ARIZONA DIAMONDBACKS NOTES:
BEST IN THE WEST
♦ The D-backs are in first place in the NL West (+3.5) and have spent 42 days in/tied for first place in the division.
♦ The D-backs’ 15-6 record (.714) since May 28 is tied for third best in the Majors with the Reds behind the Braves (15-5, .750) and Marlins (15-5, .750).
♦ The D-backs have the Majors’ fifth-best record, behind the Rays (51-24, .680), Braves (46-26, .639), Rangers (45- 27, .625) and Orioles (44-27, .620).
ON THE ROAD AGAIN
♦ The D-backs’ 5-game road winning streak (since June 6) is their longest since Aug. 25-Sept. 7, 2019…their last 6-game road winning streak was April 22-May 4, 2019.
♦ The D-backs’ 15-5 record (.750) since April 27 leads the Majors ahead of the Reds (19-8, .704), Giants (17-8, .680) and Rangers (15-8, .652).
EYEING SEATTLE IN JULY
♦ In today’s NL All-Star balloting update, Seattle-native Corbin Carroll and Lourdes Gurriel Jr. are third and fourth, respectively, among outfielders and separated by 1,101 votes…Ketel Marte/2B and Gabriel Moreno/C moved up to sixth, Geraldo Perdomo/SS remains eighth, Josh Rojas/3B is ninth and Evan Longoria/DH is 10th.
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♦ Corbin Carroll (.304 AVG/.596 SLG/.982 OPS) is 1 of only 3 players in the Majors in the Top 10 in average, slugging pct. and OPS with Ronald Acuña Jr./ATL (.325/.561/.964) and Freddie Freeman/LAD (.324/.554/.958).
♦ His 3.7 off ensive bWAR (fielding excluded) leads the Majors ahead of Ronald Acuña Jr./ATL (3.3), Freddie Freeman/ LAD (3.2), Bo Bichette/TOR (3.2), Shohei Ohtani/LAA (3.0) and Luis Arráez/MIA (3.0).
♦ His 3.7 overall bWAR is third in the Majors behind Shohei Ohtani/LAA (4.9) and Wander Franco/TB (3.8).
♦ His 9 home runs since May 28 are second in the Majors to Shohei Ohtani/LAA (12) and ahead of Kyle Schwarber/PHI (8) and Eddie Rosario/ATL (8).
DOMO IN THE TOP SPOT
♦ Geraldo Perdomo has hit safely in 5 of 6 games in the leadoff spot, batting .435 (10-for-23)/1.057 OPS with 2 doubles, 1 RBI and 5 walks.
JUNE BOOM
♦ The D-backs offense in June, among all teams, is tied for second with 65 extra-base hits, third with 96 runs, a .350 OBP and .812 OPS, fourth with a .463 SLG and tied for fourth with a .271 AVG.
D-FENSE! D-FENSE!
♦ The D-backs’ .989 fielding pct. and 28 errors are tied for second in the Majors (also: Orioles and Cardinals) behind the Padres (.990/25).
♦ Christian Walker’s 6 runs prevented and 8 outs above average lead all fi rst basemen, ahead of Nathaniel Lowe/ TEX (4 RP, 5 OAA), Josh Naylor/CLE (3 RP, 4 OAA), Anthony Rizzo/NYY (3 RP, 4 OAA) and Kody Clemens/PHI (3 RP).
♦ Gabriel Moreno’s 46.7 caught stealing pct. (14-of-30) leads catchers while his 14 caught stealings (CS) are second to Shea Langeliers/OAK (22).
WALK’S JUNE
♦ Christian Walker has 4 straight 2-hit games (.500, 8-for16, 1.592 OPS).
♦ In 16 games in June, is hitting .365 (23-for-63)/1.089 OPS with 10 doubles, 3 homers, 14 RBI and 6 walks.
♦ In his last 9 games vs. righties, is hitting .500 (15-for30)/1.549 OPS with 7 doubles, 3 homers and 12 RBI.
