Gameday 4: Pirates look for sweep against Marlins

Pirates to complete four game sweep of Miami Marlins during Opening Day weekend.

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It’s been an electric weekend for the Pirates so far, as they’ve won their first three games of the season.

After an Opening Day come-from-behind win, they’ve cruised to the last two victories.

They’ve received some fantastic play from the bullpen, but the standout performance so far has been the debut of Jared Jones, who struck out 10 batters in 5.2 innings pitched, getting his first major league win.

The Pirates supported him with 16 hits and nine runs scored.

The Pirates are going for the four-game sweep on Easter Sunday. They will send Bailey Falter to the mound, which could also be an opportunity to see Luis Ortiz in his ‘bulk role’ out of the bullpen.

They will be opposed by yet another left-handed pitcher, the 26-year-old Trevor Rogers.

First pitch is expected at 1:40 pm ET.

Pirates Lineup

LF - Connor Joe

DH - Bryan Reynolds

3B - Ke’Bryan Hayes

RF - Edward Olivares

CF - Jack Suwinski

2B - Jared Triolo

1B - Rowdy Tellez

SS - Alika Williams

C - Jason Delay

Marlins Lineup

2B - Luis Arraez

DH - Josh Bell

1B - Jake Burger

LF - Bryan De La Cruz

CF - Jazz Chisholm Jr.

SS - Tim Anderson

RF - Avisail Garcia

C - Nick Fortes

3B - Vidal Brujan

Pitching Matchup (2023 stats)

PIT - Bailey Falter (2-9, 5.36 ERA, 80.2 IP, 17.3 K%, 5.8 BB%)

MIA - Trevor Rogers (1-2, 4.00 ERA, 18 IP, 24.1 K%, 7.6 BB%)

Yesterdays Feature

Ryan Palencer talked with the Indianapolis Indians’ pitching coach about Jared Jones before his debut. They discussed his development as a pitcher and his mindset on the mound.

Jared Jones uses aggressive mindset to advantage

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