Brock Stewart (0-2, 7.94 ERA) and Robbie Ray (7-12, 4.46 ERA) are on the hill in the last of a three-game series between the Los Angeles Dodgers (78-60) and the Arizona Diamondbacks (58-80) at Dodger Stadium. The Dodgers won the last game 5-2, and Los Angeles leads the series 2-0. Action begins at 10:10 p.m. ET on Wednesday, Sep. 7 and can be seen on FSAZ and SNLA.
Stewart pitched 5.0 innings in his most recent start, surrendering zero runs, striking out eight and walking two in a 1-0 win over the Cubs. Corey Seager (.317, 93 Rs, 24 HRs, 65 RBIs, 1 SB) continued his strong play yesterday, going 2 for 4 with two runs. Ray went 4.1 innings, surrendering six runs (one unearned), striking out two and walking two in a 14-7 defeat to the Rockies in his last outing. Paul Goldschmidt (.296, 89 Rs, 20 HRs, 81 RBIs, 23 SBs) went 1 for 4 yesterday.
Notes
When leading after seven innings, Los Angeles is 31-24, while Arizona is 28-41.
The Diamondbacks are coming into this game after allowing two walks during their last outing. The Dodgers have a 25-23 record when opponents give up two walks or less.
When they are outhit, the Diamondbacks are 11-58. The Dodgers have a 15-42 record when opponents outhit them.
Los Angeles and Arizona both rank in the bottom half of the league in home runs. Los Angeles sits at 16th with 167 home runs this season and Arizona ranks 19th with 152.
Ranking 25th, Arizona is near the bottom of the league in walks, notching 388 this season. Los Angeles ranks in the top 10 at ninth with 452.
The Dodgers are 60-30 in games where they hit one or more home runs. The Diamondbacks are 48-43 when they hit at least one homer.
