Diamondbacks host the Angels in first of 3-game series

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Los Angeles Angels (29-43, fifth in the AL West) vs. Arizona Diamondbacks (36-35, third in the NL West)

Phoenix; Monday, 9:40 p.m. EDT

PITCHING PROBABLES: Angels: Walbert Urena (4-4, 2.44 ERA, 1.35 WHIP, 55 strikeouts); Diamondbacks: Ryne Nelson (2-5, 5.19 ERA, 1.23 WHIP, 57 strikeouts)

LINE: Diamondbacks -131, Angels +110; over/under is 9 runs

BOTTOM LINE: The Arizona Diamondbacks host the Los Angeles Angels to begin a three-game series.

Arizona has a 21-14 record in home games and a 36-35 record overall. The Diamondbacks have gone 12-4 in games when they hit two or more home runs.

Los Angeles has a 29-43 record overall and a 12-23 record in road games. The Angels have hit 81 total home runs to rank eighth in the AL.

The teams meet Monday for the first time this season.

TOP PERFORMERS: Corbin Carroll has 15 doubles, eight triples and 12 home runs for the Diamondbacks. Gabriel Moreno is 10 for 36 with three doubles, three home runs and four RBIs over the past 10 games.

Nolan Schanuel has a .259 batting average to lead the Angels, and has 12 doubles and four home runs. Jo Adell is 15 for 39 with a home run and six RBIs over the past 10 games.

LAST 10 GAMES: Diamondbacks: 4-6, .207 batting average, 5.13 ERA, outscored by 23 runs

Angels: 6-4, .271 batting average, 3.30 ERA, outscored opponents by 20 runs

INJURIES: Diamondbacks: Corbin Burnes: 60-Day IL (elbow), Cristian Mena: 60-Day IL (shoulder), Lourdes Gurriel Jr.: 10-Day IL (hamstring), Carlos Santana: 60-Day IL (groin), James McCann: 10-Day IL (quadricep), A.J. Puk: 60-Day IL (elbow), Blake Walston: 60-Day IL (elbow), Andrew Saalfrank: 60-Day IL (shoulder), Justin Martinez: 60-Day IL (elbow)

Angels: Jorge Soler: 10-Day IL (hip), Grayson Rodriguez: day-to-day (back), Jose Soriano: day-to-day (leg), Travis d'Arnaud: 60-Day IL (foot), Sebastian Rivero: 10-Day IL (hand), Yoan Moncada: 60-Day IL (knee), Jack Kochanowicz: 60-Day IL (elbow), Adam Frazier: 10-Day IL (elbow), Vaughn Grissom: 10-Day IL (side), Gustavo Campero: 10-Day IL (hand), Robert Stephenson: 60-Day IL (elbow), Ben Joyce: 60-Day IL (shoulder), Yusei Kikuchi: 60-Day IL (shoulder), Anthony Rendon: 60-Day IL (hip)

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