FACING THE BREW CREW
♦ The D-backs are 4-1 in their last 5 games and 7-4 in their last 11 games against the Brewers
STARTING PITCHER – RHP RYNE NELSON ♦ #19
WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW: In his last 3 road starts, is 1-0 with a 0.53 ERA (1 ER in 17.0 IP).
- Facing an NL Central opponent for the first time.
- The D-backs are 5-2 in his last 7 bids.
- All 3 of his wins have come on day games this season.
- Has exited 9 of his 14 starts with the lead or tied.
LAST START: Took the loss on June 15 vs. Phillies (5 ER in 4.0 IP).
VS. BREWERS: Making his first career start.
ROAD WARRIOR: Is 2-1 with a 2.54 ERA (11 ER in 39.0 IP) in 7 career road starts.
PITCH TRACKING: Opposing batters are hitting .217 (6-for-29) with 5 strikeouts off his changeup.
FIRST PITCH SUCCESS: His first-pitch swing (23.2 to 32.9) and first-pitch strike (53.6 to 60.4) percentages are up from 2022.
VS. RIGHTIES: Is limiting right-handed hitters to a .271 average (42-for-155) with 5 walks and 29 strikeouts.
BATTED BALL STATS: His ground ball percentage is up to 39.2 from 25.5 while his fly ball percentage is down to 26.7 from 44.7.
THIRD TIME THROUGH: In his third time thru the lineup, is limiting batters to a .264 average (14-for-53) with 6 walks and 5 strikeouts.
0-2 GOT YOU: Opponents are 3-for-30 (.100) with 10 strikeouts on an 0-2 count.
MILWAUKEE BREWERS NOTES:
Snake Charmers
The Brewers have won 13 of their last 16 games against the Diamondbacks at American Family Field.
Rebel Yeli
Christian Yelich has reached base safely in 12 straight games, batting .378 (17-for-45) with 2 HR, 6 RBI and 9 runs scored…..of his 17 hits in the span, 10 have gone for extra bases (2 2b, 1 3b)…..in 17 games in June, Yelich is batting .333 (21-for-63) with 2 HR, 7 RBI and 12 runs scored.
On The Road Again
Following tomorrow’s series finale with the Diamondbacks, the Brewers will embark on a 10-game road trip to Cleveland (3g), New York-NL (4g) and Pittsburgh (3g)…..it matches Milwaukee’s longest road trip of the season, as the Brewers went 7-3 on a 10-game jaunt from 4/10-4/19.
Four Goodness Sake!
The Brewers are a Major League-best 33-6 (.846) when scoring at least 4 runs in a game.
One and Done
The Brewers are 11-4 (.733) in 1-run games…..the Marlins at 18-5 (.783) are the only team better in MLB.
Becoming a Hoby
Hoby Milner is unscored upon in his last 10 appearances (9ip) and holds a 1.23 ERA (14.2ip, 2er) over his last 15 outings dating back to May 7.
Catching On
William Contreras is batting .346 (9-for-26) with 1 HR and 3 RBI over his last 8 games…..his catching counterpart Victor Caratini is batting .450 (9-for-20) with 1 HR and 3 RBI over his last 7 games.
On a Roll
After going 1-for-12 (.083) over 10 games in his first stint with the Brewers this year, Blake Perkins is batting .348 (8-for-23) with 2 HR and 10 RBI in 12 games since his recall from Triple-A Nashville on June 3.
TONIGHT’S GAME: Is game 5 (3-1) of a 6-game homestand against Pittsburgh (3-0) and Arizona (0-1)…..following this homestand and an off day Thursday, the team embarks on a 10-game road trip to Cleveland (3g), New York-NL (4g) and Pittsburgh (3g)…..it is the second and final 10-game trip of the season for the Brewers (April 10-19).
IN THE TRAINER’S ROOM: RHP Jason Alexander (right rotator cuff), LHP Aaron Ashby (left labrum), RHP Matt Bush (right rotator cuff), RHP Jake Cousins (right shoulder), OF Garrett Mitchell (left shoulder), 1B Darin Ruf (right knee), LHP Bennett Sousa (left shoulder), OF Tyrone Taylor (right elbow), LHP Justin Wilson (left elbow) and RHP Brandon Woodruff (right shoulder) are on the injured list…..Alexander, Ashby, Mitchell, Ruf, Wilson and Woodruff are on the 60-day injured list.
