Gameday 143: Pirates look for series split against Nationals
Jared Jones vs Patrick Corbin
Things went nearly as bad as possible for the Pirates, who played two games on Saturday.
They were held without a hit through six innings of game one and blew another late lead to drop the nightcap.
With the pair of losses, the Pirates dropped to 10 games under .500 and now need to go 10-10 the rest of the way to finish with the same number of wins they did in 2023.
To try to get things going, they will send Jared Jones on the mound for his third game since returning from the injured list.
The Nationals will have Patrick Corbin on the mound, who has a 5-12 record. First pitch is scheduled for 1:35 pm ET
Pirates Lineup
2B - Isiah Kiner-Falefa
LF - Bryan Reynolds
C - Joey Bart
DH - Andrew McCutchen
2B - Nick Gonzales
RF - Bryan De La Cruz
1B - Billy Cook
CF - Michael A. Taylor
SS - Alika Williams
Nationals Lineup
SS - CJ Abrams
LF - James Wood
DH - Andres Chaparro
2B - Luis Garcia
C - Keibert Ruiz
3B - Jose Tena
RF - Dylan Crews
1B - Joey Gallo
CF - Jacob Young
Pitching Matchup
PIT - Jared Jones (5-7, 3.91 ERA, 101.1 IP, 31 BB, 106 K)
WSH - Patrick Corbin (5-12, 5.41 ERA, 153 IP, 51 BB, 121 K)
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Sorry if this was noted already, but Endy’s headed to Altoona next week to DH, play first AND catch. Apparently his recovery has been exceptional.
We need that lineup with Billy Cook in it!