Baltimore @ Arizona preview

Last Meeting ( Jul 22, 2019 ) Baltimore 3, Arizona 6

Adam Jones tormented his former team in the series opener and attempts to follow it up with another strong showing when the Arizona Diamondbacks host the Baltimore Orioles on Tuesday for the middle contest of their three-game set. Jones went 3-for-4 with an RBI in Arizona's 6-3 win on Monday to help send his team of the previous 11 seasons to defeat.

Jones, a five-time All-Star, wasn't pursued by the Orioles after last season and eventually signed with the Diamondbacks in March. "It's business," the 33-year-old Jones said in a television interview on Fox Sports Arizona after the game. "You've got to do it the right way. The most important thing is the win." Arizona is two games behind St. Louis for the National League's second wild-card spot while Baltimore dropped to 16-32 on the road after falling in the opener of a nine-game western road trip. Hanser Alberto (three hits) and Renato Nunez (two) both hit solo homers for the Orioles, who struck out 12 times in the opener.

TV: 9:40 p.m. ET, MASN2 (Baltimore), FS Arizona

PITCHING MATCHUP: Orioles RH Dylan Bundy (4-11, 5.28 ERA) vs. Diamondbacks RH Merrill Kelly (7-9, 3.77)

Bundy is slated to be activated prior to Tuesday's game after being placed on the 10-day injured list with right knee tendinitis. The 26-year-old went on the IL after being torched for seven runs and eight hits in just one frame while losing to Tampa Bay on July 12. Bundy, who has lost five of his last six starts, beat Arizona on Sept. 25, 2016 despite giving up one run and three hits over five innings.

Kelly is 0-3 over his last six starts after winning his previous three outings. The 30-year-old pitched superbly in his last turn but received a no-decision despite holding Milwaukee to one run and three hits over seven frames. Kelly, who will be facing Baltimore for the first time, has pitched well at home with a 2.83 ERA and 3-3 record in nine starts.

WALK-OFFS

1. Diamondbacks 3B Eduardo Escobar recorded two triples in the series opener and has notched three over his last four games.

2. Baltimore RF Trey Mancini was hitless in four at-bats on Monday after going 8-for-18 with four homers, three doubles and seven RBIs over the previous five contests.

3. Arizona CF-2B Ketel Marte has recorded two hits in each of the last five games and is 13-for-27 over the past seven contests.

PREDICTION: Diamondbacks 8, Orioles 4