Arizona Diamondbacks and Philadelphia Phillies meet in the second game of the series

Arizona Diamondbacks (38-38, third in the NL West) vs. Philadelphia Phillies (49-26, first in the NL East)

Philadelphia; Saturday, 4:05 p.m. EDT

PROBABLE PITCHING PLAYERS: Diamondbacks: Tommy Henry (2-2, 6.23 ERA, 1.70 WHIP, 28 strikeouts); Phillies: Zack Wheeler (8-4, 2.84 ERA, 1.01 WHIP, 99 strikeouts)

BETMGM SPORTSBOOK: LINE Phillies -240, Diamondbacks +194; Over/Under is 8 1/2 Runs

CONCLUSION: The Arizona Diamondbacks enter the series against the Philadelphia Phillies with a 1-0 lead.

Philadelphia has a 49-26 overall record and a 29-12 home record. The Phillies have hit 88 home runs, ranking sixth in the major leagues.

Arizona has a 19-20 record in road games and a 38-38 overall record. The Diamondbacks have a 16-7 record in games in which they hit at least two home runs.

The meeting between these teams on Saturday is the second time this season.

TOP PERFORMERS: Kyle Schwarber leads the Phillies with 17 home runs and a .460 slugging average. Alec Bohm has hit 15 of 41 home runs, three doubles, one home run and 10 RBIs in the last 10 games.

Ketel Marte has 16 doubles, two triples and 15 home runs for the Diamondbacks. Lourdes Gurriel Jr. has hit 13 of 38 home runs in the last 10 games.

LAST 10 GAMES: Phillies: 4-6, .264 batting average, 4.60 ERA, eight runs batted in

Diamondbacks: 7-3, .298 batting average, 3.64 ERA, 23 runs more points than the opponents

INJURIES: Phillies: JT Realmuto: 10-day IL (knee), Michael Rucker: 60-day IL (hand), Kody Clemens: 10-day IL (back), Dylan Covey: 60-day IL (shoulder), Yunior Marte: 15-day IL (shoulder), Luis Ortiz: 15-day IL (ankle)

Diamondbacks: Lourdes Gurriel Jr.: day-to-day (elbow), Gabriel Moreno: day-to-day (thumb), Blake Walston: 15-day IL (elbow), Zac Gallen: 15-day IL (hamstring), Merrill Kelly: 60-day IL (shoulder), Kyle Nelson: 60-day IL (shoulder), Miguel Castro: 15-day IL (shoulder), Eduardo Rodriguez: 60-day IL (shoulder), Alek Thomas: 10-day IL (hamstring), Drey Jameson: 60-day IL (elbow)

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The Associated Press produced this article using technology from Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.

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