Gameday 42: Pirates start seven game road trip in Milwaukee
Begin a three game set on Monday against Milwaukee
After going 4-5 on their nine-game homestand, the Pirates will head on the road for the next seven, kicking things off against the Milwaukee Brewers.
They split their four-game series against the Brewers the last time the two teams met, with the Pirates winning the first two, before dropping the other.
Oneil Cruz is starting to get hot after going 5-12 in the Cubs series with two home runs and two doubles.
Mitch Keller is expected to start for the Pirates and will be opposed by Colin Rea with game time around 7:40 pm ET.
Pirates Lineup
DH - Andrew McCutchen
RF - Bryan Reynolds
SS - Oneil Cruz
LF - Jack Suwinski
2B - Nick Gonzales
1B - Rowdy Tellez
3B - Jared Triolo
C - Yasmani Grandal
CF - Michael A. Taylor
Brewers Lineup
2B - Brice Turang
C - William Contreras
DH - Christian Yelich
SS - Willy Adams
1B - Rhys Hopkins
CF - Sal Frelick
3B - Joey Ortiz
LF - Jake Bauer's
RF - Jackson Chourio
Pitching Matchup
PIT - Mitch Keller (3-3, 4.41 ERA, 49 IP, 16 BB, 44 K)
MIL - Colin Rea (3-0, 3.29 ERA, 38.1 IP, 12 BB, 25 K)
Yesterday’s Feature
I got to see David Matoma pitch at Pirates City last week and broke down what I saw. Also went into another pitcher to keep an eye on, Carlos Castillo and a college draft pick pitching well out of the Marauders bullpen, Peyton Stumbo.
Today’s Feature
It’s Monday, so we go over our 10 observations from the week prior, including some of the hitters making noise in Bradenton currently.
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Glad they didn't blow Mitch's W. He did what he does best, which is battle.
This is another time when the cost of Shelton's catering to Tellez gets hidden. Fleming was bad, the defense was bad, but with most of the lineup having good days, what if Tellez' standard oh-fer wasn't right there in the middle? Maybe it'd be 10-6, or more.
And bunting runners over just to try to help Tellez get an RBI is stupid beyond belief. And of course didn't work. Shelton is easily the dumbest manager I've ever seen.