Diamondbacks take home losing streak into matchup against the Yankees

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New York Yankees (89-64, second in the AL East) vs. Arizona Diamondbacks (80-74, third in the NL West)

Phoenix; Saturday, 8:10 p.m. EDT

PITCHING PROBABLES: Yankees: Cam Schlittler (14-6, 1.95 ERA, 0.90 WHIP, 228 strikeouts); Diamondbacks: Brandon Pfaadt (7-3, 3.77 ERA, 1.17 WHIP, 84 strikeouts)

LINE: Yankees -143, Diamondbacks +119; over/under is 7 1/2 runs

BOTTOM LINE: The Arizona Diamondbacks play the New York Yankees looking to stop a three-game home slide.

Arizona is 43-36 at home and 80-74 overall. The Diamondbacks have a 56-11 record in games when they scored five or more runs.

New York has an 89-64 record overall and a 47-32 record on the road. The Yankees have the second-ranked team slugging percentage in the AL at .409.

Saturday's game is the second time these teams meet this season.

TOP PERFORMERS: Corbin Carroll has 31 doubles, 16 triples, 22 home runs and 69 RBIs for the Diamondbacks. Nolan Arenado is 14 for 34 with two doubles, four home runs and seven RBIs over the past 10 games.

Ben Rice leads the Yankees with 39 home runs while slugging .534. Cody Bellinger is 16 for 41 with three doubles, four home runs and nine RBIs over the past 10 games.

LAST 10 GAMES: Diamondbacks: 4-6, .264 batting average, 3.93 ERA, outscored by six runs

Yankees: 8-2, .258 batting average, 2.61 ERA, outscored opponents by 26 runs

INJURIES: Diamondbacks: Tyler Locklear: 60-Day IL (thumb), Ryan Thompson: 60-Day IL (back), A.J. Puk: 60-Day IL (elbow), Cristian Mena: 60-Day IL (shoulder), Andrew Saalfrank: 60-Day IL (shoulder)

Yankees: Trent Grisham: 10-Day IL (hamstring), Aaron Judge: day-to-day (leg), Ryan Weathers: 15-Day IL (forearm), Jazz Chisholm: 10-Day IL (thumb), Fernando Cruz: 15-Day IL (elbow), Kervin Castro: 60-Day IL (elbow), Giancarlo Stanton: 60-Day IL (calf)

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The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.