Gameday 44: Pirates look for series win against Milwaukee Brewers

Day game with Martin Perez on the mound

Photo Credit: WTM

The Pirates’ offense slipped back into bad habits, only registering three hits on the night, although two of them were home runs, and they eventually lost to the Milwaukee Brewers by the score of 4-3.

Nick Gonzales and Connor Joe hit home runs for the Pirates, and outside of a rough second inning, Quinn Priester was solid on the mound. All four runs he allowed came in that frame, pitching six innings overall.

They will look to wrap up their three-game series on the road with the Brewers with a day game at 1:10 pm ET. Martin Perez is expected to get the start for the Pirates, with Robert Gasser set to make his second career major league start.

Pirates Lineup

DH - Andrew McCutchen

LF - Bryan Reynolds

1B - Connor Joe

SS - Oneil Cruz

RF - Edward Olivares

2B - Nick Gonzales

3B - Jared Triolo

C - Joey Bart

CF - Michael A. Taylor

Brewers Lineup

DH - William Contreras

SS - Willy Adames

2B - Joey Ortiz

C - Gary Sanchez

CF - Blake Perkins

3B - Andruw Monasterio

1B - Owen Miller

LF - Jackson Chourio

RF - Sal Frelick

Pitching Matchup

PIT - Martin Perez (1-2, 3.60 ERA, 45 IP, 13 BB, 36 K)

MIL - Robert Gasser (1-0, 0.00 ERA, 6 IP, 4 K)

Yesterday’s Feature

WTM had his ‘This Week in Bradenton’ feature, which examined the surging Marauders and who is standing out for the FCL Pirates team early in their season.

The Week in Bradenton: Marauders Suddenly the Terror of the FSL

Today’s Feature

Omar Alfonzo was named the Florida State League Player of the Week for his performance against St. Lucie. While I was there, I talked to Jim Horner about what led Alfonzo to take that next step.

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