The Arizona Diamondbacks remain at home on Thursday with the Pittsburgh Pirates in town. The Diamondbacks are 4th in the NL West and have won five of their'last ten games. Arizona beat Pittsburgh 6-4 on Tuesday. Jake McCarthy led the way with 2 hits and 3 RBI's.'
Merrill Kelly will make his 23rd start on the hill for the DBacks. Kelly is 10-5 on the year with 132.1 innings pitched. Kelly has 109 strikeouts and carries a 2.86 ERA. Arizona is allowing 4.5 runs per game.'
The Pittsburgh Pirates are last in the NL Central. The Pirates have won just four of their last ten games and are 20-37 on the road. Pittsburgh is averaging 3.6 runs per game which ranks 28th in the MLB. Ke'Bryan Hayes leads the team with 95 hits.'