Gameday 25: Pirates look to make it three in a row and a series win against Brewers

Josh Fleming will get the start for the Pirates.

Apr 24, 2024

Behind seven strong innings from Bailey Falter, the Pittsburgh Pirates won their second straight game, defeating the Milwaukee Brewers 2-1.

Andrew McCutchen hit a lead-off home run for the second straight game, and Falter struck out eight batters over 7+ innings pitched.

They will turn to Josh Fleming, who will make his first start for the Pirates, in what could be an opener situation.

Quinn Priester took over this spot in the rotation when Marco Gonzales went on the injured list.

Priester didn’t have the best of starts last time, so the Pirates could be looking to shake things up and try something different.

The Pirates tried using an opener in front of Priester twice last year in the majors but with little success. He allowed eight earned runs in 10 innings pitched.

It did, however, work better for him in the minors, as he struck out 10 over 5.2 innings coming in after an opener.

Pirates Lineup

LF - Connor Joe

DH - Bryan Reynolds

3B - Ke’Bryan Hayes

1B - Rowdy Tellez

CF - Jack Suwinski

RF - Edward Olivares

SS - Oneil Cruz

2B - Jared Triolo

C - Henry Davis

Brewers Lineup

C - William Contreras

SS - Willy Adames

1B - Owen Miller

DH - Rhys Hoskins

CF - Blake Perkins

3B - Joey Ortiz

LF - Sal Frelick

RF - Jackson Chourio

2B - Brice Turang

Pitching Matchup

PIT - Josh Fleming (1-0, 1.74 ERA, 10.1 IP, 3 BB, 7 K)

MIL - Bryse Wilson (2-0, 3.29 ERA, 13.2 IP, 2, BB, 12 K)

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