Gameday 1: Pirates kick season off in Miami against the Marlins
Pirates being their 2024 season on the road against the Miami Marlins.
The Pittsburgh Pirates kick off their 2024 season with a four-game series on the road against the Miami Marlins.
Under Ben Cherington, the Pirates have increased their win totals each season and are coming off 76 in 2023.
They faced the Marlins seven times last year and only won twice, with Dauri Moreta and Luis Ortiz picking up the wins.
Miami won 84 games last year, making a Wild Card appearance, losing 2-0 to the Philadelphia Phillies.
The season opener will begin at 4:10 pm ET.
Pirates Lineup
RF - Connor Joe
LF - Bryan Reynolds
3B - Ke’Bryan Hayes
DH - Andrew McCutchen
C - Henry Davis
SS - Oneil Cruz
2B - Jared Triolo
1B - Rowdy Tellez
CF - Michael A. Taylor
Marlins Lineup
2B - LuisArraez
1B - Josh Bell
DH - Bryan De La Cruz
CF - Jazz Chisholm Jr.
3B - Jake Burger
RF - Jesus Sanchez
SS - Tim Anderson
LF - Nick Gordon
C - Nick Fortes
Pitching Matchup (2023 Stats)
Mitch Keller: 13-9, 4.21 ERA - 25.5 K%, 6.7 BB%
Jesus Luzardo: 10-10, 3.58 ERA - 28.1 K%, 7.4 BB%
Yesterday’s Feature
Wednesday will be the new day the MLB draft feature will drop, with Alabama righty Ben Hess the highlight. We also talked Charlie Condon, Jac Caglianone, and who the Pirates are taking in some recent mock drafts.
Today’s Feature
With today being Opening Day, Nola, WTM, and I give our season win predictions for the Pirates. We also gave who we thought will be team MVP, best hitter, pitcher, and the breakout player.
Ortiz in the 10th throwing 99. Could become a thing.
The Umpire Scorecard going to be interesting tomorrow.