This is a 10* GAME OF THE YEAR on the Arizona Diamondbacks (7:05 EST).

Robbie Ray (2-0, 4.98 ERA) is coming off his best start of 2018 and we're expecting the Diamondbacks' southpaw to carry that momentum over here. Ray most recently held San Francisco to just two runs off five hits and three walks over six innings in what turned out to be a no-decision on Wednesday. Ray has not yet reached the form which saw him going 15-5 with a 2.89 ERA overall last year. He has to be feeling pretty confident here though, as note that he was 8-1 with a 1.86 ERA on the road last season. The home side counters with the equally as hot Vince Velasquez (1-2, 3.80), who after getting rocked in his debut, has since posted three straight quality outings to go along with an elite 20:3 K:BB in that span. Velasquez though was anything but consistent in this spot last season, going a poor 1-5 with a 6.10 ERA at home. The Phillies' have struggled with offensive consistency thus far, while Arizona leads the majors in many offensive categories. We like Ray to at the very least match his counterpart today and in a situation like that, the value swings to the hard-hitting DIAMONDBACKS.

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