Kenta Maeda (1-0, 0.00 ERA) and Patrick Corbin (0-1, 5.14 ERA) take the hill in the first of a three-game series between the Los Angeles Dodgers (4-3) and the Arizona Diamondbacks (2-5) at Dodger Stadium. Action begins at 4:10 p.m. ET on Tuesday, Apr. 12 and can be seen on FSAZ, SNLA and MLBN.
Maeda pitched 6.0 innings in his most recent start, surrendering zero runs and striking out four in a 7-0 win over the Padres. Adrian Gonzalez (.429 ) kept up his hot start Sunday, going 2 for 4 with one RBI. Corbin went 7.0 innings, surrendering four runs and striking out six in a 4-3 defeat to the Rockies in his last outing. Paul Goldschmidt (.280 ) has been successful at the plate to the start the season, going 2 for 4 Sunday with one run, one home run, and one RBI.
Notes
When leading after seven innings, Los Angeles is 1-0, while Arizona is 1-4.
After a weak showing last week where they got in eight hits, the Diamondbacks need to step it up. The Dodgers have a record of 4-1 when opponents get eight hits or less.
When they outhit their opponents, the Dodgers are 4-1. The Diamondbacks have a 2-0 record when outhitting opponents.
Ranking seventh, Arizona sits in the top 10 of the league in runs, scoring 33 this season. Los Angeles ranks in the top five at second with 42.
Los Angeles and Arizona both rank near the bottom of the league for their on-base plus slugging percentage. Los Angeles sits at 24th with an OPS of .767, and Arizona ranks 25th with an OPS of .740.
The Diamondbacks are 1-4 when they allow at least one home run. The Dodgers perform similarly when they allow one or more homers with a 1-3 record.
