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Andrew Heaney and five relievers combined on a four-hitter, Oneil Cruz hit his team-leading 17th home run and the Pittsburgh Pirates beat the Arizona Diamondbacks 2-0 on Saturday night.
The RBI Arizona Diamondbacks, with five Yuma County athletes, continued its terrific performance in Seattle on Saturday. The team made up of some of Arizona's best high school baseball players pulled out a 12-2 win in the morning to advance to the west regional semifinal game.
The Arizona Diamondbacks have been an active team at the MLB trade deadline, and Merrill Kelly or Zac Gallen could be the next to leave.
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The Arizona Diamondbacks fell to the Pirates in Pittsburgh despite a strong outing by Merrill Kelly, who could be dealt before the trade deadline.
Major League Baseball's trade deadline is scheduled for next Thursday, which means teams have less than a week to get their midsummer shopping done. The moves have already started, as the Mariners recently acquired Josh Naylor from the Diamondbacks while the Yankees acquired Ryan McMahon in a trade with the Rockies.
Despite Merrill Kelly only conceding one earned run, the Diamondbacks couldn't muster anything offensively in a 2-0 loss at the Pittsburgh Pirates on Saturday.