The Arizona Diamondbacks (73-86) are on the road to face the Milwaukee Brewers (84-75) at American Family Field on Monday for the first of a three-game series. The Diamondbacks are in the midst of an eight-game road trip. They won only one out of three in their last series against the Giants, dropping the finale 4-3 on Sunday at Oracle Park. Josh Rojas was 3 for 5 with two doubles and one RBI. Jake McCarthy also went 3 for 5 with a double, one run, and two RBIs. The Brewers are kicking off the final series of their nine-game homestand. They lost three of four against the Marlins in their last series, dropping the finale 4-3 on Sunday at American Family Field. Kolten Wong went 2 for 4 with one RBI. Tyrone Taylor added a double and one run.
HEAD-TO-HEAD
The Diamondbacks have won three of four in the season series between the teams, including a 5-1 victory in their most recent meeting on September 4 at Chase Field. Starter Zac Gallen threw seven scoreless innings – striking out seven – to get the win.
ON THE MOUND
Tommy Henry (3-4, 5.50 ERA) is set for the start for Arizona. The southpaw allowed five runs over 4.2 innings in his last start, a 6-5 home defeat against the Giants on September 23. He gave up six hits while striking out six and walking three in the no-decision. Righty Brandon Woodruff (13-4, 3.05 ERA) will toe the rubber for Milwaukee. He has made one prior start against the Diamondbacks this season, giving up five runs over 5.2 innings in a 5-0 road defeat on September 1. He gave up eight hits and walked two, while striking out four in the loss.In his last start on Wednesday, Woodruff got the win at home against the Cardinals. He threw six scoreless innings and gave up five hits, striking out 10 and walking one in the 5-1 victory.
AT THE PLATE
The Arizona offense is averaging 4.4 runs per game for the season, with a slash line of .230/.305/.385. Christian Walker leads the team in OPS at .803. The first baseman is slashing .238/.325/.478 with 36 home runs, 93 RBIs, and 83 runs over 157 games. Against right-handed pitchers like Woodruff this season, the D-backs have a .705 OPS. Daulton Varsho is the team’s best hitter against right-handers with a .811 OPS in 401 at-bats. Milwaukee is slashing .235/.315/.409 for the season and averaging 4.5 runs per game. Hunter Renfroe leads the team with ann .808 OPS. The right fielder has 28 home runs, 70 RBIs, and 61 runs scored with a slash line of .256/.318/.490. Milwaukee is averaging only 2.8 runs per game in the last five with their slash line slipping across the board (.224/.312/.321). The Brew Crew have a .672 OPS against left-handers in 2022. With a .827 OPS over 116 at-bats, Renfroe also has been their best hitter against left-handers.
HOME AND AWAY
Arizona is 33-45 away from home in 2022, scoring 4.4 runs per game while allowing 4.7 runs. Milwaukee has gone 44-34 at their home park this season, averaging 4.5 runs per game while surrendering 4.0. Milwaukee is 9-1 in the last 10 games at American Family Field between the teams with an average scoreline of 4.7-2.0.
STANDINGS UPDATE
The Diamondbacks are fourth in the NL West, 37 games behind the division-leading Dodgers. They are sixth in the Wild Card race, 12 games out of third. The Brewers are second in the NL Central, eight games behind the Cardinals. They are fourth in the Wild Card race, one games out of a postseason position.
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