{"id":61168,"date":"2023-08-25T10:30:12","date_gmt":"2023-08-25T14:30:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/baseball\/?p=61168"},"modified":"2023-08-25T10:30:12","modified_gmt":"2023-08-25T14:30:12","slug":"diamondbacks-reds-jocky-wild-card-position","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/baseball\/2023\/08\/25\/diamondbacks-reds-jocky-wild-card-position\/","title":{"rendered":"Diamondbacks and Reds Jocky for Wild Card Position"},"content":{"rendered":"

The Arizona Diamondbacks<\/a> (67-61) will face off against the Cincinnati Reds<\/a> (67-62) in an exciting matchup at Chase Field. Both teams are vying for a playoff spot and every game counts at this stage of the season. The Diamondbacks currently sit at 6th in the National League standings and 2nd in the West division, while the Reds are 8th in the league and 3rd in the Central division.<\/p>\n

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Diamondbacks and Reds Jocky for Wild Card Position<\/h2>\n

The starting pitchers for this game will be Brandon Pfaadt<\/a> for the Diamondbacks and Hunter Greene<\/a> for the Reds. Pfaadt has had a tough season with a record of 0-6 and an ERA of 6.13. On the other hand, Greene has a record of 2-5 and an ERA of 4.72. Both pitchers will be looking to make an impact and help their teams secure a much-needed win.<\/p>\n

The Diamondbacks have been on a hot streak lately, winning eight out of their last 10 games. They are currently riding a 5-game winning streak and will look to continue their strong performance against the Reds. Christian Walker<\/a> has been a key player for the Diamondbacks, leading the team in home runs with 28 and RBI with 84.<\/p>\n

The Reds, on the other hand, have had a slightly tougher time recently, winning six out of their last 10 games. They are coming off a loss and will be looking to bounce back against the Diamondbacks. The Reds have a talented roster that is capable of putting up big numbers.<\/p>\n

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The game will take place at Chase Field in Phoenix on August 25th at 6:40 PM Pacific. The broadcast will be on ARID.<\/p>\n

Injuries<\/h3>\n

Diamondbacks:<\/strong> Mark Melancon<\/a> (RP, Shoulder, D60), Corbin Martin<\/a> (RP, Lat, D60), Austin Adams<\/a> (RP, Ankle, D60), Merrill Kelly<\/a> (SP, Hamstring, Day-to-Day), Tommy Henry<\/a> (SP, Elbow, D60), Drey Jameson<\/a> (RP, Elbow, D60), Zach Davies<\/a> (SP, Back, D15)<\/p>\n

Reds:<\/strong> Tejay Antone<\/a> (RP, Elbow, D60), Justin Dunn<\/a> (SP, Shoulder, D60), Stuart Fairchild<\/a> (LF, Concussion, D7), Connor Overton<\/a> (SP, Elbow, D60), Curt Casali<\/a> (C, Foot, D10), Nick Lodolo<\/a> (SP, Calf, D60), Kevin Newman<\/a> (SS, Oblique, D10), Reiver Sanmartin<\/a> (RP, Elbow, D60), Vladimir Gutierrez<\/a> (RP, Elbow, D60), Jake Fraley<\/a> (RF, Toe, D10), Joey Votto<\/a> (1B, Shoulder, D10), Ben Lively<\/a> (SP, Pectoral, D15), Jonathan India<\/a> (2B, Heel, D10)<\/p>\n

Main photo credits:<\/p>\n

Joe Camporeale-USA TODAY Sports<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

The Arizona Diamondbacks (67-61) will face off against the Cincinnati Reds (67-62) in an exciting matchup at Chase Field. Both teams are vying for a playoff spot and every game counts at this stage of the season. The Diamondbacks currently sit at 6th in the National League standings and 2nd in the West division, while […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4389,"featured_media":61170,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_lmt_disableupdate":"","_lmt_disable":"","sfio_featured_image":false,"sfio_embed_code":"","_ef_editorial_meta_date_first-draft-date":"","_ef_editorial_meta_paragraph_assignment":"","_ef_editorial_meta_checkbox_needs-photo":"","_ef_editorial_meta_number_word-count":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[29,28],"tags":[3826,2517,2403,5899,1277,147,2005,2522,2613,2881],"class_list":["post-61168","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-diamondbacks","category-reds","tag-brandon-pfaadt","tag-christian-walker","tag-corbin-martin","tag-elly-de-la-cruz","tag-hunter-greene","tag-joey-votto","tag-jonathan-india","tag-merrill-kelly","tag-nick-lodolo","tag-zach-davies"],"modified_by":"Troy Brock","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/baseball\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/61168","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/baseball\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/baseball\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/baseball\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/4389"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/baseball\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=61168"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/baseball\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/61168\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/baseball\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/61170"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/baseball\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=61168"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/baseball\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=61168"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/baseball\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=61168"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}