Gameday 119: Luis Ortiz on the mound trying to stop the Pirates' losing streak

Ortiz looking for the sixth win of the season.

Aug 13, 2024

The Pittsburgh Pirates' losing streak has reached eight games after they dropped the first of three on the road against the San Diego Padres.

Jake Woodford pitched well, throwing six-plus innings in which he allowed three hits and an earned run while striking out two. The offense went 1-10 with runners in scoring position, however, only scoring a lone run.

Luis Ortiz gets the start, who has struggled a bit recently. He’s allowed 13 earned runs in his last 16.1 innings pitched, although some of the runs were clumped together in bigger innings.

The Padres will send out Michael King, who allowed four runs (three earned runs) across five innings in his last start—also against the Pirates.

The first pitch is scheduled at 9:40 pm ET.

Pirates Lineup

DH - Andrew McCutchen

LF - Bryan Reynolds

SS - Oneil Cruz

C - Joey Bart

1B - Rowdy Tellez

2B - Isiah Kiner-Falefa

3B - Ke’Bryan Hayes

RF - Bryan De La Cruz

CF - Ji Hwan Bae

Padres Lineup

DH - Luis Arraez

LF - Jurickson Profar

1B - Jake Cronenworth

3B - Manny Machado

2B - Xander Bogaerts

CF - Jackson Merrill

RF - David Peralta

SS - Ha-Seong Kim

C - Kyle Higashioka

Pitching Matchup

PIT - Luis Ortiz (5-2, 3.40 ERA, 90 IP, 28 BB, 68 K)

SD - Michael King (9-6, 3.34 ERA, 129.1 IP, 47 BB, 151 K)

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