Arizona Diamondbacks (56-52, second in the NL West) vs. Pittsburgh Pirates (55-53, third in the NL Central)Pittsburgh; Wednesday, 12:35 p.m. EDTPITCHING PROBABLES: Diamondbacks: Eduardo Rodriguez (9-3, 2.64 ERA, 1.24 WHIP, 86 strikeouts); Pirates: Jared Jones (2-1, 3.72 ERA, 1.02 WHIP, 53 strikeouts)LINE: Pirates -136, Diamondbacks +112; over/under is 8 1/2 runsBOTTOM LINE: The Arizona Diamondbacks take on the Pittsburgh Pirates after James McCann’s four-hit game on Tuesday.Pittsburgh has a 55-53 record overall and a 29-27 record in home games. Pirates hitters have a collective .337 on-base percentage, the third-ranked percentage in the NL.Arizona has a 56-52 record overall and a 25-30 record in road games. The Diamondbacks have the 10th-ranked team batting average in the NL at .242.Wednesday’s game is the sixth time these teams square off this season. The Pirates are ahead 3-2 in the season series.
TOP PERFORMERS: Bryan Reynolds has 26 doubles, two triples and 15 home runs while hitting .269 for the Pirates. Esmerlyn Valdez is 7 for 32 with two doubles and three home runs over the past 10 games.Corbin Carroll has 21 doubles, 12 triples, 15 home runs and 50 RBIs while hitting .251 for the Diamondbacks. Ildemaro Vargas is 15 for 36 with two doubles and a triple over the past 10 games.
