Its Monday, August 11 and the Diamondbacks (57-61) are in Arlington to begin a series against the Rangers (60-59).
Ryne Nelson is slated to take the mound for Arizona against Nathan Eovaldi for Texas.
The Diamondbacks swept a three-game series over the weekend against the Rockies. Arizona scored 25 runs in the series. Yesterday, they scored eight runs in the fifth inning as part of a 13-6 win. In that fifth inning, Arizona collected a franchise-record nine consecutive hits.
The Rangers were swept over the weekend in a three-game series against the Phillies in Arlington. As has been the case for much of the season, the Texas attack did not show up. The offense managed just five runs for the entire weekend. Yesterday, they got to Zack Wheeler for a couple in the first inning but fail