Patrick Corbin (3-5, 4.73 ERA) and Justin Nicolino (2-3, 4.37 ERA) take the hill in the first of a three-game series between the Arizona Diamondbacks (26-36) and the Miami Marlins (31-29) at Chase Field. Action begins at 9:40 p.m. ET on Friday, Jun. 10 and can be seen on FSAZ and FSFL.
Corbin pitched 7.0 innings in his last outing, surrendering two runs and striking out five in a 3-2 win over the Cubs. Paul Goldschmidt (.270, 31 Rs, 11 HRs, 37 RBIs, 7 SBs) went 1 for 5 Wednesday. Nicolino went 5.1 innings, surrendering two runs, striking out two and walking one in a 6-4 defeat to the Mets in his most recent start. Marcell Ozuna (.324, 37 Rs, 11 HRs, 34 RBIs) has been successful at the plate for the Marlins, going 4 for 5 yesterday with one run and three RBIs.
Notes
The Diamondbacks managed to give up five walks in their last game. They’ll have to pick it up against the Marlins who are coming in with a 6-3 record against opponents who give up that many walks or more.
When they are outhit, the Diamondbacks are 2-26. The Marlins have a 4-19 record when opponents outhit them.
Miami ranks near the bottom of the league at 28th when it comes to home runs, hitting 49 this season. Arizona ranks in the top half with 69.
Ranking 24th, Miami is near the bottom of the league in walks, notching 163 this season. Arizona ranks in the top half at 14th with 189.
The Diamondbacks are 20-22 in games where they hit one or more home runs. The Marlins are 22-13 when they hit at least one homer.
