Arizona hitters this season.
Ketel Marte has collected 29 base hits, an OBP of .317 and a slugging percentage of .491 this season.
Gurriel is batting .300 with an OBP of .345 and a slugging percentage of .464 this season.
Nationals Key Players to Watch
Williams (1-1) will take to the mound for the Nationals and make his seventh start of the season.
Luis Garcia is batting .252 with four doubles, a triple, three home runs and seven walks.
Lane Thomas’ 16 runs batted in lead his team.
Keibert Ruiz is batting .257 with five doubles, three home runs and eight walks.
Victor Robles is batting .292 to pace his team.
Diamondbacks and Nationals Injuries
Diamondbacks: Kyle Lewis: 10 Day IL (Illness), Carson Kelly: 10 Day IL (Forearm), Zach Davies: 15 Day IL (Oblique), Cole Sulser: 60 Day IL (Shoulder), Mark Melancon: 60 Day IL (Shoulder), Corbin Martin: 60 Day IL (Lat)
Nationals: Corey Dickerson: 10 Day IL (Calf), Israel Pineda: 10 Day IL (Finger), Carter Kieboom: 10 Day IL (Finger), Chad Kuhl: 15 Day IL (Foot), Stephen Strasburg: 60 Day IL (Ribs/shoulder), Tanner Rainey: 60 Day IL (Elbow), Cade Cavalli: 60 Day IL (Elbow), Victor Arano: 60 Day IL (Shoulder), Victor Robles: day-to-day (Undisclosed)
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