Pittsburgh Pirates (36-57, fifth in NL Central) vs. Arizona Diamondbacks (27-68, fifth in NL West)
LIKELY PITCHES: Pirates: Chase De Jong (1-3, 5.59 ERA, 1.47 WHIP, 33 strikeouts) Diamondbacks: Caleb Smith (2-6, 4.54 ERA, 1.33 WHIP, 81 strikeouts at stick)
The Diamondbacks are 16-30 in home games in 2020. Arizona pitching staff average 8 strikeouts per nine innings, with Merrill Kelly leading them with a 7.6.
The Pirates are 15-31 on the road. Pittsburgh has hit 0.367 this season. Bryan Reynolds leads the team with a 0.517 slugging percentage, including 38 extra hits and 17 home runs.
INJURIES: Diamondbacks: Luke Weaver: (shoulder), Seth Frankoff: (forearm), Chris Devenski: (elbow), Tyler Clippard: (shoulder), Taylor Clarke: (lat), Ketel Marte: (hamstrings), Asdrubal Cabrera: (hamstrings), Carson Kelly: (wrist).
Pirates: Jose Soriano: (elbow), Luis Oviedo: (quad), Sam Howard: (oblique), Blake Cederlind: (elbow), Trevor Cahill: (calf), Steven Brault: (lat strain), Ka’ai Tom: (back), Colin Moran: (wrist), Erik Gonzalez: (side).
The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.
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