Despite scoring a run in the second inning of Sunday's 8-3 loss to the Diamondbacks, the Pirates flirted with getting no-hit by Arizona's Merrill Kelly.
The offense struggled to threaten through the first four innings as Kelly faced just one over the minimum during that stretch. Only Connor Joe reached base, all thanks to Kelly, who walked him, committed a two-base error, then allowed Joe to score on a wild pitch.
Trailing in the fifth inning, 3-1, the Pirates seemed to be dead in the water. However, Joe once again gave the lineup a spark with a one-out single, finally getting the zero out of the hit column.