{"id":425953,"date":"2026-09-04T09:34:07","date_gmt":"2026-09-04T09:34:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/425953\/"},"modified":"2026-09-04T09:34:07","modified_gmt":"2026-09-04T09:34:07","slug":"diamondbacks-visit-the-astros-to-open-3-game-series","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/425953\/","title":{"rendered":"Diamondbacks visit the Astros to open 3-game series"},"content":{"rendered":"

Arizona Diamondbacks<\/a> (74-67, second in the NL West) vs. Houston Astros<\/a> (72-69, first in the AL West)<\/p>\n

Houston; Friday, 8:10 p.m. EDT<\/p>\n

PITCHING PROBABLES: Diamondbacks: Merrill Kelly<\/a> (9-12, 5.08 ERA, 1.48 WHIP, 95 strikeouts); Astros: Cristian Javier<\/a> (1-5, 6.45 ERA, 1.63 WHIP, 42 strikeouts)<\/p>\n

LINE: Astros -137, Diamondbacks +112; over\/under is 8 1\/2 runs<\/p>\n

BOTTOM LINE: The Houston Astros host the Arizona Diamondbacks on Friday to begin a three-game series.<\/p>\n

Houston has a 36-36 record in home games and a 72-69 record overall. The Astros have a 36-16 record in games when they hit at least two home runs.<\/p>\n

Arizona is 74-67 overall and 33-36 in road games. The Diamondbacks have the eighth-ranked team ERA in the NL at 4.16.<\/p>\n

The teams meet Friday for the first time this season.<\/p>\n

TOP PERFORMERS: Yordan Alvarez<\/a> leads the Astros with 37 home runs while slugging .602. Jeremy Pena<\/a> is 9 for 40 with three home runs and five RBI over the last 10 games.<\/p>\n

Ketel Marte<\/a> has 23 doubles, three triples and 21 home runs for the Diamondbacks. Jordan Lawlar<\/a> is 9 for 28 with three home runs over the past 10 games.<\/p>\n

LAST 10 GAMES: Astros: 7-3, .214 batting average, 3.58 ERA, outscored opponents by six runs<\/p>\n

Diamondbacks: 5-5, .213 batting average, 3.78 ERA, outscored by 10 runs<\/p>\n

INJURIES: Astros: Mike Burrows: 15-Day IL (elbow), Brice Matthews<\/a>: 60-Day IL (knee), Carlos Correa<\/a>: 60-Day IL (ankle), Brandon Walter<\/a>: 60-Day IL (elbow)<\/p>\n

Diamondbacks: Tommy Troy<\/a>: 10-Day IL (shoulder), Corbin Burnes<\/a>: 60-Day IL (elbow), Ryne Nelson<\/a>: 60-Day IL (elbow), Ryan Thompson<\/a>: 60-Day IL (back), Mike Soroka: 15-Day IL (arm), Zac Gallen<\/a>: 60-Day IL (elbow), A.J. Puk<\/a>: 60-Day IL (elbow), Cristian Mena<\/a>: 60-Day IL (shoulder), Andrew Saalfrank<\/a>: 60-Day IL (shoulder)<\/p>\n

——<\/p>\n

The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive<\/a> and data from Sportradar<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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