By Brandon Apter, Sports Talk Philly editor 
Philadelphia, PA — The Philadelphia Phillies (22-43) look to carry momentum from their victory on Thursday as they play host to the streaking Arizona Diamondbacks (41-26) tonight at Citizens Bank Park.
The Phils snapped their eight-game skid on Thursday, defeating the Red Sox by a score of 1-0. Meanwhile, the D'Backs have won four in a row and seven of their last eight, putting them just one game behind the Colorado Rockies for first place in the National League West.
Opening up the series tonight, Aaron Nola will toe the rubber for the Phils against Arizona left-hander Patrick Corbin.
Starting Pitching Matchup:
| Arizona Diamondbacks (41-26) | Philadelphia Phillies (22-43) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| LHP | Patrick Corbin | RHP | Aaron Nola | ||
| (5-6, 5.38 ERA) | (3-4, 4.40 ERA) | ||||
Aaron Nola's last start, career vs. ARI: Nola followed up eight innings of one-run ball on June 6 in Atlanta with five innings of three-run ball on June 11 in St. Louis. This season, the Phillies right-hander has gone six innings or more just four times. Nola has pitched against the D'Backs once in his career, giving up four runs in five innings in a winning effort
Patrick Corbin's last start, career vs. PHI: Corbin has given up four runs or more in five of his last seven starts, but he settled in during his last time out, tossing 5.2 innings and allowing three runs on eight hits while striking out eight in a 15-3 win against the Padres on June 8. In two starts against the Phillies in his career, Corbin is 1-1 with a 6.94 ERA.
Starting Lineups:
| Arizona Diamondbacks (41-26) | Philadelphia Phillies (22-43) | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Position | Player | Bats | Position | Player | Bats | ||
| 1 | CF | Gregor Polanco | L | 1 | CF | Odubel Herrera | L |
| 2 | RF | David Peralta | L | 2 | 2B | Howie Kendrick | R |
| 3 | 1B | Paul Goldschmidt | R | 3 | RF | Aaron Altherr | R |
| 4 | 3B | Jake Lamb | L | 4 | 1B | Tommy Joseph | R |
| 5 | 2B | Chris Owings | R | 5 | 3B | Maikel Franco | R |
| 6 | SS | Brandon Drury | R | 6 | LF | Ty Kelly | S |
| 7 | LF | Daniel Descalso | L | 7 | C | Cameron Rupp | R |
| 8 | C | Jeff Mathis | R | 8 | SS | Freddy Galvis | S |
| 9 | P | Patrick Corbin | L | 9 | P | Aaron Nola | R |
Broadcast Information:
- First pitch: 7:05 p.m.
- TV: CSN
- Radio: SportsRadio 94 WIP
Game Notes:
- Phillies first baseman Tommy Joseph has raised his batting average from .242 to .264 in June thanks to a .309 average this month. He's hit four doubles, two home runs and tallied eight RBIs and five runs scored.
- Over the past seven season, the Phillies lead their series with the Diamondbacks 26-18. Last year, Arizona won the season series 4-3, sweeping a four-game set in Philadelphia while the Phils swept the D'Backs in Arizona.
- Howie Kendrick is hitting .375 (6-for-16) in his career against Diamondbacks starter Patrick Corbin with four RBIs and four strikeouts.
- Arizona's Jake Lamb and Paul Goldschmidt are both in the top-5 in Major League Baseball in RBIs, driving in 57 and 53 runs, respectively. Lamb leads the entire league.
- If the Phillies plan to get to Patrick Corbin, they should definitely be aggressive early. Corbin has a 12.46 ERA in the first inning this season.
- The Diamondbacks rank second in Major League Baseball in doubles with 131. The Phillies aren't too far behind with 125. Odubel Herrera leads the league with 23 two-base hits.
What's Next:
- Saturday, June 17th, 2017: vs. Arizona Diamondbacks, 7:05 p.m.
- Citizens Bank Park
- RHP Jerad Eickhoff (0-7, 5.09 ERA) vs. RHP Zack Godley (2-1, 2.44 ERA)
- TV: CSN
- Radio: SportsRadio 94 WIP
