Gameday 161: Quinn Priester starts for Pirates in penultimate game of season
Priester could graduate from prospect status with 5.2 innings pitched
The Pittsburgh Pirates entered the weekend with a chance to spoiler the Miami Marlins playoff hopes.
By the end of the night it was a couple of divisional rivals’ playoff chances they helped take a hit.
Entering the eighth inning with a 3-0 lead, Colin Selby surrendered four earned runs without recording an out, and the Pirates ended up losing 4-3.
The win for the Marlins helped their position for the final Wild Card spot, and hurt the Cincinnati Reds and Chicago Cubs - both of which have just four wins in their last 10 games played.
Connor Joe reached base four times, including his 30th double of the season. Jared Triolo hit another double and Endy Rodriguez picked up a pair of hits while driving in a run.
The Pirates went with a bullpen style game, with Osvaldo Bido, Hunter Stratton and Kyle Nicolas all pitching a pair of shutout innings.
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Pitching Matchup
PIT - Quinn Priester (3-2, 7.86 ERA)
MIA - JT Chargois (1-0, 3.67 ERA)
Pirates Matchup
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I hope Priester gets those 5.2 innings in, and not just due to the graduation factor from the prospect lists. It would be a good way to end a rough first season in the majors. He has also graduated from some prospect lists due to service time (happened yesterday), but I prefer using minimum standards for playing time. So being eligible for some/not for others makes it easier to compare top prospect lists
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