Diamondbacks play the Red Sox after Perdomo's 4-hit game
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2:55 AM on Saturday, September 6
By The Associated Press
Boston Red Sox (78-64, third in the AL East) vs. Arizona Diamondbacks (71-71, fourth in the NL West)
Phoenix; Saturday, 8:10 p.m. EDT
PITCHING PROBABLES: Red Sox: Lucas Giolito (10-2, 3.38 ERA, 1.23 WHIP, 105 strikeouts); Diamondbacks: Brandon Pfaadt (12-8, 5.33 ERA, 1.40 WHIP, 122 strikeouts)
BETMGM SPORTSBOOK LINE: Red Sox -115, Diamondbacks -104; over/under is 9 runs
BOTTOM LINE: The Arizona Diamondbacks play the Boston Red Sox after Geraldo Perdomo had four hits on Friday in a 10-5 win over the Red Sox.
Arizona is 71-71 overall and 37-33 in home games. The Diamondbacks have gone 39-20 in games when they hit at least two home runs.
Boston has a 34-36 record in road games and a 78-64 record overall. The Red Sox have the seventh-best team on-base percentage in MLB play at .325.
Saturday's game is the second time these teams meet this season.
TOP PERFORMERS: Corbin Carroll leads the Diamondbacks with 30 home runs while slugging .559. Perdomo is 11 for 43 with a double, three home runs and six RBIs over the last 10 games.
Trevor Story leads the Red Sox with 23 home runs while slugging .434. Romy Gonzalez is 15 for 36 with six RBIs over the past 10 games.
LAST 10 GAMES: Diamondbacks: 7-3, .251 batting average, 3.33 ERA, outscored opponents by 16 runs
Red Sox: 6-4, .278 batting average, 4.65 ERA, outscored by five runs
INJURIES: Diamondbacks: Pavin Smith: 60-Day IL (quadricep), Lourdes Gurriel Jr.: 10-Day IL (acl), Anthony DeSclafani: 15-Day IL (thumb), Kevin Ginkel: 60-Day IL (shoulder), Tommy Henry: 60-Day IL (elbow), Christian Montes De Oca: 60-Day IL (elbow), Justin Martinez: 60-Day IL (elbow), Cristian Mena: 60-Day IL (shoulder), Corbin Burnes: 60-Day IL (elbow), A.J. Puk: 60-Day IL (elbow), Blake Walston: 60-Day IL (elbow)
Red Sox: Jordan Hicks: 15-Day IL (shoulder), Roman Anthony: 10-Day IL (oblique), Hunter Dobbins: 60-Day IL (acl), Marcelo Mayer: 60-Day IL (wrist), Richard Fitts: 15-Day IL (biceps), Wilyer Abreu: 10-Day IL (calf), Luis Guerrero: 60-Day IL (elbow), Tanner Houck: 60-Day IL (flexor), Liam Hendriks: 60-Day IL (hip), Josh Winckowski: 60-Day IL (elbow), Triston Casas: 60-Day IL (knee), Kutter Crawford: 60-Day IL (knee), Patrick Sandoval: 60-Day IL (elbow)
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The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.
