Arizona Diamondbacks to visit the Pittsburgh Pirates
Arizona Diamondbacks (42-83, fifth in the NL West) vs. Pittsburgh Pirates (44-80, fifth in the NL Central)
PHOENIX, Ariz. (AP) - The Pirates are 24-35 on their home turf. Pittsburgh is hitting a collective batting average of .232 this season, led by Bryan Reynolds with an average of .301.
The Diamondbacks have gone 15-47 away from home. Arizona hitters have posted a team on-base percentage of .310 this season, led by Josh Rojas with a mark of .369.
The Diamondbacks won the last meeting 6-4. Brett de Geus earned his second victory and Daulton Varsho went 2-for-4 with a double, a home run and an RBI for Arizona. Duane Underwood Jr. took his third loss for Pittsburgh.
TOP PERFORMERS: Reynolds leads the Pirates with 21 home runs and is slugging .523.
Pavin Smith leads the Diamondbacks with 110 hits and has 41 RBIs.
LAST 10 GAMES: Pirates: 3-7, .222 batting average, 4.28 ERA, outscored by seven runs
Diamondbacks: 7-3, .298 batting average, 3.35 ERA, outscored opponents by 14 runs
INJURIES:
- Pirates: Bryse Wilson: (undisclosed), Jose Soriano: (elbow), Sam Howard: (oblique), Chase De Jong: (knee), Blake Cederlind: (elbow), Trevor Cahill: (calf), Anthony Alford: (back).
- Diamondbacks: Luke Weaver: (shoulder), Joe Mantiply: (undisclosed), Merrill Kelly: (covid-19), Chris Devenski: (elbow), Kole Calhoun: (hamstring).
