Gameday 124: Pirates take a trip to Texas to play the Rangers

Luis Ortiz vs Dane Dunning

Aug 19, 2024

The Pittsburgh Pirates will play three games against the Rangers on a quick road trip to Texas before returning home.

It’s a weird split up of a homestand, as they return to Pittsburgh immediately after for a four-game weekend series against the Cincinnati Reds.

After taking two of three against the Seattle Mariners, they will take on the defending World Series Champions, another AL West team. The Rangers have fallen on hard luck this year, with one less win than the Pirates currently have.

Luis Ortiz is set to pitch for the Pirates and will face Dane Dunning.

Pirates Lineup

2B - Isiah Kiner-Falefa

LF - Bryan Reynolds

SS - Oneil Cruz

DH - Joey Bart

1B - Rowdy Tellez

C - Yasmani Grandal

RF - Billy McKinney

3B - Jared Triolo

CF - Ji Hwan Bae

Rangers Lineup

2B - Marcus Semien

SS - Corey Seager

DH - Josh Smith

RF - Adolis Garcia

1B - Nathaniel Lowe

3B - Josh Jung

LF - Wyatt Langford

C - Jonah Heim

CF - Leody Tavares

Pitching Matchup

PIT - Luis Ortiz (5-3, 3.41 ERA, 95 IP, 30 BB, 71 K)

TEX - Dane Dunning (4-7, 4.92 ERA, 82.1 IP, 38 BB, 81 K)

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