New York Yankees (88-64, second in the AL East) vs. Arizona Diamondbacks (80-73, third in the NL West)
Phoenix; Friday, 9:40 p.m. EDT
PITCHING PROBABLES: Yankees: Gerrit Cole (8-9, 3.67 ERA, 1.13 WHIP, 117 strikeouts); Diamondbacks: Eduardo Rodriguez (15-6, 2.62 ERA, 1.22 WHIP, 135 strikeouts)
LINE: Yankees -132, Diamondbacks +109; over/under is 8 runs
BOTTOM LINE: The Arizona Diamondbacks begin a three-game series at home against the New York Yankees on Friday.
Arizona is 43-35 at home and 80-73 overall. Diamondbacks hitters have a collective .316 on-base percentage, the ninth-ranked percentage in the NL.
New York has an 88-64 record overall and a 46-32 record on the road. Yankees hitters have a collective .409 slugging percentage to rank seventh in MLB.
The matchup Friday is the first meeting this season between the two teams.
TOP PERFORMERS: Nolan Arenado leads the Diamondbacks with 26 home runs while slugging .450. Gabriel Moreno is 15 for 40 with three home runs and six RBIs over the last 10 games.
Cody Bellinger has 25 doubles, three triples, 16 home runs and 71 RBIs for the Yankees. Austin Wells is 2 for 26 with two home runs over the last 10 games.
LAST 10 GAMES: Diamondbacks: 5-5, .270 batting average, 3.35 ERA, outscored opponents by two runs
Yankees: 7-3, .257 batting average, 2.84 ERA, outscored opponents by 18 runs
INJURIES: Diamondbacks: Tyler Locklear: 60-Day IL (thumb), Ryan Thompson: 60-Day IL (back), A.J. Puk: 60-Day IL (elbow), Cristian Mena: 60-Day IL (shoulder), Andrew Saalfrank: 60-Day IL (shoulder)
Yankees: Ryan Weathers: 15-Day IL (forearm), Aaron Judge: day-to-day (leg), Trent Grisham: 10-Day IL (hamstring), Jazz Chisholm: 10-Day IL (thumb), Fernando Cruz: 15-Day IL (elbow), Kervin Castro: 60-Day IL (elbow), Giancarlo Stanton: 60-Day IL (calf)
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The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.
