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BETMGM SPORTSBOOK: LINE Astros -148, Diamondbacks +124; over/under is 8 runs
BOTTOM LINE: The Arizona Diamondbacks travel to the Houston Astros looking to break a three-game road skid.
Houston is 77-65 overall and 41-29 at home. The Astros are 64-18 in games when they out-hit their opponents.
Arizona has gone 40-33 in road games and 79-64 overall. Diamondbacks hitters have a collective .334 on-base percentage, the highest percentage in the NL.
The teams meet Sunday for the third time this season.
TOP PERFORMERS: Yordan Alvarez has 31 doubles, two triples and 32 home runs for the Astros. Jose Altuve is 13-for-38 with four doubles, a home run and three RBI over the past 10 games.
Eugenio Suarez has 26 doubles, two triples and 25 home runs for the Diamondbacks. Randal Grichuk is 10-for-28 with a double and four home runs over the last 10 games.
LAST 10 GAMES: Astros: 7-3, .279 batting average, 2.07 ERA, outscored opponents by 26 runs
INJURIES: Astros: J.P. France: 60-Day IL (undisclosed), Cristian Javier: 60-Day IL (forearm), Jose Urquidy: 60-Day IL (forearm), Oliver Ortega: 60-Day IL (elbow), Bennett Sousa: 60-Day IL (shoulder), Penn Murfee: 60-Day IL (elbow), Luis Garcia: 60-Day IL (elbow), Lance McCullers Jr.: 60-Day IL (elbow), Kendall Graveman: 60-Day IL (elbow)
Diamondbacks: Lourdes Gurriel Jr.: 10-Day IL (calf), Bryce Jarvis: 60-Day IL (elbow), Gabriel Moreno: 10-Day IL (abductor), Kyle Nelson: 60-Day IL (shoulder), Drey Jameson: 60-Day IL (elbow)
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The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.
