Gameday 49: Pirates begin home series against San Francisco Giants

Martin Perez on the mound for the Pirates

May 21, 2024

The Pittsburgh Pirates closed out their road trip in style, taking three of four against the Chicago Cubs.

After an off day on Monday, the team returns home to start a three-game midweek series against the San Francisco Giants.

Martin Perez will be on the mound for the home team, looking to put his last start behind him where he got bombed by the Milwaukee Brewers.

He will be opposed by Giants’ right-hander Logan Webb. Wednesday should be an interesting contest, as Jared Jones and Blake Snell are the projected starters, with Paul Skenes currently in line to start the series finale on Thursday.

The Pirates will have a new(ish) face in the locker room starting Tuesday, as Ji-Hwan Bae was promoted from Indianapolis.

Pirates Lineup

DH - Andrew McCutchen

RF - Bryan Reynolds

SS - Oneil Cruz

1B - Connor Joe

2B - Nick Gonzales

LF - Jack Suwinski

C - Yasmani Grandal

3B - Jared Triolo

CF - Ji-Hwan Bae

Giants Lineup

DH - Jorge Soler

2B - Thairo Estrada

CF - Luis Matos

3B - Matt Chapman

1B - Wilmer Flores

LF - Heliot Ramos

RF - Ryan McKenna

SS - Marco Luciano

C - Curt Casali

Pitching Matchup

PIT - Martin Perez (1-3, 4.86 ERA, 50 IP, 14 BB, 40 K)

SF - Logan Webb (4-4, 3.03 ERA, 59.1 IP, 17 BB, 47 K)

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