Kenta Maeda (5-4, 2.70 ERA) takes the hill for the Los Angeles Dodgers (33-31) as they square off against Archie Bradley (2-2, 5.22 ERA) and the Arizona Diamondbacks (28-37) in the second of a three-game series at Chase Field. The Diamondbacks won the last game 3-2, and Arizona leads the series 1-0. Action begins at 9:40 p.m. ET on Tuesday, Jun. 14 and can be seen on FSAZ and SNLA.
Bradley pitched 5.2 innings in his last outing, surrendering four runs, striking out five and walking four in a 6-3 defeat to the Rays. Paul Goldschmidt (.283, 35 Rs, 11 HRs, 39 RBIs, 8 SBs) had another good game yesterday, going 2 for 4 with two runs and one RBI. Maeda went 6.2 innings, surrendering one run, striking out nine and walking one in a 1-0 defeat to the Rockies in his most recent start. Corey Seager (.280, 40 Rs, 14 HRs, 35 RBIs, 1 SB) went 1 for 4 yesterday.
Notes
In their last game, the Dodgers lost by a margin of one run. The Diamondbacks are 5-7 in one-run games. The Dodgers have a 7-12 record in close games.
When leading after seven innings, Los Angeles is 10-13, while Arizona is 12-17.
The Dodgers didn’t score any runs in their last game. The Diamondbacks have a 5-0 record when they don’t allow any runs.
When they are outhit, the Diamondbacks are 3-26. The Dodgers have a 6-24 record when opponents outhit them.
Los Angeles ranks in the bottom half of the league at 19th when it comes to home runs, hitting 66 this season. Arizona ranks in the top half with 72.
Ranking 17th, Arizona is in the bottom half of the league in walks, notching 195 this season. Los Angeles ranks in the top 10 at ninth with 216.
The Diamondbacks are 22-22 in games where they hit one or more home runs. The Dodgers are 23-16 when they hit at least one homer.