Pittsburgh Pirates at Arizona Diamondbacks 8/8/22 - MLB Picks & Predictions

The Pittsburgh Pirates open a four-game series on the road Monday against the Arizona Diamondbacks. Pittsburgh is 43-64 following its 6-3 loss to the Baltimore Orioles on Saturday. The Pirates have lost two straight to Baltimore and complete that series on Sunday. Pittsburgh is last in the National League Central, 16 games behind the first-place St Louis Cardinals.

Center fielder Bryan Reynolds is batting .255 with 16 home runs and an on-base percentage of .339 to lead Pittsburgh in each category. Designated hitter Daniel Vogelbach is the leader in RBIs with 34 and third baseman Ke'Bryan Hayes is the leader in hits with 92.  Pittsburgh has not announced its starting pitcher for Monday's opening game of their series at Arizona.

Arizona dropped to 47-59 following its 3-2 loss at home on Saturday to the Colorado Rockies. Arizona has struggled of late losing six of the last eight. The Diamondbacks are struggling at the plate with a team batting average of .226 which is 28th in the majors. Arizona is fourth in the National League West, 26 ½ games behind the first place Los Angeles Dodgers.

Second baseman Ketel Marte is batting .260 to lead Arizona and has team highs in hits with 90 and on-base percentage at .346. First baseman Christian Walker is the leader in home runs with 25 and RBIs with 59. On Monday, the Arizona Diamondbacks will send Zac Gallen to the mound. The right-hander is 6-2 with a 3.31 ERA, 106 Ks and 32 BBs.