On Friday, the Arizona Diamondbacks play the second game of a four-game series on the road against the Philadelphia Phillies. Arizona is 43-85 following a 5-2 victory over the Pittsburgh Pirates on Wednesday. Pavin Smith and Carson Kelly each hit solo home runs for the Diamondbacks in the victory. Arizona is last in the National League West 40 games behind first place San Francisco.
Josh Rojas is batting .279 to lead Arizona and the third baseman has team highs in home runs with 11 and on-base percentage at .362. With 112 hits, Pavin Smith is leading Arizona, while David Peralta has a team-high 52 RBIs. On Friday, the Arizona Diamondbacks will send Taylor Widener to the mound. The right-hander is 2-1 with an ERA of 4.34, 60 Ks and 29 BBs.
Philadelphia dropped to 63-63 following a 7-4 loss to the Tampa Bay Rays on Wednesday. Philadelphia was swept in it's short two-game interleague series Tampa Bay and the Phillies are second in the National League East five games behind the first place Atlanta Braves. Philadelphia has lost two straight and seven of the last nine.
Bryce Harper is batting .293 to lead Philadelphia and the right fielder has a team high .412 on-base percentage. First baseman Rhys Hoskins has 27 home runs and 71 RBIs to lead Philadelphia in both and shortstop Jean Segura is the leader in hits with 109. On Friday, Philadelphia will send Aaron Nola to the mound. The right-hander is 7-7 with an ERA of 4.33, 174 Ks and 33 BBs.
