Preview: Diamondbacks at Marlins
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Jun 26, 2018
Rookie Brian Anderson and Derek Dietrich look to continue their hot hitting in June when the host Miami Marlins go for a fourth straight win Tuesday against the National League West-leading Arizona Diamondbacks. Anderson extended his on-base streak to 22 games with two hits and two RBIs while Dietrich, who is batting .402 since May 31, singled home a run as Miami defeated Arizona 9-5 in Monday’s series opener.
Anderson played in all 79 games for the Marlins this season and has hit safely in six straight, going 9-for-30 in that stretch with four RBIs, and Dietrich is 11-for-19 with three homers during a five-game hitting streak. Miami can match its longest winning streak of the season when it sends rookie Elieser Hernandez to the mound in search of his first major league win and the Diamondbacks counter with Zack Godley. Arizona saw its four-game winning streak come to an end after giving up three more runs that it did during a four-game sweep at Pittsburgh over the weekend. Diamondbacks star Paul Goldschmidt went 1-for-4 after being rested Sunday and is batting .419 with nine homers and 21 RBIs over his last 18 contests.
TV: 7:10 p.m. ET, Fox Sports 1
PITCHING MATCHUP: Diamondbacks RH Zack Godley (8-5, 4.64 ERA) vs. Marlins RH Elieser Hernandez (0-4, 5.12)
Godley has won his last three starts with some solid pitching (seven runs allowed, 18 1/3 innings) and quality run support (24). The 28-year-old Tennessee product owns a 5.40 ERA in his four June starts and has been better at home (2.89 ERA) than on the road (6.07) overall. J.T. Realmuto is 1-for-3 with a homer versus Godley, who gave up two runs across six innings in his one career meeting against Miami in 2016.
Hernandez makes his fifth start and first since June 1 when he permitted five runs on five hits (three homers) in a loss at Arizona. The 23-year-old Venezuela native yielded four runs on 14 hits (two homers) over 15 innings in his previous three starts and has been much better at home (3.15 ERA). David Peralta, Jake Lamb and Daniel Descalso all went deep against Hernandez in their previous meeting.
WALK-OFFS
1. The Diamondbacks placed RHP Clay Buchholz (oblique) on the 10-day disabled list and announced LHP Robbie Ray (oblique), out since April, will start Wednesday.
2. Realmuto, who has six RBIs in his last six games, sat out Monday’s contest after suffering a wrist injury Sunday at Colorado and is day-to-day.
3. Arizona SS Ketel Marte is 6-for-13 with two homers, three triples, five runs scored and four RBIs against the Marlins in 2018.
PREDICTION: Diamondbacks 6, Marlins 4