After winning two out of three games over the New York Mets, the Arizona Diamondbacks are on their way from The Big Apple to The City of Brotherly Love to now face off against the Philadelphia Phillies.
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May 1, 2025; New York City, New York, USA; Arizona Diamondbacks catcher Jose Herrera (11) and pitcher Shelby Miller (18) embrace to celebrate the victory against the New York Mets after the ninth inning at Citi Field. Mandatory Credit: Gregory Fisher-Imagn Images
The D-Backs and Phillies are both entering Friday’s matchup with a 17-14 record. Arizona is coming into Philly after winning the road series against the surging New York Mets and winning Thursday’s matchup by a score of 4-2. Over their last nine road games, Arizona has a 6-3 record.
On the mound on Friday:
The D-Backs will be looking for RHP Merrill Kelly to shut the Phillies down today. His last start came at Chase Field against Atlanta, where he gave up a couple of early solo home runs to the Braves, but settled in nicely after. Kelly pitched six innings and only gave up two earned runs on four hits. Getting his seventh start of the season, he looks to keep up his consistency as in his last four starts, Kelly has pitched five innings or more.
Apr 26, 2025; Phoenix, Arizona, USA; Arizona Diamondbacks pitcher Merrill Kelly (29) on the mound in the first inning against the Atlanta Braves at Chase Field. Mandatory Credit: Allan Henry-Imagn Images
LHP Jesús Luzardo will get the nod today for the Phillies. Luzardo currently has a 3-0 record with a 1.73 ERA on the season, as he has had multiple quality starts this season. His last outing was against the Chicago Cubs where Luzardo surrendered no earned runs over six innings of work and only allowed three hits. His 41 strikeouts in 36.1 innings pitched shows that Arizona will have their work cut out for them on Friday.
Players to watch:
Geraldo Perdomo has been a force to reckon with for Arizona. His patience and vision at the plate have uplifted this ball club in more ways than one. Perdomo is hitting .304/.433/.609 over his last seven games along with seven hits and two home runs.
May 1, 2025; New York City, New York, USA; Arizona Diamondbacks shortstop Geraldo Perdomo (2) reacts to hitting a home run against the New York Mets as he crosses home plate during the seventh inning at Citi Field. Mandatory Credit: Gregory Fisher-Imagn Images
Arizona will look to ride this wave of momentum into Philly, as they kickstart their three-game series at Citizens Bank Park on Friday with the first pitch at 3:45 MST.
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Reporter Benjamin Bliklen covers the Arizona Diamondbacks and Arizona Cardinals for Burn City Sports. You can follow him on his X account, @BenBliklen
