Diamondbacks and Marlins meet, winner takes 3-game series

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Miami Marlins (75-77, third in the NL East) vs. Arizona Diamondbacks (80-72, third in the NL West)

Phoenix; Wednesday, 9:40 p.m. EDT

PITCHING PROBABLES: Marlins: Ryan Gusto (1-5, 4.14 ERA, 1.40 WHIP, 65 strikeouts); Diamondbacks: Merrill Kelly (9-13, 4.97 ERA, 1.46 WHIP, 102 strikeouts)

LINE: Diamondbacks -136, Marlins +111; over/under is 9 runs

BOTTOM LINE: The Arizona Diamondbacks and Miami Marlins play on Wednesday with the winner claiming the three-game series.

Arizona has an 80-72 record overall and a 43-34 record at home. The Diamondbacks are 37-13 in games when they did not give up a home run.

Miami is 75-77 overall and 30-44 on the road. Marlins hitters are batting a collective .249, which ranks sixth in the NL.

Wednesday's game is the sixth time these teams meet this season. The Marlins are up 4-1 in the season series.

TOP PERFORMERS: Nolan Arenado is third on the Diamondbacks with 49 extra base hits (23 doubles, a triple and 25 home runs). Gabriel Moreno is 14 for 41 with two doubles, two home runs and six RBIs over the past 10 games.

Javier Sanoja has 30 doubles, five triples and nine home runs for the Marlins. Graham Pauley is 7 for 25 with a triple and three home runs over the last 10 games.

LAST 10 GAMES: Diamondbacks: 6-4, .264 batting average, 3.32 ERA, outscored opponents by four runs

Marlins: 4-6, .273 batting average, 5.93 ERA, outscored by two runs

INJURIES: Diamondbacks: Tyler Locklear: 60-Day IL (thumb), Ryne Nelson: 60-Day IL (elbow), 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)

Marlins: Pete Fairbanks: 15-Day IL (arm), Owen Caissie: 10-Day IL (lumbar stress), Anthony Bender: 15-Day IL (shin), Andrew Nardi: 60-Day IL (ribs), Max Meyer: 15-Day IL (neck), William Kempner: 60-Day IL (elbow), Robby Snelling: 60-Day IL (elbow), Ronny Henriquez: 60-Day IL (elbow), Adam Mazur: 60-Day IL (elbow)

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