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ARIZONA DIAMONDBACKS (31-22) at PITTSBURGH PIRATES (24-28) PROBABLE PITCHERS @ PITTSBURGH PIRATES Tuesday, May 30, 2017 ♦ PNC Park ♦ Pittsburgh, Pa. ♦ 4:05 p.m. AZT May 31 - 9:35 a.m. FSAZ/ESPN 620/KHOV 105.1 FOX Sports Arizona ♦ ESPN 620 AM♦ KHOV 105.1 FM RHP Zack Godley (1-1, 1.99) vs. RHP Chad Kuhl (1-5, 6.29) Game No. 54 ♦ Road Game No. 25 ♦ Home Record: 21-8 ♦ Road Record: 10-14 @ MIAMI MARLINS LHP Robbie Ray (4-3, 3.45) vs. RHP Ivan Nova (5-3, 2.83) June 1 - 4:10 p.m. FSAZ/ESPN 620/KHOV 105.1 RHP Zack Greinke (6-3, 3.24) vs. Arizona Diamondbacks Communications 401 E. Jefferson Street, Phoenix, Ariz. 85004 602.462.6519 TBA June 2 - 4:10 p.m. FSAZ/ESPN 620/KHOV 105.1 HERE'S THE STORY… TOUCHING ALL THE BASES LHP Patrick Corbin (4-5, 5/14) vs. ♦Arizona is 10-4 in its last 14 games and 13-6 in its last 19. VOTE EARLY AND OFTEN: All-Star voting is underway for the 2017 TBA ♦Arizona and Pittsburgh split a 4-game set from May 11-14 @ June 3 - 1:10 p.m. FSAZ/AS 98.7/KHOV 105.1 Chase Field. All-Star Game on July 11th at Marlins Park and fans may cast RHP Randall Delgado (1-0, 3.47) vs. their votes at dbacks.com/vote for their favorite D-backs starters ♦Arizona's 31 wins are tied with the Nationals for the third most TBA in the NL (Rockies, 33; Dodgers, 32) and tied for fourth-most in (below) a total of 35 times, with a maximum 5 ballots cast in any June 4 - 10:10 a.m. FSAZ/AS 98.7/KHOV 105.1 the Majors (Astros, 36). 24-hour period: TBA vs. TBA 1B: Paul Goldschmidt C: Jeff Mathis ♦ Robbie Ray is 3-1 with a 0.81 ERA (3 ER in 33.1 IP) with 43 strike- 2B: Brandon Drury OF: David Peralta outs against 13 walks in 5 road starts this season, the best road SS: Chris Owings A.J. Pollock ERA in the NL and third-best in the Majors (Ervin Santana, 0.31; 3B: Jake Lamb Yasmany Tomás CURRENT TRIP Andrew Triggs, 0.72). Record ............................................................2-3 ♦The D-backs' pitching staff ’s 3.59 ERA (85 ER in 203.0 IP) in 24 ALL ABOUT THAT BASE Team AVG/OBP/SLG ............ .219/.281/.367 road games is second in the Majors (Rockies, 3.26). Runs per game ................................ 3.4 (17 R) ♦The D-backs off ense ranks among the Major League leaders in Home Runs .......................................................5 several categories: YESTERDAY'S RECAP RISP ........................................... .194 (6-for-31) CATEGORY RANK NO. CATEGORY RANK NO. Team ERA .....................................................4.19 ♦The D-backs suff ered their fi rst walk-off loss of the season, drop- Stolen Bases ..........2nd .........48 Runs ......................T-4th ..... 261 ping the series opener vs. Pirates, 4-3. Starters W-L-QS | ERA .................1-2-2 | 4.18 Extra-Base Hits ......2nd .......182 Doubles ...................4th .........97 Bullpen W-L-SV | ERA ..................1-1-1 | 4.20 ♦Chris Iannetta hit a game-tying, pinch-hit, 2 run homer with 2 Triples ...................T-2nd .........13 OPS ............................5th .... .788 outs in the ninth inning, his second game-tying home run with Extra-Base Hits ......2nd .......182 Average ...................8th ..... .263 BY THE NUMBERS 2 down in the ninth on this trip (also; May 26 @ Brewers). Hits ............................. 3rd .......480 On-Base Pct. ...........8th ..... .329 NL West ......................................... 3rd| -2.0 GB ♦David Peralta went 2-for-3 with a double and a run scored and MAKING A DIFFERENCE Current Streak .........................................Lost 3 Yasmany Tomás was 1-for-3 with a RBI single. Last 5 games.................................................2-3 Arizona ranks fi fth in the Majors and third in the NL with a +51 ♦Randall Delgado threw 5.2 innings of 1-run baseball, striking ♦ Last 10 games ..............................................6-4 out 8 and walking 0. run diff erential: Home ............................................................21-8 MLB RUN DIFFERENTIAL LEADERS: +82 - Dodgers; +74 - Astros; Road ...........................................................10-14 FROM THE TRAINING TABLE +60 - Nationals; +57 - Yankees; +50 - D-backs Roof Open ...................................................19-4 ♦Taijuan Walker (blister on right index fi nger) threw a sim game Roof Closed...................................................1-3 (60 pitches) today @ PNC Park. ARG! A PIRATE AND THE GOLD(SCHMIDT) Roof Open/Closed ......................................1-1 Uniform - White/Red .................................6-1 ♦Sócrates Brito (dislocated fourth fi nger on left hand) is hitting ♦ A look at Paul Goldschmidt and the Pirates' Andrew McCutch- Uniform - White/Teal .................................7-3 .350 (7-for-20) with a double and 2 triples in 6 rehab games with en , the top 2 vote