Gameday 151: Pirates look to bounce back after shutout loss
Bailey Falter vs Lance Lynn
Paul Skenes pitched six innings of one-run baseball but took the loss on Monday as the Pirates were shut out by the St. Louis Cardinals 4-0.
The rookie right-hander struck out seven, allowing just one walk and four hits on the night.
Ryan Borucki entered the seventh and allowed the next three runners to reach (two walks and a hit) before being lifted for Colin Holderman, who was able to limit the damage to a run.
Kyle Nicolas left after facing just one hitter with an apparent injury.
The offense managed just four hits on the night, with half coming from Isiah Kiner-Falefa.
Nick Yorke made his major league debut and went 0-3 with a strikeout but did steal a base.
Pittsburgh will try to bounce back with Bailey Falter on the mound. He’s won two starts in September after having a rough month in August. He’ll face Lance Lynn, who tossed five innings of one-run baseball his last time out.
First pitch is scheduled for 7:45 pm ET.
Pirates Lineup
SS - Nick Gonzales
LF - Bryan Reynolds
C - Joey Bart
DH - Andrew McCutchen
1B - Rowdy Tellez
RF - Bryan De La Cruz
3B - Jared Triolo
2B - Nick Yorke
CF - Michael A. Taylor
Lineup
SS - Masyn Winn
DH - Luken Baker
1B - Paul Goldschmidt
3B - Nolan Arenado
LF - Brendan Donovan
RF - Jordan Walker
2B - Thomas Saggese
C - Pedro Pages
CF - Michael Siani
Pitching Matchup
PIT - Bailey Falter (8-7, 4.20 ERA, 128.2 IP, 39 BB, 89 K)
STL - Lance Lynn (6-4, 3.96 ERA, 111.1 IP, 42 BB, 104 K)
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