ARIZONA DIAMONDBACKS NEWS

Ketel Marte - Sitting in second straight Marte is out of the lineup for Wednesday's game against the Phillies.

Impact The Diamondbacks haven't provided an explanation for his Marte's absence from the lineup, but he may be dealing with an injury or illness since he was also on the bench for Tuesday's 15-3 loss. Geraldo Perdomo will cover the keystone in place of Marte, who had produced an .878 OPS over his first 10 games of June.

JUNE 14, 2023 • ROTOWIRE

Carson Kelly - Draws third straight start Kelly will start at catcher and bat eighth in Wednesday's game against the Phillies.

Impact Kelly has now started in three straight games since returning from the 60-day injured list Monday for his 2023 debut with the Diamondbacks and looks as though he'll operate as Arizona's top catcher ahead of Gabriel Moreno. However, given that Kelly is off to an 0-for-7 start at the plate since being activated, he may have to pick up the pace with the bat to ensure he sticks ahead of Moreno on the depth chart for the balance of the season.

JUNE 14, 2023 • ROTOWIRE

Gabriel Moreno - Sits in third straight Moreno is out of the lineup for Wednesday's game against the Phillies.

Impact After hitting .280 in his first 179 plate appearances of the season while also grading out well defensively, Moreno looked as though he had done enough to retain the Diamondbacks' No. 1 catching job when Carson Kelly was reinstated from the 60-day injured list Monday, but manager Torey Lovullo evidently felt differently. Moreno now finds himself on the bench for the third game in a row and looks like he could wind up serving as Kelly's backup.

JUNE 14, 2023 • ROTOWIRE

Arizona Diamondbacks-Philadelphia Phillies pitching matchups and updates for Wednesday The Arizona Diamondbacks continue their home series against the Philadelphia Phillies with the third game at 6:40 p.m. on Wednesday.

JUNE 14, 2023 • AZCENTRAL.COM

Corbin Carroll is MLB's unconventional, sensational rookie superstar

Diamondbacks rookie Corbin Carroll has a combination of power and speed rarely seen in baseball, and that's before factoring in his 5-foot-1...

JUNE 14, 2023

Zach Davies - Chased after three innings Davies (1-2) took the loss against the Phillies on Tuesday, allowing six runs (four earned) on six hits and three walks while striking out four.

Impact Davies sandwiched in a clean second inning between giving up four runs in the first and another two in the third. It was his shortest outing of the year and his second time giving up at least four runs through six starts. He's struck out more than four batters just once thus far and has allowed multiple walks on four different occasions. For the year, Davies sits at an unsightly 5.46 ERA, 1.61 WHIP and 26:13 K:BB over 28 innings. His next start projects to be over the weekend against the Guardians.

JUNE 14, 2023 • ROTOWIRE

Mental blunder by Arizona Diamondbacks' Corbin Carroll helps Philadelphia Phillies Philadelphia takes advantage of an embarrassing Arizona mental mistake.

JUNE 14, 2023 • DELAWAREONLINE.COM

Carson Kelly - Hitless in loss Kelly started at catcher and went 0-for-4 with an RBI in Tuesday's 15-3 loss to the Phillies.

Impact Kelly made a second consecutive start behind the dish after being activated off the 60-day injured list Monday. He's 0-for-7 thus far, but it's normal for a hitter's timing to be off after not seeing MLB pitching for such a long time. What's less normal is the staff ERA. Throwing out Tuesday's final inning that featured infielder Josh Rojas pitching, Kelly's catcher ERA is 9.00 (17 earned runs, 17 innings).

JUNE 14, 2023 • ROTOWIRE

Christian Walker - Collects four hits Walker went 4-for-4 with two doubles and an RBI in Tuesday's 15-4 loss to Philadelphia.

Impact Not much went right for the Diamondbacks, but Walker's night stood out. It was his first four-hit night and third multi-hit game in the last six. Walker has the batting average up to .261 following a slow start, but the first baseman's power has dried up over the last month. He's belted just one home run and slugged .388 over the last 22 games.

JUNE 14, 2023 • ROTOWIRE

Corbin Carroll - Homers in loss Carroll went 1-for-3 with a walk, a home run and a second run scored in Tuesday's 15-3 loss to the Phillies.

Impact By the time Carroll homered in the eighth inning, Philadelphia was leading 11-2. It was the outfielder's team-leading 15th home run and fifth in the last eight games, during which he's batted .500 (16-for-32) with 10 extra-base hits, 11 RBI and 14 runs.

JUNE 14, 2023 • ROTOWIRE

Walker leads Diamondbacks against the Phillies after 4-hit outing

The Arizona Diamondbacks take on the Philadelphia Phillies after Christian Walker's four-hit game on Tuesday

JUNE 14, 2023 • ASSOCIATED PRESS

Phillies vs. Diamondbacks Betting Odds, Over/Under, Spread - June 14

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JUNE 14, 2023 • DATA SKRIVE

Schwarber hits leadoff homer, sparks Phillies to 15-3 win over Diamondbacks

Zack Wheeler threw six strong innings, Kyle Schwarber led off the game with a 450-foot homer and the Philadelphia Phillies kept piling on in a 15-3 win over the Arizona Diamondback...

