The Arizona Diamondbacks (14-14) and New York Mets (14-13) will close out a three-game National League series on Sunday afternoon at Citi Field, with the first pitch scheduled for 1:10 ET.
Las Vegas oddsmakers have established the Mets as slight -102 home underdogs, while the opening total has dropped a half run to settle in at seven.
Arizona continues to end up on the losing end of one-run contests during the 2012 season, dropping to 4-10 in that situation after Saturday's 4-3 setback, which is far different than the 28-16 mark the club posted a year ago.
The Diamondbacks are 6-6 at this ball park since the start of the 2009 campaign, while going 27-25 overall in this series when playing in New York City.
Trevor Cahill (2-2, 3.13 ERA) has pitched well in his first year with an NL club, leading Arizona to wins in three of his five starts, including a 5-1 road victory over the Washington Nationals last time out. He allowed one run and six hits over 7.1 frames in that effort.
The right-hander has registered a 2-0 record and 1.31 ERA in three road starts, as opposing hitters have yet to homer and are hitting .174 against him. Cahill is set to make his first career start versus the Mets.
Sports bettors will find that the Diamondbacks are 13-3 in their last 16 Sunday affairs, while the "over" is on a 4-1 run in that situation.
New York will look to win consecutive games for the first time since April 28-29, as the offense has managed to score just 15 runs over its last five contests. Total players will still note that the "over" is 3-1-1 in that span.
Mets starting pitcher R.A. Dickey (3-1, 4.45 ERA) will look to continue his success at home, posting a 2-0 record and 2.08 ERA in two starts at Citi Field this year, with opponents hitting just .174 against him.
The knuckleballer will be making just his second career start versus the Diamondbacks, dropping a 3-2 road contest on July 20, 2010, giving up three runs and seven hits over seven innings of work.
The Mets are 2-7 in Dickey's last nine efforts against NL West opponents, with the "over" going 5-1 in that situation.
Weather forecasts suggest partly cloudy skies and game-time temperatures in the lower-60s, with a slight five to 10 mph breeze out of the southeast (out to right).
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