Rangers at Diamondbacks, 5:10 p.m., Cox, Ch. 34

Diamondbacks RHP Ryne Nelson (7-3, 3.53) vs. Rangers LHP Patrick Corbin (7-9, 4.33)

At Chase Field: Nelson worked six innings against the Brewers last week in Milwaukee, giving up just one run on six hits with no walks. He struck out three. … It was the third consecutive outing in which Nelson has worked at least six innings and eighth in a row in which he has at least worked into the sixth. … Nelson gave up five runs in 5 1/3 innings against the Rangers on Aug. 11 in Texas, a game in which the Rangers scored four times in the sixth inning. … Corbin was dominant in his most recent start, firing eight scoreless innings against the Angels on Aug. 26 with one walk and eight strikeouts. Corbin, however, did not have a good August, posting just a 7.17 ERA in five starts during the month. … Corbin broke into the majors with the Diamondbacks, pitching for them from 2012-2018 before leaving for Washington via free agency.

Coming up

Sept. 2: At Chase Field, 6:40 p.m., Diamondbacks RHP Nabil Crismatt (0-2, 1.84) vs. Rangers TBA.

Sept. 3: At Chase Field, 12:40 p.m., Diamondbacks RHP Zac Gallen (10-13, 4.94) vs. Rangers RHP Jack Leiter (9-7, 3.77).

Sept. 4: Off.

Sept. 5: At Chase Field, 6:40 p.m., Diamondbacks LHP Eduardo Rodriguez (6-8, 5.40) vs. Red Sox TBA.

The Rangers were buyers at the trade deadline, adding RHP Merrill Kelly, among others, but things have not come together for them since then. They entered Sunday, Aug. 31, with a 13-14 record in August and were still 2 1/2 games out of a wild-card spot. They have also been hit hard with injuries, including losing SS Corey Seager, who had an appendectomy last week. It is unclear how long he will be out. 2B Marcus Semien is out with a foot injury and likely will miss the remainder of the regular season. The Rangers also lost RHP Nathan Eovaldi, who likely will not pitch again this season due to a rotator cuff issue. OF Wyatt Langford entered Aug. 31 with a .297/.434/.538 line with five homers in August. DH Joc Pederson has also started to heat up, with a .892 OPS in August.