MLB Game Preview: Arizona Diamondbacks (51-58) vs. Athletics (48-63)

Game Details

• Date: Friday, August 1, 2025
• Time: 10:05 PM ET
• Venue: Sutter Health Park, Sacramento, CA
• Broadcast: ESPN, MLB.tv
• Season Series: First meeting of 2025

Team Overview & Momentum

Athletics (48–63)

• Division Standing: 5th in AL West
• Recent Form: 6–4 in last 10 games
• Home Record: 22–32
• Key Players:
  • Brent Rooker: .274 AVG, 23 HR, 62 RBI
  • Nick Kurtz: 18-for-37, 7 doubles, 5 HR in last 10 games
  • Miguel Andujar: Traded after 2-RBI performance vs. Mariners
• Pitching Starter: Jacob Lopez (3–6, 4.29 ERA, 1.34 WHIP, 79 K)
• Team Trends:

• .250 AVG, 4.34 runs/game (16th in MLB)
• 5.03 team ERA (28th), 1.40 WHIP (27th)
• 6 of last 7 home games have gone UNDER the total

Arizona Diamondbacks (51–58)

• Division Standing: 4th in NL West
• Recent Form: 2–8 in last 10 games
• Road Record: 25–30
• Key Players:
  • Ketel Marte: 20 HR, 42 RBI, 14 doubles
  • Geraldo Perdomo: .276 AVG, 11 HR, 75 RBI
  • Christian Walker: 22 HR, 68 RBI (season leader)
• Pitching Starter: TBD
• Team Trends:

• .248 AVG, 4.84 runs/game (5th in MLB)
• 4.59 team ERA (25th), 1.33 WHIP (24th)
• 10 of last 13 night games vs. AL West have gone OVER

• Pitching Edge: Jacob Lopez has allowed 3 ER or fewer in 4 of last 6 starts
• Offensive Edge: Diamondbacks rank top 5 in runs per game despite recent slump

Key Storylines

• Athletics’ Surprise Surge: Oakland swept the Astros and beat the Mariners, outscoring opponents by 19 runs over their last 10 games.
• D-backs’ Road Woes: Arizona enters on a five-game road losing streak and has been outscored by 30 runs in their last 10 games.
• First-Inning Trends: The “Inning 1 OVER 0.5 runs” market has hit in 9 straight Athletics home games and 11 of the last 14 D-backs road games vs. AL opponents.
• Injury Watch:

• Athletics: Jacob Wilson, Max Muncy, Jose Leclerc among 8 on IL
• Diamondbacks: Gabriel Moreno, Corbin Burnes, A.J. Puk, and 9 others sidelined