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On Friday, June 28 at 9:40 p.m. ET, Ketel Marte and the Arizona Diamondbacks (39-42) will host JJ Bleday and the Oakland Athletics (29-54) in the series opener at Chase Field.

Before Arizona takes on Oakland, check out how to watch the game in the article below.

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Where can I watch the Diamondbacks vs Athletics game?

• Date: Friday, June 28, 2024
• Time: 9:40 p.m. ET
• TV channel: NBCS-CA
• Live broadcast: Watch this game on Fubo
• Location: Phoenix, Arizona
• Venue: Chase Field

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Pitching duel

Diamondbacks: Slade Cecconi

• Slade Cecconi (2-6 with a 5.74 ERA and 41 strikeouts in 53 1/3 innings pitched) starts for the Diamondbacks, his 11th start of the season.
• The right-hander last appeared on Sunday against the Philadelphia Phillies, when he played three innings, allowed one earned run and allowed five hits.
• In 11 games this season, the 25-year-old has amassed a 5.74 ERA and 6.9 strikeouts per nine innings while allowing opposing hitters a batting average of .269.
• Cecconi has had three good starts this season.
• Cecconi is looking to make this game his seventh start of five or more innings this season.
• This season he managed to hold his opponents to zero earned runs once.

Athletics: JP Sears

• JP Sears (4-7 with a 5.04 ERA and 56 strikeouts in 84 2/3 innings pitched) starts for the Athletics, his 17th of the season.
• The left-hander last appeared on Saturday against the Minnesota Twins, when he threw 1 1/3 innings, allowing eight earned runs and nine hits.
• The 28-year-old has amassed a 5.04 ERA and six strikeouts per nine innings in 16 games this season while allowing a .263 batting average to opposing hitters.
• Sears will be trying to make his sixth good start of the year in this game.
• Sears will be trying to reach his 13th game of five or more innings pitched this season. He averages 5.3 innings per appearance.
• In four of his appearances this season, he did not allow a single earned run.

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Team comparison

Diamondbacks offensive leaders

• Marte has a .282 batting average and an .863 OPS (.345 on-base, .518 slugging) this season. His strikeout rate is 18.6% and his walk rate is 8.7%. He has 17 home runs and 47 RBIs, as well as 54 runs scored.
• In 2024, Christian Walker’s batting average is .249, along with an OPS of .789 (.324 on-base, .466 slugging). He has 17 home runs and 51 RBIs, along with 48 runs scored. His strikeout rate is 25.4% and his walk rate is 9.2%.
• Lourdes Gurriel Jr.’s current batting average is .264, he has 10 home runs and 45 RBIs, as well as 35 runs scored. His strikeout rate is 19.4% and his walk rate is 4.1%. He has an on-base percentage of .298 and a slugging percentage of .411.
• Also for the Diamondbacks, Corbin Carroll has a batting average of .212, with a .302 on-base percentage and a .310 slugging percentage. His strikeout rate is 17.5% and his walk rate is 10.4%. He has two home runs and 23 RBIs, as well as 44 runs scored and 14 stolen bases in 19 attempts.

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Offensive leader of athletics

• Bleday, who has a slash average of .253/.336/.461 this season, has scored 35 runs, 29 RBIs and 11 home runs in 331 PAs. His walk rate is 10.9% and his strikeout rate is 18.1%.
• In 280 at-bats this season, Brent Rooker has a batting average of .261/.339/.506 with 14 home runs, 45 RBI and 28 runs scored. He has a 34.6% slugging percentage and is allowing walks 10% of the time.
• So far this season, Shea Langeliers has a batting average of .197/.253/.423 with a walk rate of 6.1% and a K rate of 27.2%. In addition, he has hit 14 home runs, scored 39 runs and struck out 25 times.
• At bat, Miguel Andujar has posted a .328 batting average, .352 OBP, and .431 SLG in 122 PAs. He has also hit two home runs with 14 RBIs and 13 runs scored, while posting a 12.3% strikeout rate and 4.1% walk rate.