Athletics aim to break road slide, play the Diamondbacks

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Athletics (42-57, fourth in the AL West) vs. Arizona Diamondbacks (51-48, second in the NL West)

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

PITCHING PROBABLES: Athletics: Jeffrey Springs (3-9, 6.08 ERA, 1.42 WHIP, 84 strikeouts); Diamondbacks: Mitch Bratt (0-0, 6.00 ERA, 1.67 WHIP, three strikeouts)

LINE: Diamondbacks -164, Athletics +134; over/under is 9 1/2 runs

BOTTOM LINE: The Athletics visit the Arizona Diamondbacks looking to break an eight-game road skid.

Arizona is 51-48 overall and 29-21 at home. The Diamondbacks have an 18-5 record in games when they hit two or more home runs.

The Athletics are 42-57 overall and 22-27 in road games. The Athletics have hit 122 total home runs to rank fifth in the AL.

The matchup Monday is the first meeting of the season between the two clubs.

TOP PERFORMERS: Ketel Marte leads the Diamondbacks with a .258 batting average, and has 19 doubles, three triples, 17 home runs, 30 walks and 56 RBIs. Gabriel Moreno is 16 for 38 with four RBIs over the last 10 games.

LAST 10 GAMES: Diamondbacks: 7-3, .245 batting average, 3.54 ERA, outscored opponents by 18 runs

Athletics: 1-9, .222 batting average, 7.93 ERA, outscored by 43 runs

INJURIES: Diamondbacks: Mike Soroka: 15-Day IL (lower body), Lourdes Gurriel Jr.: 10-Day IL (adductor), Tommy Troy: 10-Day IL (shoulder), Zac Gallen: 15-Day IL (elbow), James McCann: 10-Day IL (quadricep), Blake Walston: 60-Day IL (elbow), 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: 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), Nick Kurtz: 10-Day IL (thumb), 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.