Ryne Nelson (2-3, 4.65) gets the ball for the Diamondbacks coming off a career night — 8 innings of 1-run ball on 103 pitches against the Rockies, his fifth straight quality start. Bryan Woo (4-3, 3.82) counters for Seattle, but his last time out he got bounced in the 5th by Kansas City, charged with 4 earned on 6 hits.
Arizona had won 4 in a row before walking into T-Mobile and losing a 7-6 nailbiter on Friday. They've been one of the better stories in the NL West at 31-25 even with the IL looking like a small village — Corbin Burnes, A.J. Puk, Jordan Lawlar, Justin Martinez, James McCann, all out. If Nelson keeps doing what he's been doing, that rotation hole stops being a hole.
Nolan Arenado is the new wrinkle. He got drilled on the arm by a pitch Friday, came out of the game, and is listed day-to-day with the groin that's been bugging him. Whether he's in the lineup or not changes the look of this Arizona offense in a hurry — and Seattle's bullpen is still working without Cal Raleigh behind the plate.
- Day-To-DayNolan Arenado 3B — Arenado (groin) was removed from Friday's game against the Mariners after getting hit on the arm by a pitch, Jody Jackson of Bally Sports Arizona reports.
- Day-To-DayA.J. Vukovich CF — no
- Day-To-DayDerek Law RP — no
- Day-To-DaySpencer Giesting SP
- Day-To-DayKyle Amendt RP — Amendt was invited to major-league spring training by the Diamondbacks, Alex Weiner of Arizona Sports reports.
- 10-Day-ILLourdes Gurriel Jr. LF — Gurriel's hamstring injury is believed to be fairly minor, Nick Piecoro of The Arizona Republic reports. Manager Torey Lovullo said Saturday the hope is Gurriel will be able to return from the injured list when first eligible.
- 10-Day-ILJames McCann C — Manager Torey Lovullo said Tuesday that McCann (quad) will likely be sidelined for 4-to-6 weeks, Nick Piecoro of The Arizona Republic reports.
- 10-Day-ILCarlos Santana 1B — Santana suffered a setback with his right adductor strain Sunday while on a rehab assignment with Triple-A Reno, Nick Piecoro of The Arizona Republic reports.
- Day-To-DaySpencer Packard OF
- Day-To-DayTeddy McGraw SP — McGraw is working his way back from right elbow issues, Jonathan Mayo of MLB Pipeline reports.
- 10-Day-ILCal Raleigh C — Raleigh (oblique) began taking swings in a batting cage Friday, Adam Jude of The Seattle Times reports
- 10-Day-ILBrendan Donovan 3B — Mariners general manager Justin Hollander said Sunday that Donovan will receive a platelet-rich plasma injection for his strained left groin as well as his adductor and is expected to resume baseball activity in 2-to-3 weeks, Daniel Kramer of MLB.com reports.
- 10-Day-ILWill Wilson 3B — The Mariners placed Wilson on the 10-day injured list Saturday due to a fractured left thumb.
- 60-Day-ILMiles Mastrobuoni 3B — Mastrobuoni (calf) began a rehab assignment Monday with the Mariners' Arizona Complex League affiliate, going 0-for-2 with a 1:1 K:BB.
- 60-Day-ILLogan Evans SP — The Mariners placed Evans (elbow) on the 60-day injured list Monday.
- 60-Day-ILCarlos Vargas RP — Vargas (lat) has suffered a setback in his recovery, Ryan Divish of The Seattle Times reports.
The market is leaning Seattle. Pinnacle has the Mariners at -149 on the moneyline with a fair probability around 58%, and the run line sits at -1.5 (+149 home / -170 away). The total is a tidy 6.5, juiced to the over at -129. DraftKings handle is split — 86% of spread money is on Seattle -1.5 while 77% of total bets are tickets on the over.
If Nelson is who he's been the last month, this is a live underdog play even on the road. Woo's been giving up loud contact in his recent starts and the D-backs have scored 6+ in 4 of their last 5. Give me Arizona to keep this one close into the late innings.