Diamondbacks at Angels
The Los Angeles Angels and Arizona Diamondbacks both thought they would end the weekend on high notes, only to watch late leads slip away. Both teams will try to bounce back from tough losses when the Angels host the Diamondbacks on Monday in the opener of their two-game interleague series.
Los Angeles is trying to find enough healthy arms to get within shouting distance of Houston and Seattle in the American League West, but the bullpen is showing signs of wear. The Angels' relief corps surrendered a lead in Saturday's 6-4 setback and faltered again the following day, wasting eight strong innings from starter Andrew Heaney as it allowed two runs in the ninth to tie it before falling 6-5 in 11 innings. The Diamondbacks had to settle for a split of a four-game series against the New York Mets this weekend when closer Brad Boxberger served up four runs and four hits - two homers - in the ninth inning of a 5-3 setback on Sunday. Arizona ace Zack Greinke will try to keep it out of Boxberger's hands on Monday, while Jaime Barria gets the call for the Angels.
TV: 10:07 p.m. ET, ESPN, FS Arizona, FS West (Los Angeles)
PITCHING MATCHUP: Diamondbacks RH Zack Greinke (5-5, 3.87 ERA) vs. Angels RH Jaime Barria (5-2, 2.61)
Greinke suffered a loss to Pittsburgh on Wednesday, when he surrendered five runs on as many hits and four walks in 4 2/3 innings. The veteran has not completed seven frames in any of his last six outings and could not make it through six in either of the last two turns. Grienke is facing the Angels for the first time since Sept. 7, 2015, when he notched a win after allowing three runs in six innings.
Barria had a string of five straight starts without a loss come to an end at Seattle on Tuesday, when he was charged with three runs - two earned - and eight hits in five innings. The 21-year-old Panamanian kept Texas scoreless over six frames in his previous major-league outing on June 1. Barria is making his third career interleague start after picking up a win at Colorado on May 9 and losing to San Francisco on April 22.
WALK-OFFS
1. Diamondbacks 1B Paul Goldschmidt is 25-for-50 with six home runs over his last 12 games.
2. Angels CF Mike Trout is 13-for-19 with four homers over his last six contests.
3. Los Angeles LF Justin Upton (Back) returned to the lineup Sunday after missing one game and went 1-for-4 with an RBI.