Diamondbacks and Athletics play to decide series winner

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Athletics (43-58, fourth in the AL West) vs. Arizona Diamondbacks (52-49, second in the NL West)

Phoenix; Wednesday, 3:40 p.m. EDT

PITCHING PROBABLES: Athletics: Gage Jump (3-5, 3.78 ERA, 1.32 WHIP, 56 strikeouts); Diamondbacks: Merrill Kelly (7-8, 5.20 ERA, 1.49 WHIP, 62 strikeouts)

LINE: Diamondbacks -140, Athletics +115; over/under is 9 1/2 runs

BOTTOM LINE: The Arizona Diamondbacks and Athletics meet on Wednesday with the three-game series tied 1-1.

Arizona has a 52-49 record overall and a 30-22 record in home games. The Diamondbacks have the seventh-ranked team ERA in the NL at 4.22.

The Athletics are 43-58 overall and 23-28 in road games. The Athletics have gone 23-10 in games when they hit two or more home runs.

The matchup Wednesday is the third meeting between these teams this season.

TOP PERFORMERS: Ketel Marte has 18 home runs, 31 walks and 59 RBIs while hitting .256 for the Diamondbacks. Gabriel Moreno is 14 for 37 with three doubles and four RBIs over the past 10 games.

Shea Langeliers has 18 doubles and 23 home runs for the Athletics. Jacob Wilson is 16 for 41 with a triple and three home runs over the past 10 games.

LAST 10 GAMES: Diamondbacks: 7-3, .247 batting average, 3.96 ERA, outscored opponents by 11 runs

Athletics: 2-8, .246 batting average, 7.09 ERA, outscored by 36 runs

INJURIES: Diamondbacks: Drey Jameson: 15-Day IL (hip), Tommy Troy: 10-Day IL (shoulder), Blake Walston: 60-Day IL (elbow), Mike Soroka: 15-Day IL (lower body), Lourdes Gurriel Jr.: 10-Day IL (adductor), Zac Gallen: 15-Day IL (elbow), James McCann: 10-Day IL (quadricep), Jordan Lawlar: 10-Day IL (hamstring), A.J. Puk: 60-Day IL (elbow), Ryne Nelson: 60-Day IL (elbow), Corbin Burnes: 60-Day IL (elbow), Cristian Mena: 60-Day IL (shoulder), Andrew Saalfrank: 60-Day IL (shoulder), Justin Martinez: 60-Day IL (elbow)

Athletics: Josh Kuroda-Grauer: 10-Day IL (testicle), Mark Leiter Jr.: 15-Day IL (hip), Colby Thomas: day-to-day (wrist), Nick Kurtz: 10-Day IL (thumb), Zack Gelof: 10-Day IL (knee), Justin Sterner: 15-Day IL (knee), Luis Severino: 60-Day IL (shoulder), Brooks Kriske: 60-Day IL (shoulder), Brent Rooker: 60-Day IL (knee), Denzel Clarke: 60-Day IL (foot), Gunnar Hoglund: 60-Day IL (knee)

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The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.