Philadelphia Phillies (79-60, second in the NL East) vs. Arizona Diamondbacks (73-67, third in the NL West)
Phoenix; Wednesday, 3:40 p.m. EDT
PITCHING PROBABLES: Phillies: Andrew Painter (3-8, 5.95 ERA, 1.44 WHIP, 85 strikeouts); Diamondbacks: Taylor Clarke (2-3, 2.60 ERA, 0.88 WHIP, 37 strikeouts)
LINE: Phillies -136, Diamondbacks +111; over/under is 7 1/2 runs
BOTTOM LINE: The Philadelphia Phillies take on the Arizona Diamondbacks after Bryce Harper had four hits on Tuesday in a 7-1 win over the Diamondbacks.
Arizona is 73-67 overall and 40-31 in home games. The Diamondbacks have the 10th-ranked team batting average in the NL at .244.
Philadelphia is 41-30 on the road and 79-60 overall. The Phillies have gone 62-13 in games when they record at least eight hits.
Wednesday’s game is the sixth time these teams square off this season. The Phillies have a 3-2 advantage in the season series.
TOP PERFORMERS: Nolan Arenado ranks third on the Diamondbacks with 43 extra base hits (21 doubles, a triple and 21 home runs). Jordan Lawlar is 9 for 27 with three home runs and six RBIs over the past 10 games.
Kyle Schwarber leads the Phillies with 58 extra base hits (17 doubles, a triple and 40 home runs). Harper is 18 for 38 with five doubles, two home runs and eight RBIs over the past 10 games.
LAST 10 GAMES: Diamondbacks: 5-5, .228 batting average, 4.09 ERA, outscored by nine runs
Phillies: 8-2, .267 batting average, 2.83 ERA, outscored opponents by 21 runs
INJURIES: Diamondbacks: Tommy Troy: 10-Day IL (shoulder), Corbin Burnes: 60-Day IL (elbow), Ryne Nelson: 60-Day IL (elbow), Ryan Thompson: 60-Day IL (back), Mike Soroka: 15-Day IL (arm), Zac Gallen: 60-Day IL (elbow), A.J. Puk: 60-Day IL (elbow), Cristian Mena: 60-Day IL (shoulder), Andrew Saalfrank: 60-Day IL (shoulder)
Phillies: Caleb Kilian: 15-Day IL (oblique), Felix Reyes: 60-Day IL (wrist), Tanner Banks: 60-Day IL (forearm), Brad Keller: 60-Day IL (elbow), Johan Rojas: 60-Day IL (elbow), Adolis Garcia: 60-Day IL (lat)
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The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.
