Entering Sunday’s matchup with the Houston Astros (77-65), the Arizona Diamondbacks (79-64) are on a three-game losing streak. The contest starts at 7:10 p.m. ET on ESPN with the Astros listed as -136 favorites, while the are +116 underdogs who may be heading for a fourth straight defeat.
Justin Verlander gets the starting nod for Houston while Ryne Nelson is Arizona’s starter for the contest.
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The Astros have gone 59-46 in games they were listed as the moneyline favorite (winning 56.2% of those games).
Houston has a 43-26 record (winning 62.3% of its games) when it has played as moneyline favorites of -136 or shorter.
This season, the Diamondbacks have won 33 out of the 71 games, or 46.5%, in which they’ve been the underdog.
Arizona has a record of 11-17, a 39.3% win rate, when it’s set as an underdog of +116 or more by oddsmakers this season.
The Astros have combined with opponents to go over the total 57 times this season for a 57-80-5 record against the over/under.
The Diamondbacks’ games have gone over the total in 82 of their 143 chances.
Astros Stats & Insights
The Astros rank 12th in runs scored with 655, 4.6 per game.
Houston is 11th in MLB play with 169 home runs. They average 1.2 per game.
The Astros’ .261 batting average is second-best in the majors.
Houston strikes out 7.3 times per game to rank fourth in the majors.
The 9.3 strikeouts per nine innings put together by the Astros pitching staff ranks second in MLB.
Houston has the fourth-ranked team ERA across all MLB pitching staffs (3.69).
Diamondbacks Stats & Insights
The Diamondbacks lead MLB with 770 runs scored this season.
Arizona’s 179 home runs rank seventh in Major League Baseball.
The Diamondbacks rank second in MLB with a .261 team batting average.
Arizona is one of the best teams in baseball at making contact this season, ranking seventh with an average of 7.8 strikeouts per game.
The Diamondbacks have a 7.9 K/9 this season as a pitching staff, which ranks 28th in baseball.
Arizona has the 27th-ranked ERA (4.60) in the majors this season.
Astros Key Players to Watch
Verlander makes the start for the Astros, his 14th of the season. He is 3-5 with a 4.52 ERA and 63 strikeouts through 71 2/3 innings pitched.
Yordan Alvarez leads Houston in batting average (.313), home runs (32) and runs batted in (80) this season.
Jose Altuve has 169 hits and an OBP of .355 to go with a slugging percentage of .448 this season.
Alex Bregman has collected 133 base hits, an OBP of .315 and a slugging percentage of .442 this season.
Yainer Diaz has collected 150 hits this season and has an OBP of .323. He’s slugging .448 on the year.
Diamondbacks Key Players to Watch
The Diamondbacks will hand the ball to Nelson (10-6) for his 25th start of the season.
Ketel Marte leads the Diamondbacks with 30 home runs while accumulating a team-best batting average of .293.
Corbin Carroll is batting .230 with 19 doubles, 12 triples, 19 home runs and 60 walks.
Eugenio Suarez has put up a team-best 88 RBI.
Josh Bell is batting .247 with 22 doubles, two triples, 18 home runs and 48 walks.
Astros and Diamondbacks Injuries
Astros: Jose Urquidy: 60 Day IL (Forearm), Luis Garcia: 60 Day IL (Elbow), Oliver Ortega: 60 Day IL (Elbow), Cristian Javier: 60 Day IL (Forearm), Lance McCullers Jr.: 60 Day IL (Elbow), Penn Murfee: 60 Day IL (Elbow), Kendall Graveman: 60 Day IL (Elbow), Bennett Sousa: 60 Day IL (Shoulder), J.P. France: 60 Day IL (Undisclosed)
Diamondbacks: Gabriel Moreno: 10 Day IL (Abductor), Lourdes Gurriel Jr.: 10 Day IL (Calf), Bryce Jarvis: 60 Day IL (Elbow), Kyle Nelson: 60 Day IL (Shoulder), Drey Jameson: 60 Day IL (Elbow)
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