PHOENIX (Interstat) — Arizona State (28-14, 13-8 Big 12) hosts Baylor (22-18, 10-11) at 6:30 p.m. MST Saturday at Phoenix Municipal Stadium, looking to build on a 6-2 victory in Friday’s series opener. The forecast calls for 85 degrees with clouds.

The Sun Devils enter the game winners of four of their last five, while the Bears have dropped four of their last five.

Players to Watch

Baylor: Right-handed pitcher Caldwell McFaddin, who threw three scoreless innings with one strikeout in Tuesday’s 7-5 loss at Sam Houston State. McFaddin has allowed two earned runs over 7 1/3 innings in his last three appearances.

Arizona State: Center fielder Landon Hairston, who went 2-for-2 with two home runs and three RBIs in an 11-inning, 10-9 loss to New Mexico State on Wednesday. Hairston is batting .379 over his last eight games, with five homers, 15 RBIs and 11 hits.

Projection: Interstat’s game simulator projects Arizona State a 6-5 winner, with its ELO system giving the Sun Devils a 64.00 percent probability to win.

The series concludes with a 1 p.m. Sunday contest. Baylor then hosts Texas-Arlington on Tuesday. Arizona State visits UCF next Friday.