getters in the 2013 NL MVP Award race, since Uniform - Red ...............................................4-6 Triple-A Reno. Goldschmidt's Major League debut on Aug. 2, 2011: Uniform - Black ............................................4-1 ♦A.J. Pollock (strained right groin) is working out @ Salt River AVG R H 2B HR RBI BB OBP SLG OPS Uniform - Los D-backs ..............................0-0 Fields at Talking Stick. Goldschmidt .300 540 900 210 151 545 509 .401 .528 .929 Uniform - Purple .........................................2-0 McCutchen .292 517 950 184 140 488 446 .382 .493 .875 Uniform - Gray/Red ....................................2-6 Uniform - Gray/Teal ....................................5-1 ALL-STAR VOTING UPDATE GOLDSCHMIDT'S NL RANKINGS SINCE 8/2/11: 1st RBI, 2nd in Uniform - Other ...........................................0-5 ♦A pair of D-backs rank in the top 4 of their positions in Major walks and doubles, 3rd in hits, home runs, on-base pct. and League Baseball's fi rst All-Star Game voting update. Lead after 6.0 innings ..............................25-2 OPS, 6th in slugging pct. and 10th in average. Lead after 7.0 innings .............................24-2 ♦Paul Goldschmidt ranks fourth among NL fi rst basemen with McCUTCHEN'S NL RANKINGS SINCE 8/2/11: 1st in hits, 3rd in Lead after 8.0 innings ..............................27-2 205,828 votes, behind Anthony Rizzo (452,620), Ryan Zimmer- walks and in RBI, 6th in doubles and on-base pct., 6th in Tied after 6.0 innings .................................5-2 man (359,055) and Freddie Freeman (286,389). home runs and 13th in OPS. Tied after 7.0 innings .................................5-1 ♦Chris Owings ranks fourth among NL shortstops with 219,287 Tied after 8.0 innings .................................3-1 votes, behind Corey Seager (399,347), Addison Russell (379,640) Trail after 6.0 innings ...............................1-18 COMEBACK KIDS and Zack Cozart (264,516). Trail after 7.0 innings ...............................2-19 ♦The D-backs' 18 comeback wins this season are tied with the Trail after 8.0 innings ...............................1-19 Angels for second in the Majors, trailing the Astros (19). CLUTCH CITY Extra-inning games....................................3-1 Day ...................................................................6-9 ♦Chris Iannetta is the fi rst player in Major League Baseball to ROAD WARRIORS Night ..........................................................25-13 have multiple 2-out ninth-inning game-tying homers that tied The D-backs' pitching staff has posted a 3.59 ERA (85 ER in 203.0 vs. RHS .......................................................23-14 a game since 2007 (Xavier Nady and Milton Bradley) and the ♦ IP) in 24 road games this year, the second-best mark in the Ma- vs. LHS .............................................................8-8 fi rst to do so in D-backs history. jors (Rockies, 3.26). Score fi rst .....................................................15-8 Opponents score fi rst ..........................16-14 Arizona's relievers have gone 3-1 with a 2.72 ERA (15 ER in 49.2 J0N (THE 0 IS A ZERO) ♦ Score 4 runs or more ...............................27-6 ♦Single-A Kane County RHP Jon Duplantier, who threw 6.0 shut- IP) over their last 18 road games. Score 3 runs or fewer ..............................4-16 out innings with 1 hit yesterday vs. Cedar Rapids…he has not Shutouts - Pitching (ARI-OPP) ................2-1 allowed an earned run in his last 29.0 innings pitched, and in 9 START ME UP Hit home run ...........................................27-11 of his 10 appearances this season. ♦Arizona starters rank among the NL leaders in strikeouts (1st, Hit 2 or more home runs........................17-5 Do not homer ............................................4-11 ♦He leads all qualifi ed Minor League pitchers in ERA (0.50), WHIP 313), strikeouts-per-9.0 IP (1st, 9.00), innings (2nd, 313.0), ERA 10 or more hits ..........................................18-3 (0.66) and opponents average (.139). (3rd, 3.62) and wins (4th, 21). Opponents 10 or more hits .....................9-7 LA FLECHA Errorless games .........................................21-8 RAY DAY Last at-bat (ARI-OPP) .................................6-5 ♦ Robbie Ray is 3-1 with a 0.81 ERA (3 ER in 33.1 IP) with 43 strike- ♦Fernando Rodney has posted 9 consecutive scoreless outings Walkoff wins (ARI-OPP) .............................3-1 outs against 13 walks in 5 road starts this season, the best road (8.2 IP) and has limited opponents to a .074 (2-for-27) average in Comeback wins (ARI-OPP) .................18-10 ERA in the NL and third-best in the Majors (Ervin Santana, 0.31; May, the third-best mark among Major League relievers (Craig Series opener .............................................12-5