Ryne Nelson Kicks Off Huge Series Against Blue Jays in Must-Win Game as the team strives to get over .500 once again.
The Arizona Diamondbacks are coming off a thrilling and anxiety-inducing 1-0 victory over the Atlanta Braves as they split the four-game series. Now, they start a new series against the Toronto Blue Jays. First pitch tonight is at 6:40 PM local AZ time.
Meanwhile, the Blue Jays have endured a tough season, but they are 4-1 over their last five games. The lone loss was a walk-off wild pitch against the Giants earlier this week. They just took a series in San Francisco. Eugenio Suarez is in the lineup and will look to stay hot at the plate. Over the last seven games, he's hit .333/.407/.792/1.199 with three walks, eight hits, three homers, 10 RBI, and just five strikeouts.
Kevin Newman is hitting .333 over the last seven games too. Joc Pederson is still just one homer away from 200 for his career. In fact, in four of his last five starts, Nelson has allowed two or fewer runs. That's a surprising run of consistency from a pitcher that is often seen as struggling more than not.
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