Arizona Diamondbacks vs. Seattle Mariners: Game time, pitching matchups and more

Diamondbacks vs. Mariners, 6:40 p.m., Ch. 34

Diamondbacks RHP Merrill Kelly (6-2, 3.43) vs. Mariners RHP Emerson Hancock (2-2, 5.19).

At Chase Field: The Mariners fell out of first place this week and entered Sunday, June 8, on a five-game losing streak. The Diamondbacks hope they’ve drawn the former AL West leaders on the schedule at the right time, with Seattle struggling. Kelly gets the ball to open the series and is coming off seven scoreless innings on one hit at Atlanta in his last start. He’s faced the Mariners just once in his career and is 0-1, but he has not taken a loss in more than a month this season. … Hancock, originally drafted by the Diamondbacks in the 38th round out of high school in 2017, was taken in the first round in 2020 by the Mariners. He’s spent the past two seasons splitting time between Seattle and Triple-A Tacoma, but has been in the big leagues all of this season. Hancock has a win in his only career start against the Diamondbacks, but this season, he has been prone to giving up early runs before settling down.

–Jose Romero

Coming up

Tuesday, June 10: At Chase Field, 6:40 p.m., Diamondbacks RHP Brandon Pfaadt (7-4, 5.51) vs. Mariners RHP Bryan Woo (5-3, 3.07).

Wednesday, June 11: At Chase Field, 12:40 p.m., Diamondbacks LHP Eduardo Rodriguez (1-3, 7.05) vs. Mariners RHP Bryce Miller (2-5, 5.73).

Thursday, June 12: Off

Friday, June 13: At Chase Field, 6:40 p.m., Diamondbacks RHP Ryne Nelson (2-2, 4.60) vs. San Diego Padres TBA.

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