IN THE STANDINGS (82 days): The Brewers have spent the following number of days alone or tied at each position in the NL Central standings: FIRST: 52, SECOND: 28, THIRD: 2, FOURTH: 0, FIFTH: 0…..the team is currently in second place, trailing the first-place Reds by half a game.
SERIES-LY SPEAKING: The Brewers are 11-12-0 in series play.
Game 1: 10-14, Game 2: 14-9, Game 3: 11-11, Game 4: 2-1
Sweep Wins (4): vs. NYM (3g, 4/3-4/5), at SEA (3g, 4/17-4/19), vs. KC (3g, 5/12-5/14),
vs. PIT (3g, 6/16-6/18)
Sweep Losses (3): at COL (3g, 5/2-5/4), vs. OAK (3g, 6/9-6/11), at MIN (2g, 6/13-6/14)
AT HOME: The Brewers are 21-17 at home, going 7-5-0 in series play…..the Brewers went 46-35 at home last season, going 15-8-4 in series play.
ON THE ROAD: The Brewers are 16-18 on the road, going 4-7-0 in series play…..the team went 40-41 on the road last season, going 9-12-5 in series play.
LET’S GO TO THE VIDEO TAPE: The Brewers have made 15 replay challenges this season, going 7-8…..their last challenge (won) came on 6/14 at Minnesota as a safe call at second base involving Joey Gallo in the third inning was overturned.
TONIGHT’S STARTER: #48 – RHP COLIN REA (12g, 11gs, 3-4, 4.71)
REA AT A GLANCE: Colin Rea, 32, will be making his 13th appearance and 12th start of the 2023 season…..Rea last started last Wednesday at Minnesota and took a 4-2 defeat (5ip, 5h, 4r, 4er, 3bb, 4k, 90 pitches)…..the team is 6-5 in his starts…..he has 1 quality start…..opponents are batting .236 (50-for-212, 9hr)…..he has also made 2 starts at Triple-A Nashville this season, going 0-0 with a 0.00 ERA (7ip, 6h, 2r, 0er, 0bb, 9k)…..after pitching in Japan in 2022, Rea re-signed with Milwaukee on January 27 (non-roster invitee)…..his only outing for the Brewers prior to this season came in relief on 10/2/21 at Los Angeles-NL…..his name is pronounced “RAY.”
LAST SEASON: Rea pitched in Japan, where he went 5-6 with a 3.96 ERA in 23 games/16 starts with the Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks.
CAREER: Is 11-12 with a 4.85 ERA in 48 games/38 starts (211.2ip, 114er)…..has pitched for San Diego (2015-16), Miami (2016), Chicago-NL (2020) and Milwaukee (2021, ‘23)….. is 10-12 with a 4.84 ERA as a starter (195.1ip, 105er) and 1-0 with a 4.96 ERA as a reliever (16.1ip, 9er)…..Rea was originally selected by San Diego in the 12th round of the 2011 First-Year Player Draft out of Indiana State University…..he underwent “Tommy John” surgery on 11/11/16, causing him to miss the entire 2017 season…..he was named 2019 Pacific Coast League Pitcher of the Year after going 14-4 with a 3.95 ERA in 26 starts at Triple-A Iowa (Cubs).
CAREER AT AMERICAN FAMILY FIELD: Is 2-2 with a 4.40 ERA in 7 games/6 starts, all coming this season (30.2ip, 15er).
CAREER ON THE ROAD: Is 4-6 with a 5.26 ERA in 21 games/14 starts (87.1ip, 51er)…..is 1-2 with a 5.06 ERA in 5 starts this season (26.2ip, 15er).
CAREER vs. D-BACKS: His only career outing came in a start with the Padres on 7/6/16 at Chase Field (4.2ip, 8h, 4r, 4er, 3bb-1ibb, 4k, 1hr, 1hbp)…..he received no decision.