JUNE 14, 2023 • ASSOCIATED PRESS

Arizona Diamondbacks vs. Philadelphia Phillies pitching matchups and updates for Tuesday The Arizona Diamondbacks continue their home series against the Philadelphia Phillies with the second game at 6:40 p.m. on Tuesday.

JUNE 13, 2023 • AZCENTRAL.COM

Carroll playing big despite small stature, boosting Diamondbacks to top of NL West

The usually thrifty Arizona Diamondbacks gave Corbin Carroll a $111 million, eight-year contract after he had played just 32 big league games

JUNE 13, 2023 • ASSOCIATED PRESS

Gabriel Moreno - Sitting again Tuesday Moreno is not in the lineup Tuesday versus the Phillies.

Impact Carson Kelly will make a second straight start at catcher for the Diamondbacks after returning Monday from the 60-day injured list. Moreno has posted a relatively underwhelming .281/.318/.366 batting line with two homers and three steals through 52 games this year.

JUNE 13, 2023 • ROTOWIRE

Ketel Marte - Not in lineup Tuesday Marte is not in the lineup Tuesday against the Phillies.

Impact Josh Rojas will cover second base and bat seventh versus the Phillies and right-hander Zack Wheeler. This looks to be a routine night off for Marte, who tallied three hits and three runs scored in the Diamondbacks' series-opening victory Monday.

JUNE 13, 2023 • ROTOWIRE

Jordan Lawlar - Locked in at Double-A Lawlar only has eight strikeouts in his last 16 games for Double-A Amarillo and is hitting .368 with three home runs and five steals in 68 at-bats over that stretch.

Impact Something has seemingly clicked for Lawlar, as he had a 31.7 percent strikeout rate in his first 32 games of the season and has an 11 percent strikeout rate over his last 16 games. The 20-year-old shortstop's .286 BABIP and early-season strikeout woes are suppressing his season numbers, but he is still on track for a 20/30 season and should get a promotion to Triple-A this summer if his current plate skills hold.

JUNE 13, 2023 • ROTOWIRE

Blaze Alexander - Activated off minor-league IL Alexander (thumb) was activated from the minor-league injured list Tuesday at Triple-A Reno, Sam Dykstra of MiLB.com reports.

Impact Alexander suffered a fractured right thumb on a hit-by-pitch back in mid-April and wound up missing exactly two months of minor-league action. The 24-year-old infielder had put up a sensational .458/.618/.792 batting line through 34 plate appearances this season at the Triple-A level prior to the lengthy IL stint.

JUNE 13, 2023 • ROTOWIRE

Phillies catcher J.T. Realmuto hits for the cycle, tussles with Diamondbacks manager The Phillies' J.T. Realmuto on Monday hit for the cycle in a game against Arizona that featured a comeback, an ejection and home run that wa...

JUNE 13, 2023 • DELAWAREONLINE.COM

Miguel Castro - Records seventh save Castro picked up the save Monday against Philadelphia. He allowed one run on two hits while striking out one over one inning. He did not walk a batter.

Impact Castro cut it close, giving up half of Arizona's lead before successfully closing out the game. The right-hander has had a shaky month of June, giving up six runs across three innings. With the Diamondbacks using a closer-by-committee approach, fantasy managers can't count on him continuing to get consistent save opportunities if he keeps giving up runs.

JUNE 13, 2023 • ROTOWIRE

Tommy Henry - Turns in another forgettable outing Henry did not factor into the decision Monday, allowing five runs on nine hits and one walk over 4.2 innings against the Phillies. He struck out six.

Impact Henry has now allowed five runs in each of his last two starts, without completing five innings in either one of them. The southpaw showed flashes of greatness in his seven-inning scoreless performance on May 31 against the Rockies, but he hasn't been able to consistently put it all together this year. The second-year player currently sports an unimpressive 4.86 ERA and 1.38 ERA.

JUNE 13, 2023 • ROTOWIRE

Emmanuel Rivera - Hot bat continues Rivera went 2-for-4 with two RBI and two runs scored in Monday's 9-8 win over the Phillies.

Impact Rivera was a pivotal contributor in the Diamondbacks' comeback from a 5-1 deficit. He singled and scored in the third and fourth innings, including an RBI knock, then brought in another run with a sacrifice fly. Rivera continues to swing a hot bat, having hit safely in 13 of the last 15 games (22-for-55, .400), including multiple hits in eight of them.

JUNE 13, 2023 • ROTOWIRE

Evan Longoria - Creates cushion with homer Longoria went 1-for-3 with a home run and four RBI in Monday's 9-8 win over Philadelphia.

Impact Longoria knocked in a run on a sacrifice fly in the first inning then gave Arizona needed cushion in the sixth with a three-run home run. It was the seventh home run in the last 19 games for the 37-year-old veteran, who's slugging like a rookie again. For the season, Longoria is slugging .538, which would rank 12th in MLB if he qualified. And therein lies the issue for Longoria -- playing time. He has just 116 plate appearances over the team's 66 games.

JUNE 13, 2023 • ROTOWIRE

Testy series opener raises intensity for Phils, D-backs The Arizona Diamondbacks will arrive at the ballpark on Tuesday as owners of the best record in the National League.

JUNE 13, 2023 • STAR-TELEGRAM.COM