On Tuesday, the Arizona Diamondbacks play the second game of a two-game series on the road against the Pittsburgh Pirates. Arizona is 42-83 following an 8-4 victory over the Colorado Rockies on Sunday. Dalton Varsho belted a three-run home run and added a double and triple to help lead the Diamondbacks to the victory and avoid being swept in the three-game series by Colorado.
Josh Rojas is batting .285 to lead Arizona and the third baseman has team highs in home runs with 11 and on-base percentage at .370. First baseman Pavin Smith is the leader in hits with 110, while left fielder David Peralta is the leader in RBIs with 50. On Tuesday, Arizona will send Madison Bumgarner to the mound. The left-hander is 7-7 with an ERA of 4.06, 93 Ks and 23 BBs.
Pittsburgh dropped to 44-80 following a 3-0 loss to the St Louis Cardinals on Sunday. The loss snapped a two-game winning streak for Pittsburgh, but the Pirates have lost six of the last eight. Pittsburgh is last in the National League Central 31 ½ games behind the first-place Milwaukee Brewers. The Pirates are 28th in team ERA at 5.02.
Bryan Reynolds is batting .304 to lead Pittsburgh and the left fielder has 21 home runs, 72 RBIs, 133 hits and an on-base percentage of .388 to lead Pittsburgh in each of the four categories. As a team, Pittsburgh has hit only 95 home runs in 124 games. On Tuesday, Pittsburgh will send JT Brubaker to the mound. The right-hander is 4-13 with an ERA of 5.49, 118 Ks and 33 BBs.
